L.A. Times - Environment

Irvine-based electric vehicle maker Rivian surpassed expectations with its third quarter earnings, reporting a 38% year over year increase in revenue.

Health officials cited ongoing litigation against Chiquita Canyon as the reason for not participating. Lawmakers called it "unfortunate and disappointing."

Federal biologists made a last-minute decision to relocate the eggs after forecasters predicted high tides would swamp their nests on Orange County beaches.

Drivers say the robotaxis are taking up charging spots at public stations, as San Diego officials push for more control over autonomous vehicles.

Cal Fire does not credit Watch Duty as the inspiration for the AwareCA app. But it does address the uneasiness of many fire officials that residents are getting life-and-death information from a nonofficial source.

California regulators adopted a controversial plan changing how the state governs the pumping of water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It gives water agencies more leeway in how they comply with the rules.

Humboldt County officials say planned repairs to fast-eroding coastal road might be too late to save it.

The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach are considering a joint incentive program that would provide $60 in funding for electric cargo trucks per one-way trip.

California Atty. General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday that his office is seeking civil penalties and equitable relief against the operators of Castaic's Chiquita Canyon Landfill for allegedly mismanaging the operation, lawsuit says.

The City Council ordinance will halt new oil and gas drilling in L.A. and phase out production on existing oil wells over the next 20 years. It applies to some 600 active and 1,200 idle wells within city limits.

The U.S. was among countries voting against new international negotiations on rules for prosecuting environmental crime. The talks are set to take place anyway.

California Proposition 45, aimed at streamlining the state's environmental review process for "essential" projects, would bar tribes that are not recognized by the federal government from consulting in reviews, while maintaining the right for tribes with recognition.

A mix of astronomical and tidal events are converging with unusually warm waters off Southern California's coast to push the tides higher than ever before, sending surges of water into beach cities like Newport Beach and Redondo Beach.

A new global strategy launched at the U.N. biodiversity conference in Armenia aims to bring fungi — from mushrooms to yeasts — into international conservation efforts.