L.A. Times - Environment

Colorado ranchers struggling with severe drought and heat have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a climate case that soon will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Record-high diesel prices are squeezing California's economy, driving up fuel and operational costs for local farmers, trucking fleets and supply chains.

Admirers of Jackie the bald eagle, who became an internet sensation from her perch overlooking Big Bear Lake, will have yet another chance to celebrate the bird's legacy.

New research suggests that human activity is making El Niño even more extreme and globally disruptive.

The Trump administration's efforts to erode California's emissions authority are slowing the state's EV transition, but not stopping it.

In a forum at L.A. Trade-Tech, the two mayoral candidates differed sharply over the city's environmental performance under Bass's leadership

Faraday Future, a high-end electric vehicle company, is moving its focus to AI and humanoid robots that could aid in education, housework and companionship.

Assembly Bill 2494 aims to pivot state demonstration forests away from commercial logging toward ecotourism and Indigenous stewardship. It now heads to Newsom's desk.

A judge tentatively rejected a request for a temporary halt to the eradication of all mule deer on Catalina Island. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles County supervisor has asked the governor to step in.

Converting farmland to solar farms would become easier under a California bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.

New laws aim to rework California's climate spending, close an environmental review loophole and rein in electricity rates, among other measures.

Using targeted grazing at the scale needed to address widespread wildfire risk across federal lands would be difficult, but it should be part of the solution.

Legislation that would have helped wildfire victims receive compensation more quickly, but that utilities said didn't do enough to reduce their financial risks, died in Sacramento after the Assembly declined to vote on it.

Research which lawmakers have been consistent ocean and climate champions and which candidates plausibly promise better policies for our public seas.

Could Southern California be at risk of flooding from the remnants of a hurricane this Labor Day weekend?