L.A. Times - Environment

A proposal by the U.S. Marines to restrict civilian flight traffic above Johnson Valley OHV Area has drawn outrage from off-roaders and civilian pilots.

Toxic algae killed hundreds of marine mammals near L.A. in the last year. Scientists suspected January wildfire runoff may be to blame, but new research says no.

Retail and marketing data suggest California is home to more synthetic turf than any other place in the world — with schools making up one of the largest sectors. Yet, Californians consistently say they want less plastic, PFAS and other contaminants in their environment. What gives?

This is no longer just about truck emissions. It's about who gets to write the rules that govern our economy and who gets to decide how polluted our state will be.

Monday's pink, fluorescent dye drop in Santa Monica Bay is part of a project to study how water circulation could be driving poor water quality.

The California Public Utilities Commission is set to allow Southern California Edison to increase customer bills by nearly 10% on Oct. 1 — just one of multiple rate hikes expected in the coming year.

A late-summer monsoon has delivered hundreds of thousands of lightning strikes across California, including in the High Sierra.

The California Air Resources Board administers its own state-level greenhouse gas reporting program that in some ways exceeds that of the federal program now on the chopping block.

The state's proposed 'zone zero' rules are commonsense fire safety, proponents say, but opponents fear they will decimate Southern California's urban forest.

UCLA researchers found that in Los Angeles County, average household water bills climbed 60% from 2015 to 2025, rising faster than inflation.

A group of leading experts on the Colorado River say Western states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis.

The compromise would streamline environmental approvals for new wells in oil-rich Kern County and make offshore drilling more difficult by tightening the safety and regulatory requirements for pipelines.

Among the closely watched items are reauthorization of California's signature cap-and-trade program and expansion of a regional electricity market.

Gov. Gavin Newsom urged lawmakers to pass legislation speeding up plans for a water tunnel. But his proposal encountered resistance and failed to advance in the Legislature this session.