Boeing 737 MAX again under scrutiny
No one on board was hurt in the incident, but it raises fresh questions about Boeing’s 737 MAX fleet, which is no stranger to scrutiny.…
Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 after plane loses window after take-off in Oregon, US
Alaska Airlines have grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 aircraft after a window and piece of fuselage from one of the planes blew out in…
Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after midair window blowout | Aviation News
All 174 passengers and six crew are safe after incident shortly after takeoff from Portland forced emergency landing. Alaska Airlines has said it is grounding…
It’s 2024. Time to start acting like climate change actually matters
My introduction to climate change politics came via Al Franken. Yes, Al Franken, the “Saturday Night Live” comedian-turned U.S. senator who resigned from Congress amid…
Who will make sure L.A. reaches 100% clean energy by 2035?
Few people have a more important role to play in confronting the climate crisis than the head of the L.A. Department of Water and Power.…
Stand down, Smokey Bear. Burnie the Bobcat wants good fires
The newly installed billboard off Interstate 80 offers a badly needed twist on eight decades of firefighting dogma. Its message: “Only you can decide our…
How I learned to stop worrying and love rooftop solar power
As global leaders celebrated a hard-fought agreement to triple the world’s renewable energy production and transition away from fossil fuels, an attorney for the state…
I spent a week in Montana coal country. Here’s what surprised me
There was a lump of coal waiting for me at the hotel in Montana. Technically it was a stress ball, designed to resemble the fossil…
Horror as ‘micro-explosions’ rip through both engines of Boeing 737 carrying 175 passengers moments after take-off
PASSENGERS on board a Russian Boeing 737 were terrified as "micro-explosions" triggered fires in both the plane's engines. The jet, carrying 175 people, was forced…
The California cities leading on electric buses
Hi everyone, my name is Tony Briscoe. I’m the Los Angeles Times’ air quality and environmental health reporter. I’m filling in for Sammy Roth in…
Can changing cows’ diets help California fight global warming?
Hi everyone, my name is Tony Briscoe. I’m the Los Angeles Times’ air quality and environmental health reporter. I’m filling in for Sammy Roth in…