Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all
Remember that time a natural gas field in the hills above the San Fernando Valley sprung a record-breaking leak, spewing 109,000 tons of heat-trapping methane…
Trump can’t stop clean energy. But he can slow it down
The question isn’t whether the energy transition will happen. It’s how quickly we can shift from lung-damaging, planet-warming fossil fuels to clean energy, and how…
L.A.’s massive new solar farm is cheap and impressive. More, please
Flying north from the City Hall helipad, it was hard to shake the feeling that Los Angeles never really ends.Downtown skyscrapers and Dodger Stadium parking…
Trump nominates Musk collaborator to head space agency NASA | Space News
Jared Isaacman, who made the first private spacewalk in September, is among several appointments announced on Wednesday.Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who made the first…
Biden is running out of time to lock in climate action
In the final weeks before President Biden leaves office, federal officials and climate advocates are scrambling to secure as much progress as they can before…
Driving a Mustang EV on I- 5, but charging up at Tesla station. Is that a thing?
I’m Russ Mitchell, climate and transportation reporter, filling in for Sammy Roth this week. He’s out reporting, and taking Thanksgiving Day off. Look for the…
Why California’s favorite bagel shop is defending fossil fuels
I’m having trouble tearing my eyes from the bagel-making machines — the industrial device that rolls the dough into the perfect shape, round with a…
Intentionally destroying the climate is not normal
‘’We will talk about global warming. ... And we will act.’’ — presidential candidate George H.W. Bush, 1988“There is a real problem that we as…
Green hydrogen or greenwashing? Mojave water scheme takes new twist
Cadiz Inc. has been called a “zombie,” a “poison pill” and a scheme to “suck the desert dry” by draining a delicate groundwater aquifer north…
Trump is coming for climate progress. Here we go again
As Yogi Berra said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.”Yes, Donald Trump will be president. And yes, the same types of people who populated…
Trump’s win is not game over for climate change
Eight years ago this week — the last time Donald Trump was elected president of the United States — I offered a grim prognosis of…
American democracy is at stake. So is the planet’s climate
“There is, even now, something of ill-omen amongst us. I mean the increasing disregard for law which pervades the country; the growing disposition to substitute…
NASA Administrator Nelson says report of Musk contacts with Putin ‘concerning’
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he is he 'concerned' about a report this week that SpaceX CEO and NASA partner Elon Musk has regular secret…
SpaceX capsule is recovered from sea as it brings astronauts back after eight month voyage – The Sun
A SPACEX capsule looking like a giant whale is recovered from the sea yesterday, bringing astronauts back to Earth after eight months in space.Nasa’s Matthew…
‘The Wild Robot’ is a subtle but powerful climate change movie
As the Canada geese fly south for winter — their brown wings flapping in V-shaped formations against a brilliant blue sky — they pass over…
On bottlenose dolphins and the insidious presence of microplastics
I’m Susanne Rust, staff writer for the L.A. Times; I’m filling in for Sammy Roth today. For the last few months, I’ve been largely covering…
Eerie ‘human face’ found buried in sand on Mars in latest mysterious discovery on Red Planet
WHAT looks like a grisly, sun-scorched human face has been found half-buried in the sand on Mars by Nasa's Perseverance rover. An image taken by…
Something is rotten in SoCal’s Metropolitan Water District
There are few government agencies more central to daily life in Los Angeles than the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which spends billions of…
Burrowing owls and solar farms will need to coexist
If you don’t love burrowing owls, you’ve probably never seen a burrowing owl. They’re 7 to 10 inches tall, with bright yellow eyes and long,…
On Yom Kippur, a Jewish case for fossil fuel divestment
“See, I have set before you this day life and death, blessing and curse — and [you should] choose life.”So says Moses near the end…