Hayley Smith is an environment reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she covers the many ways climate change is reshaping life in California, including drought, floods, wildfires and deadly heat. She previously worked on the breaking news team. Originally from Miami, she holds a master’s degree in journalism from USC.
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District is poised to vote on regulations that would limit emissions of nitrogen oxides — the key pollutants that form smog.
The rare about-face came at the urging of a group of Democratic California lawmakers led by Sen. Adam Schiff.
Supreme Court says development is too often delayed or blocked by environmental impact claims.
A teenager was arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was killed with a flare gun in Huntington Beach.
The boom appears to be linked to a SpaceX Dragon capsule reentering the atmosphere, according to a post on X from SpaceX.
The man, who is believed to be about 30 years old, was transported to a hospital in critical condition, officials said.
Tioga Road has been closed due to ice and snow since November. It will reopen to all traffic at 8 a.m. Monday. But there won’t be a bicyclists-only day like in years past.
A teenager was arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was killed with a flare gun in Huntington Beach.
The Trump administration says it isn’t connected to Project 2025. But the administration has already accomplished about 70% of Project 2025’s environment-related recommendations.
California has the tools, means and desire to fight back against Trump’s environmental actions, including through lawsuits and legislation, experts say.