L.A. fires put new drinking-water safety measures to the test
A month after the 2017 Tubbs fire, a Santa Rosa resident finally returned home to one of the handful of houses still standing amid a field of destruction. They turned...
Environment
Newsom stymies implementation of landmark California plastic law, orders more talks
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week stymied implementation of landmark state environmental legislation that would have limited the amount of single-use plastics sold and distributed in California — drawing outrage from...
‘What would Albert do?’: Scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump’s policy changes
Hundreds of scientists marched under sunny, blue skies in front of federal offices in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday as part of a day of nationwide protests...
California lawmakers urge congressional leaders to continue federal wildfire aid
WASHINGTON — California’s lawmakers urged their leaders in Congress on Friday to continue funding federal aid in the wake of the L.A. fires, amid a congressional budget battle and questions about possible...
Smoke detectors in the sky: Will wildfire affect bird behavior?
As thick clouds of smoke rolled across Los Angeles in early January, Allison Shultz opened a freezer and took out a stash of pristine white pigeon feathers. The ornithology curator...
PMQs: Badenoch wins by playing nice with Starmer on Ukraine
Prime minister’s questions: a shouty, jeery, very occasionally useful advert for British politics. Here’s what you need to know from the latest session in POLITICO’s weekly run-through. What they sparred...
Storm set to unleash rain, mountain snow across Los Angeles County starting Wednesday
After a lackluster start to the rainy season in Southern California, the region is expected to see a surge of moisture this week that forecasters say could be the beginning...
Zambia government’s neglect exposing more children to lead poison, HRW says
The failure of Zambia’s government to intervene against “blatant violations” of environmental laws is worsening the exposure of a high number of children to severe health risks, mostly lead poisoning,...
Who’s St. Francis, whose love for the poor, creation, and peace inspires Pope Francis?
ASSISI, Italy — As entered his third week battling pneumonia, hundreds of pilgrims continued to make their way to this hilltop town to pray at the tomb of St. Francis,...
Guest writer: President Trump came through for Los Angeles
As the Eaton and Palisades fires raged in Los Angeles, more than a few Democrats and at least one Times columnist claimed President Trump would punish California rather than help...
