Our climate change challenge

For California to successfully fight climate change, the state’s politicians, business leaders and millions of residents will need to work a lot harder.

The human-built world keeps getting in the way of the rising sea. But this current story of our coast does not have to end in disaster.

The effects of global warming will inevitably unfold over the next two to three decades, experts say. What happens beyond that depends on actions today.

As autos writer for the L.A. Times, Russ Mitchell gets a lot of questions about electric car buying. Here’s his guide to choosing the right EV for you.

California’s plastic bag ban aimed to reduce waste and increase recycling, but it hasn’t worked out as planned. What went wrong?

Plastics are everywhere. As an environment reporter, I make informed choices when shopping, trying to minimize the amount I bring in. Or I thought I was.

In Seoul, a city of 10 million people that produces 2,500 tons of food waste daily, composting is second nature. Here’s how it happened.

At the current rate of loss, Joshua Tree National Park, part of a crucial desert ecosystem, might need a new name one day.

MWD head Adel Hagekhalil wants Southern California to adapt to climate change, becoming more resilient and more self-reliant on local water sources.

Ditching concrete for wood, reinventing the court apartment, and rehabilitating old landfill as parkland show how designers are tackling climate change

Imagine a metropolis where many people have forsaken cars in favor of e-bikes, robo-taxis and public transit.