Climate & Environment
California legislators passed a bill to increase fines for those who violate the state’s water curtailment orders. The measure awaits Gov. Newsom’s signature.
Sept. 6, 2024
Letters to the Editor
The president of the Ballona Wetlands Land Trust takes issue with a Times reader who has long targeted his group and others like it.
July 27, 2024
A standing testament to successful conservation efforts, the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve protects nearly 1,300 acres of coastal wetlands along Huntington Beach.
Feb. 29, 2024
World & Nation
In the first half of November, fires fueled by hot weather destroyed nearly 3,000 square miles of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetlands.
Nov. 20, 2023
California
We also have work to do, but wildlife experts and ecologists say the water-loving rodent is the environmental hero California needs right now.
Sept. 13, 2023
A judge ordered the state to suspend any project activity and prepare a ‘legally adequate’ environmental impact report ‘if it chooses to proceed.’
May 30, 2023
A judge may have halted the Ballona Wetlands restoration, but opponents of the project are acting like they scored a major victory. They haven’t.
June 4, 2023
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court limits federal protection for wetlands, ruling that marshy areas are usually not covered by the Clean Water Act.
May 26, 2023
Politics
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court limits federal protection for wetlands in a property rights case, saying the Clean Water Act does not usually apply to the marshy areas.
May 25, 2023
The governor has a chance to support rooftop solar, protect farmworkers from heat and dump plastic bags.
Sept. 17, 2024