Climate
A surge in U.S. solar exports helps Cuba keep some of its lights on
Cuba’s chronic power woes have made life a misery on the island of 9.4 million people. But that pain is being mitigated by one of the fastest solar adoption rates in the hemisphere.
AI’s water strain includes surging demand from electricity use
Miles away from multiplying data centers, power plants are now consuming enormous volumes of water to generate the electricity required to run artificial intelligence, including those more efficient cooling systems.
The fish behind America’s fish sticks is fueling a fight over trawling in Alaska
The nets for Alaska’s massive pollock fishery also catch salmon and other marine life
Fast-moving Bike fire in Santa Clarita prompts evacuations
The Bike fire grew to 230 acres by 3 p.m. Sunday, prompting evacuations as both L.A. County Fire and the U.S. Forest Service responded to the blaze.
‘Avert ecological disaster’: Advocates sue California over one of the largest water systems in the world
An environmental group and water agency representing farmers are suing California, arguing the state is taking excessive amounts of water out of the Bay Delta, harming fish and the ecosystem.
This Joshua Tree highway keeps killing wildlife. Enter the poop-hunting dogs
Every year, hundreds of animals die trying to cross State Route 62, connecting L.A. and Joshua Tree. The research to fix it is a bit unconventional.
World’s largest wildlife crossing is on track to open this winter — unless El Niño intervenes
Despite political backlash and past weather delays, the massive wildlife bridge over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is racing toward a Dec. 2 opening. Now, the only threat to the deadline is Mother Nature.
Can pop-up shade sails and tents relieve L.A. in blistering heat waves?
The collaboration ShadeLA is promoting a broadening of the approach to shade in the region to include pop-up canopies and tents to fill the spaces where trees aren’t growing.
Californians are paying some of the highest water bills in the country
In a new report, researchers find that Californians are paying some of the highest water bills in the country.
Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now
Spring has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere, and even Chile’s Atacama Desert is blossoming