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More dust storms called haboobs are coming to California, thanks to climate change

More dust storms called haboobs are coming to Cali...

7 months ago 103

Inside the fight over the recycling label on your milk carton

Inside the fight over the recycling label on your ...

7 months ago 87

Wildfire milestone: After clearing nearly 10,000 homes, Army Corps says it's close to finish line

Wildfire milestone: After clearing nearly 10,000 h...

7 months ago 98

Methane leaks at California oil facilities are also spewing toxic chemicals

Methane leaks at California oil facilities are als...

7 months ago 87

ER doctors say we need to pay more attention to heat

ER doctors say we need to pay more attention to he...

7 months ago 83

Deaths, illness from air pollution related to gas and oil hit people of color hardest, study finds

Deaths, illness from air pollution related to gas ...

7 months ago 98

Millions died from the plague in the 14th century. Here's how it just reappeared in California

Millions died from the plague in the 14th century....

7 months ago 79

Supreme Court says Trump may cancel DEI-related health research grants

Supreme Court says Trump may cancel DEI-related he...

7 months ago 58

What to know about synthetic kratom, the supplement being banned in SoCal and across the U.S.

What to know about synthetic kratom, the supplemen...

7 months ago 78

California resident tests positive for the plague. Officials blame Lake Tahoe flea

California resident tests positive for the plague....

7 months ago 86

Life expectancy in California still hasn't rebounded since the pandemic

Life expectancy in California still hasn't rebound...

8 months ago 219

Foreign, feral honeybees are crowding out native bee species in southern California

Foreign, feral honeybees are crowding out native b...

8 months ago 219

NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and the young scientists behind it

NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical ...

8 months ago 197

Should bioplastics be counted as compost? Debate pits farmers against manufacturers

Should bioplastics be counted as compost? Debate p...

9 months ago 206

Lopez: A candid take on mortality and the power of friendship

Lopez: A candid take on mortality and the power of...

9 months ago 240

Federal contractors improperly dumped wildfire-related asbestos waste at L.A. area landfills

Federal contractors improperly dumped wildfire-rel...

9 months ago 205

I covered the L.A. fires in the Palisades. So I had my blood tested for lead

I covered the L.A. fires in the Palisades. So I ha...

9 months ago 227

Newsom calls on Trump to boost wildfire preparedness and 'make America rake again'

Newsom calls on Trump to boost wildfire preparedne...

9 months ago 209

Hardcore birders and casual sparrow spotters: Science needs you

Hardcore birders and casual sparrow spotters: Scie...

9 months ago 198

Abcarian: RFK Jr. is dismantling trust in vaccines, the crown jewel of American public health

Abcarian: RFK Jr. is dismantling trust in vaccines...

9 months ago 237

Trump administration restores funds for HIV prevention following outcry

Trump administration restores funds for HIV preven...

9 months ago 210

Malaysia will stop accepting U.S. plastic waste, creating a dilemma for California

Malaysia will stop accepting U.S. plastic waste, c...

9 months ago 197

Measles on the rise in California: More cases so far this year than all of 2024

Measles on the rise in California: More cases so f...

9 months ago 236

Contributor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles threw trans kids overboard

Contributor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles threw...

9 months ago 213

The numbers of gray whales migrating along the California coast continue to plummet

The numbers of gray whales migrating along the Cal...

9 months ago 207

One in five U.S. food and beverage products is made with synthetic dyes

One in five U.S. food and beverage products is mad...

9 months ago 197

Contributor: Those cuts to 'overhead' costs in research? They do real damage

Contributor: Those cuts to 'overhead' costs in res...

9 months ago 201

Newsom's podcast sidekick: a single-use plastic water bottle

Newsom's podcast sidekick: a single-use plastic wa...

9 months ago 213

In Southern California, many are skipping healthcare out of fear of ICE operations

In Southern California, many are skipping healthca...

9 months ago 211

Union presses California's key bird flu testing lab for records

Union presses California's key bird flu testing la...

9 months ago 203

'We are still here, yet invisible.' Study finds that U.S. government has overestimated Native American life expectancy

'We are still here, yet invisible.' Study finds th...

9 months ago 212

COVID 'razor blade throat' rises as new subvariant spreads in California

COVID 'razor blade throat' rises as new subvariant...

9 months ago 225

Final evacuation order officially lifted nearly six months after Palisades fire

Final evacuation order officially lifted nearly si...

9 months ago 234

Strangers in the middle of a city: The John and Jane Does of L.A. General Medical Center

Strangers in the middle of a city: The John and Ja...

9 months ago 246

State rescinds suspension efforts for troubled nursing home in Hollywood

State rescinds suspension efforts for troubled nur...

9 months ago 217

Pressure is mounting for soil testing post-fire cleanup. The Newsom administration is downplaying the concerns

Pressure is mounting for soil testing post-fire cl...

9 months ago 229

Trump signs laws to kill California auto emission standards. California AG sues

Trump signs laws to kill California auto emission ...

9 months ago 219

Salton Sea is emitting foul-smelling hydrogen sulfide gas, triggering health concerns

Salton Sea is emitting foul-smelling hydrogen sulf...

9 months ago 220

On 7-5 vote, AQMD rejects gas appliance surcharge aimed at improving air quality

On 7-5 vote, AQMD rejects gas appliance surcharge ...

9 months ago 234

State moves to suspend licenses of troubled L.A. nursing home companies

State moves to suspend licenses of troubled L.A. n...

9 months ago 242

California asks FDA to undo limits on abortion pill mifepristone amid RFK Jr. scrutiny

California asks FDA to undo limits on abortion pil...

9 months ago 248

Lethal algae bloom is over, but sickened marine mammals aren't safe yet

Lethal algae bloom is over, but sickened marine ma...

9 months ago 245

U.S. just radically changed its COVID vaccine recommendations: How will it affect you?

U.S. just radically changed its COVID vaccine reco...

10 months ago 246

Lawmakers ask Newsom and waste agency to follow the law on plastic legislation

Lawmakers ask Newsom and waste agency to follow th...

10 months ago 212

A new COVID subvariant spreads rapidly as Trump pivots away from vaccines

A new COVID subvariant spreads rapidly as Trump pi...

10 months ago 254

Want to understand CalRecycle's chemical recycling rules? You'll need to pay

Want to understand CalRecycle's chemical recycling...

10 months ago 227

'It's pretty bleak': A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn

'It's pretty bleak': A warming planet is poised to...

10 months ago 224

Contributor: Slashing NIH research guarantees a less healthy, less wealthy America

Contributor: Slashing NIH research guarantees a le...

10 months ago 187

Firefighters make significant progress on Mono County blaze that prompted evacuations

Firefighters make significant progress on Mono Cou...

10 months ago 233

$Only a fraction of fire cleanup workers are protecting themselves against toxic debris. One community center is fighting to change that$

Only a fraction of fire cleanup workers are protec...

10 months ago 247