The proliferating plastic trash crisis calls for drastic measures— 'out’ the worst offenders, demand brand accountability, then bust the myth about biodegradable plastics being the fix. Plastic keeps making headlines....

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs have health experts on high alert, and for good reason. They currently kill 23,000 people each year in the United States, and with antibiotic resistance rapidly increasing, worldwide they are...

Last week, L.A. 2024 pitched what would be the most sustainable games in modern history to visitors from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the StubHub Center’s South Bay Sports...

Floods, droughts, heatwaves and other incidents of nasty weather are on the rise. Each time one of these incidents happens, journalists want to know if climate change is to blame...

Skiing in July? It could happen this year, but California’s days of bountiful snow are numbered. After five years of drought and water restrictions, the state is reeling from its...

Red carpets are ready to roll, the gold statues have been polished—and speculation goes on as we await this year’s Academy Award winners. You may have read critics’ hot takes,...

It all started with a black-capped chickadee. No one remembers whose idea it was to get the bird feeder. But the moment it was mounted on the second story window...

President Barack Obama’s last days in the Oval Office included a flurry of new environmental protections. In his first days, the incoming president is busy trying to dismantle them. One...

A more balanced world is in our sights. At last month’s inaugural Luskin Endowment Symposium, over 2,000 attendees heard first-hand about concerted efforts to right past missteps and shape a...

Extinctions happen all the time—we lose a species but others evolve. It’s how adaptive biology works. But with extinction rates on the rise, experts are sounding alarm bells that Earth’s sixth mass...

In a year of record temperatures, global warming is heating up everything but the United States presidential election. Debate moderators have used immigration, gun control and abortion to contrast the...

Even after its hotly anticipated restoration, the L.A. River will likely remain dominated by non-native species. The cement-lined urban waterway—a symbol of future hope and past environmental harm for many...