https://www.latimes.com/environment Climate & Environment en-US Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-06-11/boiling-point-calcofi-hidden-gem-ocean-science-el-nino Nowhere else on the planet has such a large swath of ocean been studied as thoroughly and for so long, and much of our modern approach to oceanography can be traced back to this hidden gem. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-06-11/boiling-point-calcofi-hidden-gem-ocean-science-el-nino https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-10/insurance-company-says-energy-transition-is-alive-well Projected emissions under a UK insurer’s scenarios keep going down and it says the clean energy transition is alive and well. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-10/insurance-company-says-energy-transition-is-alive-well https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-10/mexicos-president-unveils-affordable-ev-prototype-olinia-uno Mexico's latest government-backed electric vehicle prototype, Olinia Uno, is a showcase of the country's industrial goals and local engineering efforts. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-10/mexicos-president-unveils-affordable-ev-prototype-olinia-uno https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-10/california-drinking-water-funding California is set to reduce funding for a program that helps communities with contaminated water. Critics say it will stall progress. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-10/california-drinking-water-funding https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-09/feared-dead-santa-monica-mountains-last-steelhead-trout-survive-palisades-fire Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains’ last endangered steelhead trout were wiped out by the Palisades fire. Then, they found them alive in Topanga Creek. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-09/feared-dead-santa-monica-mountains-last-steelhead-trout-survive-palisades-fire https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-10/tesla-robotaxis-stall-as-musks-self-driving-hype-hits-real-world-traffic When Elon Musk kicked off Tesla Inc.’s quarterly earnings call in July 2025, robotaxis were top of mind. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:45:33 GMT https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-10/tesla-robotaxis-stall-as-musks-self-driving-hype-hits-real-world-traffic https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-06-09/taipei-zoo-welcomes-two-red-pandas-from-china-first-in-over-decade A zoo in Taiwan's capital has received a pair of endangered red pandas from China. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-06-09/taipei-zoo-welcomes-two-red-pandas-from-china-first-in-over-decade https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-06-11/fda-greenlights-sunscreen-chemical-long-popular-in-asia-europe The FDA has approved the sunscreen chemical bemotrizinol, a UV light filter that has been available in Europe, Asia, and Australia for more than 20 years. Health advocates and skin care industry groups alike are hopeful it can restore faith in sunscreen. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-06-11/fda-greenlights-sunscreen-chemical-long-popular-in-asia-europe https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-10/rivian-begins-deliveries-of-cheaper-electric-vehicles Rivian will deliver its first R2 Performance vehicles to public customers this week. The new EV starts at $57,990. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-10/rivian-begins-deliveries-of-cheaper-electric-vehicles https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-10/fire-ravaged-pristine-california-island-will-it-recover It's been just days since firefighters reached full containment of the 18,379-acre blaze on Santa Rosa Island. Crews are now assessing the damage to this ecological and cultural oasis. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-10/fire-ravaged-pristine-california-island-will-it-recover https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-10/why-tom-steyers-216-million-gubernatorial-bid-failed Despite spending a record-shattering amount of his wealth on his run for governor, Steyer failed to win enough votes in last week’s primary to advance to the November general election. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-10/why-tom-steyers-216-million-gubernatorial-bid-failed https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-09/evidence-confirms-edisons-idle-line-ignited-eaton-fire-lawyers-say New surveillance footage and evidence from Southern California Edison confirms that a century-old, idle transmission line that the utility failed to remove ignited last year’s deadly Eaton fire, lawyers said in a court filing. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-09/evidence-confirms-edisons-idle-line-ignited-eaton-fire-lawyers-say https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-09/climate-change-pollution-push-oceans-to-tipping-point-u-n-report-says Without rapid, coordinated global action, ocean health will continue to decline, threatening climate stability, biodiversity resilience, food security, livelihoods and the well-being of billions, the author of a new U.N. report says. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-09/climate-change-pollution-push-oceans-to-tipping-point-u-n-report-says https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-06-04/toxic-metal-stayed-in-air-for-months-after-la-county-fires After the Eaton and Palisades fires devastated Southern California, a highly toxic metal stayed in the air much longer and probably traveled much farther than expected, according to a new study. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-06-04/toxic-metal-stayed-in-air-for-months-after-la-county-fires https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-05-28/latest-on-our-gray-whales It's looking like another really bad year for gray whales. Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-05-28/latest-on-our-gray-whales https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-05-21/state-regulators-are-set-to-vote-may-28-on-latest-blueprint-for-cap-and-invest Regulators at the California Air Resources Board are set to decide May 28 whether to approve the latest blueprint for greenhouse gas limits on major polluters through 2045, a program known as cap-and-invest. Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-05-21/state-regulators-are-set-to-vote-may-28-on-latest-blueprint-for-cap-and-invest