Global Warming https://www.latimes.com/topic/global-warming Global Warming en-US Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:58:52 GMT California Senate leader urges Dodgers to drop oil and gas advertisers https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-03-11/california-senate-leader-urges-dodgers-to-drop-oil-and-gas-advertisers Removing 76 gasoline ads 'would send the message that it's time to end our embrace of polluting fossil fuels,' Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez wrote. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:58:52 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-03-11/california-senate-leader-urges-dodgers-to-drop-oil-and-gas-advertisers The U.S. has withdrawn from a climate agreement that helps developing nations, South Africa says https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-03-06/the-us-has-withdrawn-from-a-climate-agreement-that-helps-developing-nations-south-africa-says South Africa said it had received notice that the U.S. had withdrawn from the International Partners Group, a bloc of rich countries that has pledged money for energy transitions. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:56:21 GMT https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-03-06/the-us-has-withdrawn-from-a-climate-agreement-that-helps-developing-nations-south-africa-says Trump, congressional Republicans seek to block California's 2035 ban on gas-powered vehicles https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-02-26/trump-congressional-republicans-seek-to-block-californias-2035-ban-on-gas-powered-vehicles President Trump's administration, with help from the Republican-led Congress, may pull the state's ability to set its own fuel-efficiency rules. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 23:34:01 GMT https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-02-26/trump-congressional-republicans-seek-to-block-californias-2035-ban-on-gas-powered-vehicles Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-02-10/nations-miss-deadline-climate-change Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the U.N.’s climate chief calls 'among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century.' Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:15:20 GMT https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-02-10/nations-miss-deadline-climate-change Are wildfires caused by climate change or something else? The question is flawed https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-01-24/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-climate-change-politics Politicians have an agenda when they bring up forestry management or a Jewish space laser. They're trying to change the subject from fossil-fuel-driven climate change. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:00:50 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-01-24/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-climate-change-politics In the wake of L.A.-area fires, Congress will consider new measures. Here are some of them https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-01-16/palisades-eaton-altadena-los-angeles-wildfires-federal-legislation The measures in Congress prompted by the wildfires so far address forest management, disaster funding and the powers of the California Coastal Commission. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:00:28 GMT https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-01-16/palisades-eaton-altadena-los-angeles-wildfires-federal-legislation California drops zero-emission truck rules after inaction by Biden's EPA https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-15/biden-epa-declines-to-protect-california-zero-emission-truck-regulations California abandons clean truck and locomotive regulations after Biden's EPA doesn't grant waivers needed to depart from federal rules. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:37:36 GMT https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-15/biden-epa-declines-to-protect-california-zero-emission-truck-regulations The fiery and icy weather of the West and East Coasts is no coincidence https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-01-15/weather-drought-fires-ice-blizzard Global warming changed the behavior of the jet stream, and a new pattern is now clear: sapping moisture from the West Coast and freezing the East. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:30 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-01-15/weather-drought-fires-ice-blizzard Supreme Court denies oil industry plea to block climate lawsuits filed by California, other blue states https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-01-13/supreme-court-oil-industry-climate-change-lawsuits-california Supreme Court will not block California's suit against big oil companies for damage from climate change. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:27:10 GMT https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-01-13/supreme-court-oil-industry-climate-change-lawsuits-california ‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Assessing the long road ahead for L.A. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-12/altadena-palisades-fires-federal-aid-biden-trump Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:00:49 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-12/altadena-palisades-fires-federal-aid-biden-trump Recovery will be tempered by hard decisions and, if we aren't careful, inequality https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-12/column-chabria-palisades-eaton-altadena-fire-rebuild As firefighters slowly contain the flames that have devastated Los Angeles, pledges to rebuild, stronger and better, are already being offered. But past fires should teach us that recovery is slower and more complicated than most expect. Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:00:01 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-12/column-chabria-palisades-eaton-altadena-fire-rebuild Paradise lost along Pacific Coast Highway https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-11/paradise-lost-along-pacific-coast-highway Everyone knows California is disaster-prone. But wildfires are supposed to be in the hills, not on the beach, and certainly not inside the borders of one of the biggest and best-prepared cities on the planet. That makes the Palisades fire all the more unearthly. Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:00:15 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-11/paradise-lost-along-pacific-coast-highway Clippers-Nuggets playoff preview: Controlling Nikola Jokic key to series https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2025-04-18/los-angeles-clippers-denver-nuggets-nba-playoff-series-preview Denver's all-world center will be the focus of the Clippers' stingy defense, with 7-foot Ivica Zubac the focal point of their attack. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:22:14 GMT https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2025-04-18/los-angeles-clippers-denver-nuggets-nba-playoff-series-preview Coachella 2025: Photos of our favorite festival fashion https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-photos-best-fashion-outfits Finding the perfect Coachella fit is an art. These are some of the best festival outfits we saw on the field at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:48:04 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-photos-best-fashion-outfits Slaying of 13-year-old boy devastates L.A. immigrant community: 'We can't trust anyone' https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/teen-slaying-devastates-l-a-immigrant-community The killing of a 13-year-old boy and criminal charges against his trusted soccer coach have profoundly shaken this Latin American immigrant community in Los Angeles. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:44 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/teen-slaying-devastates-l-a-immigrant-community I was a suburban lacrosse mom. I was ready to detonate my life and have a Hollywood affair https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-18/la-affairs-diana-berrent-guthe-after-having-covid-i-was-ready-to-have-a-hollywood-affair At first, I didn’t know a lot about the new man in my life, but what I knew ignited me. And I was willing to risk it all to be with him. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:35 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-18/la-affairs-diana-berrent-guthe-after-having-covid-i-was-ready-to-have-a-hollywood-affair Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners as Putin announces an Easter ceasefire https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-04-19/russia-ukraine-swap-prisoners-as-putin-announces-an-easter-ceasefire Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, as the two countries announced their largest exchange of prisoners in the three-year war. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:52:46 GMT https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-04-19/russia-ukraine-swap-prisoners-as-putin-announces-an-easter-ceasefire The 30 best fiction books of the last 30 years https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-fiction-books-of-the-last-30-years To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:24 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-fiction-books-of-the-last-30-years This must be Silver Lake https://www.latimes.com/travel/list/silver-lake-neighborhood-guide-things-to-do With indie art spaces, Modernist architecture and nightlife that thrives on on Sunset Boulevard, meet the hip hillside hub with a renegade spirit. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:00:56 GMT https://www.latimes.com/travel/list/silver-lake-neighborhood-guide-things-to-do 'G' and his 'lovely girl': Gene Hackman penned poignant notes to wife amid Alzheimer's battle https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/love-letters-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-revealed The correspondence of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa was humorous, sad, moving and mundane, offering a glimpse into the couple's private life. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:37 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/love-letters-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-revealed