Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials killed a young bear — that they rescued nearly a year ago — after it wandered into a Teller County
Category: Environment
Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards
By CHRISTINA LARSON and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL | Associated Press Los Angeles and Mumbai, India, share many superlatives as pinnacles of cinema, fashion, and traffic congestion.
See all of Heal the Bay’s grades for Los Angeles County, Orange County beaches
Planning a dip in the ocean? A day frolicking in the surf? Heal the Bay tracks water quality at 500 beaches in the state and
New study indicates local grow pens helping white sea bass population in Pacific Ocean
A new study by a team of fisheries scientists and geneticists indicates the number of white sea bass swimming in the Pacific Ocean that were
Biden hosts climate summit as gas prices boost pressure
By Seth Borenstein and Chris Megerian | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Equating the oil and gas industry to Big Tobacco, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
10 Brown Pelicans Released Back to the Wild in Montecito and Goleta
It wasn’t quite a scene out of the movie Born Free, but it might have been the next best thing. This past week, the Santa
Fracking Moratorium off California Coast Ordered by Ninth Circuit
In a long series of court proceedings, permits allowing the fracking and acidizing of oil wells in federal waters off the coast of California were
The Sierra Club is turning 130 and struggling with its history
The Sierra Club, founded in California, will be 130 years old on Saturday, May 28. It is one of the oldest environmental nonprofits but it
Firefighters rescue ‘Cinder’ the elk calf from the ashes
By Morgan Lee | Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the nation’s
Santa Barbara Supes Tighten Rules for Approving New Water Wells
It’s one thing for Governor Gavin Newsom to issue an executive decree ordering tougher rules for issuing new water wells permits; it’s quite another for
Methane Leaks Focus of Discussion at Board of Supervisors
The Santa Barbara Grand Jury’s concern for oil well leaks were borne out in neighboring Kern County recently, when a visiting researcher heard a hissing
Illegally move a Joshua Tree, pay thousands in fines
San Bernardino County doesn’t think Joshua trees are threatened — but officials do think they’re valuable. And if you mess with them, you’ll pay a
Wildlife Rescue Centers Inundated with Emaciated Pelicans
Since May 14, the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network has been battling an avian crisis, with 140 weak and emaciated brown pelicans arriving at the
Bear Struck and Killed by Vehicle in Montecito
Bear sightings in Santa Barbara, while uncommon, are not unheard of. In fact, on the night of Friday, May 13, a female black bear was
Santa Barbara Ranch Gets a Thumbs Up and a Thumbs Down
Naples, the town that never got built, was back before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The 19th-century plan for 400 homes
Tree-Thinning Project on Pine Mountain Heavily Opposed
A plan by the U.S. Forest Service to create a five-mile long fuel break along a ridgeline about 16 miles north of Ojai — as
Coastal fire: What homes are worth in Laguna Niguel hills where 20 homes burned
The Coastal fire has burned at least 20 homes since it swept across Aliso Woods Canyon into Laguna Niguel on Wednesday, fire officials said. The
Giant Wind Turbines to Float off the Morro Bay Coast
CONSEQUENTIAL: If wind turbines and their cabling systems are installed off Morro Bay, fishermen like Garrett Rose and catch like rock crab, rockfish, halibut, and
Where Does Solar Go from Here?
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Protecting the environment is part of the fight at Camp Pendleton
Lea Brown, supervisor at Camp Pendleton’s Recycling Center, couldn’t temper her enthusiasm about the importance of recycling as much of the base’s waste as possible.
20 percent of the world’s reptiles facing extinction
By Christina Larson | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Even the king cobra is “vulnerable.” More than 1 in 5 species of reptiles worldwide are threatened
A red tide off OC and the South Bay has experts worried for sea birds
A rusty brownish-red tinge to the ocean has been reported from south Orange County to the South Bay recently, a murky sight caused by blooming
State Lands Commissioners to Tour Piers 421
The public is invited to join State Lands commissioners on a field visit to the Piers 421 decommissioning site below Sandpiper Golf Club on Tuesday,
Earth Day: Here’s how much plastic waste is projected in the world by 2050
Plastic is a material with many benefits: It’s cheap, versatile, lightweight and resistant. It also can provide environmental benefits: It plays a critical role in