Sustainability Science

As the drought continues, Californians are tearing out their lawns. Here's a DIY guide to killing grass to prep for a drought-tolerant landscape.

Decades after they were built, some of the most iconic structures built to sell and service automobiles are being restored and repurposed.

Bicycle sales and ridership skyrocketed as people were forced to stay home during the pandemic, resulting in much less car traffic on city streets. Will Americans stick with it?

Eric Hofmann told San Luis Obispo officials he would bus in "hundreds and hundreds of pissed off people potentially adding to this pandemic."

Brookside is an enclave in Mid-Wilshire that is named for the water that runs from the Hollywood Hills through the neighborhood and out to Ballona Creek.

State officials will vote this week on a proposal to allow "community solar" farms instead of rooftop panels.

Colorado and Wyoming charge $50 a year, California an added $100, and Illinois tried to introduce a flat fee of $1,000 for owners of electric vehicles.

When newlyweds Cayla and Rob Alexander told their families they wanted to move into a vintage, Old Towne Orange apartment that’s smaller than 500 square feet, the response was unanimous. &ldq…

The California utility promises that its customers’ lights will stay on if it files for bankruptcy this month, but companies that supply it with electricity might have more to worry about.

Some say recent deadly wildfires are a public safety problem that demands more than the standard fire-safety requirements. New ideas include buyouts, strict zoning rules and even fireproof community shelters.

EPA officials raised multiple red flags in June about the administration’s contention that freezing fuel economy targets would result in fewer traffic deaths.

The Trump administration’s proposed freezing of tailpipe regulations would reverse one of the most effective climate actions on the books.

With every strawberry that doesn’t get eaten comes the wasted water to grow it, the wasted gas to transport it, the methane it emits while it rots, and crowded landfills.

Santa Barbara architects ask community for thoughts on downtown.

California, joined by 22 other states, is suing the Trump administration over its decision to weaken regulations limiting auto emissions.

Many homeowners won't sign up for $20,000 solar-panel systems when they don't know if they can pay their mortgage.

SoCalGas’s corporate dysfunction and a lack of oversight for underground gas storage facilities are responsible for the largest methane gas leak in American history, USC-led study finds.

John Villanti pulls his car up to a recycling kiosk in a shopping plaza off of Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. He opens the trunk, which is packed with

The County Misses Its Target By A Whopping 29 Percentage Points.

This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If you want to get electricity generated by fossil fuels in California you’re soon going to be out of luck. A bill that just made it through the legislature requires the state’s electricity to come entirely from zero-carbon sources by 2045. […]

In the long, hot, smoky California summer of 2018, as we camp under ash-hued sunset skies, the scariest thought is that the future has arrived, and more intense weather extremes will continue to wreak havoc in years to come.