Environment

Lila Seidman reports on the tricky process of removing rare steelhead trout from the Palisades Fire burn area.

from Good Food

Five months after the wildfires, a Palisades and an Altadena realtor describe parcels on the market, residents’ concerns, and the challenges of rebuilding.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In just about 20 years, the beaks of Anna’s hummingbird became longer and more tapered, according to a new study published in the scientific journal “Global Change Biology.”

Bird feeders are rapidly changing hummingbirds’ beaks

In just about 20 years, the beaks of Anna’s hummingbird became longer and more tapered, according to a new study published in the scientific journal “Global Change Biology.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Earlier today the U.S. Senate voted to block California’s plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles by 2035. State attorney general Rob Bonta plans to sue over how that happened.

Schiff: Senate rollback of California’s ban on gas-powered cars will ‘make America hazy again’

Earlier today the U.S. Senate voted to block California’s plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles by 2035. State attorney general Rob Bonta plans to sue over how that happened.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Environmental photographer Arati Kumar-Rao goes night fishing alongside dolphins on the Brahmaputra River.

Capturing the dying tradition of harpoon fishing on an ancient river

Environmental photographer Arati Kumar-Rao goes night fishing alongside dolphins on the Brahmaputra River.

from Good Food

Tyler Harper dons a wetsuit, often during storms, and heads out into the turbulent surf to fish for striped bass in the secretive sport known as "wetsuiting."

Waist deep in churning water at night, 'wetsuiting' is a sport for danger junkies

Tyler Harper dons a wetsuit, often during storms, and heads out into the turbulent surf to fish for striped bass in the secretive sport known as "wetsuiting."

from Good Food

Toxic material in burn scars remained even after cleanup, an investigation found. Do homeowners feel safe rebuilding?

Soil testing in fire zones reveals toxic material left behind

Toxic material in burn scars remained even after cleanup, an investigation found. Do homeowners feel safe rebuilding?

from KCRW Features

This year’s toxic algal bloom off the coast is the longest and deadliest ever seen in Southern California. Will sea lion and dolphin populations recover?

SoCal sea life faces deadliest toxic algae bloom in history

This year’s toxic algal bloom off the coast is the longest and deadliest ever seen in Southern California. Will sea lion and dolphin populations recover?

from KCRW Features

Caltrans is working to retrofit some of its highway underpasses to make it easier for wildlife to cross the road, benefiting biodiversity across the state.

In search of the secret animal highways beneath our roads

Caltrans is working to retrofit some of its highway underpasses to make it easier for wildlife to cross the road, benefiting biodiversity across the state.

from KCRW Features

Gabriela Glueck visits the "Torture Orchard," where California's nut trees are pushed to the brink so they can withstand the curveballs thrown by climate change.

Torturing California's almonds and pistachios to survive climate change

Gabriela Glueck visits the "Torture Orchard," where California's nut trees are pushed to the brink so they can withstand the curveballs thrown by climate change.

from Good Food

Jeff Chu abandoned his career as a journalist to work the land and attend seminary, tilling up life lessons as well as a sense of calm.

Jeff Chu meditates on life's biggest questions while working the soil

Jeff Chu abandoned his career as a journalist to work the land and attend seminary, tilling up life lessons as well as a sense of calm.

from Good Food

Since the Palisades Fire, many surfers have avoided the breaks from Malibu to El Porto. But stubbornness and new water quality reports might change that.

After the fires, surfers weigh the risks beneath the waves

Since the Palisades Fire, many surfers have avoided the breaks from Malibu to El Porto. But stubbornness and new water quality reports might change that.

from KCRW Features

Landfills and recycling centers in five California counties are on the list of potential fire debris disposal sites.

Where is fire debris going? Here’s a map of potential sites

Landfills and recycling centers in five California counties are on the list of potential fire debris disposal sites.

from KCRW Features

Bernie Krause’s thousands of hours of recordings reveal how climate change is affecting the natural world.

Documenting the sound of climate change with audio ecologist Bernie Krause

Bernie Krause’s thousands of hours of recordings reveal how climate change is affecting the natural world.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer , Indigenous ecologist and author of “The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance,” talks about the virtues of the ‘gift economy,” and explains…

Midweek Reset: The Gift Economy

This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer , Indigenous ecologist and author of “The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance,” talks about the virtues of the ‘gift economy,” and explains…

from Life Examined

Scientists say a massive algal bloom is releasing toxins that are making some marine animals more aggressive, and causing others to wash ashore either dead or seriously ill.

Toxic algal bloom is making SoCal sea lions sick and aggressive

Scientists say a massive algal bloom is releasing toxins that are making some marine animals more aggressive, and causing others to wash ashore either dead or seriously ill.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The federal government will not test soil in the fire zones, so USC researchers are doing it for them. For earth scientist Josh West, the work is close to home.

USC professor’s house burned down, now he’s helping victims test their soil

The federal government will not test soil in the fire zones, so USC researchers are doing it for them. For earth scientist Josh West, the work is close to home.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Southern California saw its fire risk zones expand by 3.5 million acres in CalFire’s new hazard maps. Homeowners in those areas must now meet safety standards.

CalFire’s new fire hazard maps: How is rebuilding affected?

Southern California saw its fire risk zones expand by 3.5 million acres in CalFire’s new hazard maps. Homeowners in those areas must now meet safety standards.

from KCRW Features

Invasive plants are overrunning the Santa Monica Mountains, making fires more destructive and more frequent. Thus, conservationists are trying to grow more native species.

Invasive plants make fires worse. Can they be stopped?

Invasive plants are overrunning the Santa Monica Mountains, making fires more destructive and more frequent. Thus, conservationists are trying to grow more native species.

from KCRW Features

Spring is usually peak poppy season for Southern California, but limited winter showers dampened the flower species’ chances.

Poppies aren’t popping: Why a superbloom won’t happen this year

Spring is usually peak poppy season for Southern California, but limited winter showers dampened the flower species’ chances.

from KCRW Features