The Port of Los Angeles announced a new $31 million grant Thursday to test new reduced emission technology. The project, in partnership with the Catalina Express and Harbor Breeze Cruises, will test new renewable diesel-powered and electric-powered boats.

Cordero — a former harbor commissioner before accepting President Barack Obama’s appointment to the Federal Maritime Commission in 2011 followed by being tapped to head up the Port of Long Beach in 2017 — has long had a strong and ambitious focus on becoming the nation’s first “green” port.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

I have friends who lost houses. I have family who were burned out of their home. Los Angeles has lost churches, synagogues, and architecture that are part of our collective history—not just architectural gems, but civic hubs and touchstones for communal memory.

Salt water from the ocean is an option for fighting L.A.'s fires, but it's more complicated than simply going to the beach to transport water to the hillsides.

Direct Relief is helping people in Southern California affected by the wildfires. The organization provides masks, medicine, and other resources to health care agencies and first responders in wildfire-affected communities. Donate here: directrelief.org/emergency/california-wildfires/

Mandatory evacuation orders are still in place. As of 11:30 a.m. local time Tuesday, all areas under evacuation orders and warnings are placed on a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time, according to Cal Fire.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has scrapped its controversial rule that would have required the use of zero-emissions locomotives in the state