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A new study of the American West shows that climate change is driving more days that are hot, dry, and windy — the perfect conditions for deadly wildfires.
The EPA has detailed how it will spend $50 million authorized by the American Rescue Plan.
Miles of new bike lanes and light rail lines just weren’t enough.
The biofuel’s clean promise has only led to dirtier air.
L.A.’s Echo Park was an oasis for the unhoused during the pandemic — until the city forcibly removed them.
As innovative models for reclamation unfold, and federal funding nears, there is new hope for the communities that once depended on coal mining.
Much of America isn’t built for walking. Alex Wolfe is doing it anyway.
Years of controversy, environmental violations, and a whole lot of poop
A unanimous vote from the county’s supervisors means L.A. County could become first in the nation to phase out existing oil wells.