What if solving the climate crisis was as simple as throwing a die? As a lifelong fan of board games and an avid environmentalist, Thomas Yount understood these tabletop pastimes …
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A farm where cows, pigs and sheep are part of climate curriculum
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesYou might miss it when you’re driving by, but there’s a 1.75-acre farm wedged between the football field and active Metro and freight train tracks at the back of the …
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‘Pick up a rake, get dirty, and then you’ll be protecting the land’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI was nominated in 2022 by Sheila Kuehl to join the first ever Los Angeles County Youth Climate Commission. Although bureaucracy is and always will be a drag, I’ve learned …
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Meet the Long Beach student who fought for green schools — and won
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt was August 2018 and California was amid one of its deadliest and most destructive wildfire seasons. I vividly remember walking home from school with my brother — who was …
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Growing up, I realized that children are a product of their environment, so let me tell you a little bit about mine: I grew up in Secaucus, N.J., a town …
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Kids learn to be climate literate amid trees, flower beds and herbs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwenty years ago, a few of Los Angeles’ West Adams residents and their friends had a novel idea: take a jackhammer to break up the asphalt and cement at their …
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A deposit of marine fossils found under San Pedro High School
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHidden beneath concrete at San Pedro High School, construction workers found a buried secret — thousands of marine fossils echoing Palos Verdes Peninsula’s ancient geological past. Researchers uncovered two distinct …
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Yucaipa residents fight back against massive warehouse proposal
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen David Matuszak looks out over Live Oak Canyon from his four-acre horse ranch, he has a sweeping view of farm fields and grazing cattle. For nearly 40 years, he’s …
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Smoke from Line fire sent Big Bear’s air quality to hazardous levels
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPlumes of smoke from Southern California’s fires blew across Big Bear on Sept. 11, causing local air quality meters to return off-the-chart readings for particulate pollution. Officials report air quality …
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Over the last two decades, my mother has devoted herself to creating a small homestead farm in upstate New York. I’ve had a front-row seat to the tribulations and glories …