A fall heat wave peaking Wednesday and Thursday is expected to push temperatures in Southern California up to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year and potentially break …
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Newsom visits China to promote cooperation on climate change
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs rising fossil fuel emissions continue to push global temperatures to record highs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom will head to China this month to meet with officials on such environmental …
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In last Tuesday’s newsletter, I summed up some of the bills California Gov. Gavin Newsom had signed — and vetoed — dealing with climate change, energy and the environment. I …
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The United States has more than enough sunlight and wind to keep electricity flowing to our homes and businesses and factories most hours of most days — if only we …
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The Inyo rock daisy — a rare California flower that sprouts from the crevices of cliff walls in the southern Inyo Mountains — has been listed as a state threatened …
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Lauren Bon’s ‘Bending the River’ is rewilding L.A.’s waterway
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor more than a dozen years, Lauren Bon has been creating an artwork so vast, it has required moving many tons of earth. Yet when the first phase of her …
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Redlining and income inequality influence L.A.’s bird biodiversity
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn a recent afternoon in L.A.’s Boyle Heights neighborhood, Christian Benitez and Eric M. Wood stood outside a corner liquor store searching for birds. The researchers spotted a house sparrow …
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How do plug-in hybrid cars work and are they good for the planet?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJorge Cortés loves his 2021 metallic gray Toyota Prius Prime. It’s a plug-in hybrid car, with a small battery and a gasoline engine, and he runs it on the battery …
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Pope challenges leaders at U.N. talks to slow global warming
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation …
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California continues to make waves on climate. In some cases literally. Over the weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills dealing with renewable energy, landscape conservation and water use …