A California clean-air program, designed to rapidly electrify the state’s truck and bus fleets, has recently faced intense criticism for reserving its largest-ever tranche of funding to subsidize Tesla’s all-electric …
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Residents who sued due to putrid Dominguez Channel smell win millions
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwo dozen people who sued the owners and tenants of a Carson-based warehouse responsible for a putrid smell emanating from the Dominguez Channel waterway, which led to hospital visits and …
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Torrance residents call for the ban of ‘flesh-eating’ chemical used at refinery
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesResidents and advocates gathered Saturday to demand the ban of a chemical that’s used at a Torrance oil refinery and that they say has the potential to cause a mass …
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A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA wolf arrived in Los Angeles County on Saturday morning, marking the first time the apex predator has been documented in the area in at least a century, according to …
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Trump administration approves weed killer dicamba for two common genetically modified crops
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reapproved the weed killer dicamba for use on genetically modified soybeans and cotton, a pesticide that has raised widespread concern over its tendency to …
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A national park along the L.A. coast? Here’s how you can weigh in
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNorthern California has Point Reyes National Seashore. New York has Fire Island National Seashore. And North Carolina has Cape Hatteras National Seashore. But should some of L.A.’s most famous beaches …
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MILAN — After heavy snowfall earlier in the week, the forecast for Cortina d’Ampezzo, site of women’s Alpine skiing for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, calls for a chance of rain, a severe …
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Tesla, the 23-year-old company that brought green cars into the mainstream, has been pushed off its perch as the world’s top electric vehicle seller. Chinese EV manufacturer BYD sold hundreds …
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As winter comes, so does garbage. A river in Bosnia chokes in tons of waste year after year
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesVISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Dejan Furtula sighed with despair while looking at construction machines working around the clock to remove tons of trash clogging the Drina River near his hometown of Visegrad, in …
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How failing talks could spark a legal fight over Colorado River water
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWith the leaders of seven states deadlocked over the Colorado River’s deepening crisis, negotiations increasingly seem likely to fail — which could lead the federal government to impose unilateral cuts …