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Firefighters Extinguish Fire in Ocean Park Home
Firefighters, Fire, Ocean Park Home, On Thursday January 2, at 2:09 p.m. Public Safety Communications received a 9-1-1 call reporting...
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Earth Talk – Candidates and climate
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Where do the remain
Read moreLos Angeles Waterkeeper Sues to Stop South Bay Desal
Los Angeles Waterkeeper filed a lawsuit to prevent the West Basin Municipal Water District from moving forward with its proposed...
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Culture Watch – From Dust to … Compost?
It’s a subject some are too squeamish to discuss, but death does come to us all. And when it does,
Read moreEarth Talk – Degrowth movement
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is the Degrowt
Read moreStorms nudge most of California out of dry category
Recent heavy storms in California have wiped out much of the state’s abnormally dry conditions. Two months ago, the U.S....
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Luxury hotel to offer 72 affordable rooms under Coastal Commission agreement
The owner of a luxury hotel in Santa Monica will replace the moderately priced accommodations that were demolished to build...
Read moreEarth Talk – Climate gentrification
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is climate gen
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Youth strike for the climate on Black Friday
Hundreds of youth and their adult supporters went on strike from Black Friday shopping this Friday
Read more2 feet of new snow in Sierra, 6 feet in a week above Tahoe
More than 2 feet of new snow has fallen in the Sierra, where more than 6 feet has been recorded...
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