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EarthTalk: Water Pollution
Dear EarthTalk: I am in the market for a small motor boat to putter around in lakes near my home...
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Landmarks Commission to debate City’s fifth historic district
City staff are recommending officials deny an application to create the City’s fifth historic district citing a lack of consistency...
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Council to hear appeal on landmarked Wilmont trees
A pair of century-old sycamore trees in the Wilmont neighborhood may have its landmark status revoked Tuesday pending an appeal...
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California governor proposes $213B state spending plan
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $213 billion state budget Thursday that boosts spending on K-12 education, wildfires and homelessness...
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LOS ANGELES – 3 LAPD officers infected with antibiotic-resistant MRSA
Three Los Angeles police officers who work at a station in the San Fernando Valley have been infected with the...
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NRDC accuses regional regulators of lax enforcement
A new report is accusing the regional board that regulates the quality of Los Angeles’s water of not taking enough...
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What are some examples of ways food and drink producers are fighting the ever-growing torrent of plastic waste they have helped create?
Dear EarthTalk: What are some examples of ways food and drink producers are fighting the ever-growing torrent of plastic waste...
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Malibu – City of Malibu Host Wilderness First Aid Class
The City of Malibu will be hosting a Wilderness and Remote First Aid class to be taught by an expert...
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Reed Park – Birds of Trinidad and Tobago, with Martyn Kenefick
The Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society will host a free event, open to the public on Tuesday, May 7 at...
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