Environment
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Will Rogers celebrates Earth Week
A local school will be taking a hand in stretching their green thumbs this week. Will Rogers Elementary will turn...
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California fire report offers list of ideas, no commitments
California could create its own power purchasing entity, change the standards that make utilities responsible for damages from wildfires and...
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Local & State Partners Come Together to Educate Woolsey Fire Survivors and Licensed Contractors Getting Ready for the Rebuild
As survivors of last fall’s Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties work their way down the road to...
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A chef told me that our food choices are the major driver of climate change around the world, but it...
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Malibu – Local & State Partners Come Together to Educate Woolsey Fire Survivors and Licensed Contractors Getting Ready for the Rebuild
As survivors of last fall’s Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties work their way down the road to...
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From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: A chef told me that our food choices are the major driver of climate change around the world,...
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Vaccine wars: Social media battle outbreak of bogus claims
Like health officials facing outbreaks of disease, internet companies are trying to contain vaccine-related misinformation they have long helped spread....
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Dying for color
Dear EarthTalk: My hairdresser was just diagnosed with leukemia and I wonder if there is a link between the chemicals...
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ORLANDO – Disney is banning smoking areas in parks
Disney is eliminating smoking areas at its theme and water parks in California and Florida. The company said in a...
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New study analyzes benefits of a potential $4 fee to enter parts of Santa Monica
Charging drivers $4 to enter parts of Santa Monica and West Los Angeles could reduce traffic by 19 percent during...
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