Climate & Environment
When conventional farms are bordered by organic crops, conventional growers use more pesticide to keep insects at bay, study says.
March 21, 2024
California
They believe they’ve found a succulent solution to climate change and drought.
Sept. 17, 2024
Community members in the Cuyama Valley have united against water-guzzling corporate growers over their legal tactics and “unsustainable” practices.
Nov. 14, 2023
In California’s Cuyama Valley, companies pump vast amounts of water to grow carrots. When companies sued residents over water, the community launched a boycott.
Nov. 13, 2023
For the last 70 years, Wilmington residents have faced off to become the blue-collar community’s honorary mayor. The winner gets a two-year term that offers no salary, no staff and no political power.
Sept. 18, 2024
From the guitarron and the requinto to the guiro and the tololoche, these are some of the instruments responsible for música Mexicana’s distinct qualities.
Sept. 19, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Amazon is launching advertisements on its Prime Video streaming platform early next year in the U.S. and several other countries, plus — for $2.99 more a month — an ad-free option.
Sept. 22, 2023
Opinion
If Gov. Newsom vetoes SB 1047, the forces of anti-regulation — AI companies — will have little incentive to work on alternatives.
Here’s what happened when a fifth-grade teacher teamed with colleagues to create comprehensive climate lessons that could be incorporated in every subject they taught.
Sept. 15, 2024
Food
Chipotle debuts “Autocado,” an avocado-peeling robot and an automated bowl assembly line