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Inhaling a heart attack
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNot long ago, Jesus Araujo, a cardiology researcher at UCLA, parked a cage full of transgenic mice alongside the 110 Freeway. As a control, he placed another group in a less-polluted space on the Westside. Araujo was interested in learning more about...Tags: Backpacks, Science, Transportation, Heart Attack, Travel
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Decision due soon on Arctic Ocean oil drilling
GreenspaceOpponents of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic are making a last-ditch effort to convince the Obama administration to impose the same kind of moratorium on oil and gas development that it did on major commercial fishing in the Far...... -
Will California crack down on rail-yard pollution?
GreenspaceWill California crack down on toxic pollution from rail yards? Community and public health groups are planning a demonstration at Friday's Air Resources Board meeting in Diamond Bar to demand that the state enact tough regulations on California's 18 rail.... -
Obama makes U.N. debut on global warming (text, video here)
Top of the TicketWhen he campaigned for president, Barack Obama promised to reverse the record of George W. Bush when it came to global warming. But so far, all he's been able to achieve is a bill through the House -- not yet...... -
Obama New Orleans town hall: Boos for Bobby Jindal
Top of the TicketFull text of president's remarks and his Q&A with local citizens.... -
Study finds high air pollution levels around Santa Monica Airport
L.A. NOWA new UCLA study shows that people who live and work near Santa Monica Airport are exposed to unusually high levels of air pollution â a significant health concern that has been largely associated with major commercial airports such as...... -
Ethanol, biodiesel linked to water pollution
Money & CompanyGrowing U.S. production of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel could increase water pollution, a government report warned this week. Ethanol refineries discharge chemicals and salts that can contaminate drinking water and endanger fish and other... -
Villaraigosa announces electric car infrastructure plan
Money & CompanyLos Angeles is known by many names, among them âthe quintessential city of sprawl,â âthe congestion capital of the worldâ and the consistently top-ranked area with the countryâs worst air pollution. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has said it all... -
Copenhagen: ships, planes and ...
GreenspaceBack in 1997, when negotiators of the Kyoto Protocol signed the world's first treaty to control greenhouse gases, they left out a major source of emissions: international maritime shipping and aviation. No country wanted to count those emissions, which... -
As EPA moves to crack down on smog, here's a closer look at its physical toll
Booster ShotsPhoto: Sometimes, breathing deeply may not be a good thing. Shown here, Downtown Los Angeles shrouded in smog. Credit: Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times Dirty air can't actually be good for us. That seems logical enough. But many people...... -
Lawn mower exchange gives green to cut grass
GreenspaceThe Air Quality Management District is hoping users of traditional gas-powered lawn mowers will help them "mow down air pollution" when, for the eighth year, the air pollution control agency hosts a series of lawn-mower exchanges throughout Southern... -
On the Market: New fireplace rules on the horizon
Money & CompanyWhen Jess Bravo, 33, a real estate agent with Zenith Properties Inc. in Newport Beach, started renovating the early 19th century Los Angeles home she bought in February, she found an artistic gem buried in the wall around the fireplace.......
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