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Coalition prepares lawsuit against state NFL stadium law
L.A. NOWA coalition of community groups and environmental activists plans to file a lawsuit challenging a state law that accelerated the legal review process for a planned downtown NFL stadium.... -
Lawsuit planned against bill that helps Los Angeles' NFL stadium
L.A. NOWEnvironmental activists and anti-poverty groups were scheduled to file a lawsuit Thursday challenging a state law that gave special treatment to the developer of a planned downtown NFL stadium by speeding up the environmental review process for the $1.1... -
Barry Commoner dies at 95; pillar of environmental movement
Barry Commoner, a scientist-activist whose ability to identify and explain complex ecological crises and advocate radical solutions made him a pillar of the environmental movement, died of natural causes Sunday in New York City. He was 95. His death...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Science, John F. Kennedy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, World War II (1939-1945)
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California Senate leader sets in motion reform of state environmental laws
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Franciscan manzanita added to U.S. endangered list
L.A. NOWThe Franciscan manzanita -– a plant so rare that only one is believed to be growing in the wild -– has been declared officially endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a decision that will be announced Wednesday.... -
U.S. gas bonanza from fracking slow to spread globally
World NowGlobal Focus: Fracking the World -- In less than a generation, the United States has soared to world leadership in extracting natural gas from shale formations by hydraulic fracturing. But as the world debates whether “fracking” is an economic... -
In response to federal audit, oil regulators vow new rules
PolitiCalCalifornia oil regulators are vowing to draft new rules and pursue legislation next year to strengthen oversight of "underground injection," a risky method of oil extraction common in the state.... -
New ethnic voters fortify California Democratic majorities
PolitiCalDemocrats' overwhelming victory in California on election day was driven by Latino, Asian and African American voters, who made up a record 40% of the state’s electorate, according to exit poll data. Mark DiCamillo, director of the Field Poll, said.... -
Poll: Voters divided over easing state's environmental laws
PolitiCalCalifornia voters are divided over whether the state should overhaul its environmental laws, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. Asked whether lawmakers should change the California Environmental Quality Act by streamlining the... -
The biodefender that cries wolf
DENVER — As Chris Lindley drove to work that morning in August 2008, a call set his heart pounding. The Democratic National Convention was being held in Denver, and Barack Obama was to accept his party's presidential nomination before a crowd of...
Tags: Super Bowl, Barack Obama, Science, Football, Tularemia
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Air quality officials say DWP responsible for Owens Lake dust storms
L.A. NOWThe California Air Resource Board ruled Monday that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is solely responsible for controlling the choking dust storms that arise from the dry Owens Lake bed. The board said the DWP must take...... -
Judge allows California high-speed rail to move forward
L.A. NOWA judge denied a request Friday from Central Valley farmers who sought to halt work on California's ambitious high-speed rail project, allowing work on the $68-billion project to continue at an aggressive pace. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge...
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