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Study ranks air pollution from coal and oil-fired power plants
GreenspaceThe most toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants can be found in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, according to a new study released Wednesday by the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council and Physicians for Social Responsibility. The... -
Yosemite deaths: Should visitors have to sign a liability waiver before entering the park?
Opinion L.A.Yosemite deaths happen every year, though so far this year the numbers are about twice as high as usual.... -
Word Play: Where the Wild Things still are
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe idea of caring for the environment seems to be easier to get across to kids than to adults. Many adults just think the world is too complicated. "What difference does one light bulb or one plastic water bottle make in the wide world?" they think. For...Tags: Rivers, Wetlands, Arts and Culture, Bodies of Water, Charles Darwin
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Yosemite might remove cabins in area closed by falling rocks
L.A. NOWYosemite National Park: Officials are taking steps to remove more than 70 historic cabins located in an area of Yosemite National Park's popular Curry Village that was permanently closed after a series of rock falls in 2008.... -
California's water wars: It isn't fish vs. farmers [Blowback]
Opinion L.A.Even in wet years, California needs to be smarter about managing our limited water supplies so we can sustain our economy and our natural resources.... -
Palo verde tree called Desert Museum puts on show all summer long
L.A. at HomeThe palo verde tree has become a favorite among Los Angeles landscape architects. A specific hybrid called Desert Museum is drought tolerant, is beautifully wispy and blooms yellow flowers all summer long.... -
Southwestern pond turtle shows signs of a comeback
L.A. NOWModern life has been tough on the southwestern pond turtles that once were populous in the coastal part of San Diego County. Development ravaged the turtle's natural habitat. Then came the rise of invasive species that challenged the turtles for...... -
A 'fundamental conundrum' at Yosemite
GreenspaceAs Yosemite's rivers swell with record snowmelt and its trails fill with sightseers, somewonder whether the amusement park-like atmosphere in Yosemite Valley are giving some visitors a false sense of security. "It's a fundamental conundrum for the Park... -
Are 'green' jobs the great American con job? [Most commented]
Opinion L.A."Is the green energy revolution about energy independence? Or is it about fighting global warming? Or is it about jobs?" asks Jonah Goldberg in his Tuesday column about what he calls the war to green America. For most of the...... -
California asbestos deposits mapped
GreenspaceClear Creek, which registers 35,000 visits a year, has long been known as the largest U.S. deposit of asbestos, a natural mineral and known human carcinogen. It harbors an EPA-designated toxic Superfund site, the former Atlas asbestos mine. Previous... -
Is nature doing what the climate models predict?
GreenspaceAn increase in extreme floods predicted by climate change models has yet to occur.... -
Climate change: Drought, floods, tornadoes part of 'new normal'?
GreenspaceThe irony won't be lost on those who follow the political debates over climate change in Congress. One of the most vocal deniers of the scientific consensus on man-caused planetary warming is Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, who has delayed the nomination...
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