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California enacts law to encourage stormwater reuse
GreenspaceDuring the wet season, the city of L.A. sends 100 million gallons of stormwater into the Pacific each day. That water had, for many years, been handled as pollution, since the water produced in rainstorms picks up various effluents that...... -
State Legislature approves comprehensive package to overhaul water system, including an $11-billion bond
L.A. NOWThe state Legislature passed a wide-ranging water package that includes an $11-billion bond as dawn broke over the Capitol today. When the Senate took the final vote just before 6 a.m., it ended years of failed attempts to confront the...... -
Ambient water heater premieres at Greenbuild
L.A. at HomeAbout 90% of the hot water that pours from Californians' bathroom and kitchen taps is warmed with natural gas, but all those hot showers and hand washings come with a cost. Burning natural gas pumps out hundreds of thousands of tons of greenhouse gas... -
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... -
What's in the water?
GreenspaceLots of stuff, according to the Environmental Working Group. The public interest organization has created an online database of water quality test results from 45 states. The group's analysis of utility information found that water agencies across the... -
Federal standard for perchlorate in drinking water sound, study says
GreenspaceIn a sign of the way the Environmental Protection Agency may be leaning on a drinking-water contaminant common to California, an inspector general's report has concluded that current standards are "conservative and protective of human health."... -
IRAN: Dangerous levels of nitrate in Tehran's drinking water reported
Babylon & BeyondAmid reports that water in parts of Tehran may be tainted with high levels of toxic nitrate, the Ministry of Power has handed out free bottles of water to an underprivileged suburb south of the city. Parliamentarian Hasan Taâmini, a...... -
FBI serves search warrants at Oxnard City Hall
L.A. NOWThe FBI and Ventura County district attorney's office served search warrants at Oxnard City Hall on Friday and interviewed numerous city officials. Neither agency would describe the subject of the investigation. But the Ventura County Star reported that... -
A luscious year's top 10
LOOKING back on the hundreds of recipes published in Food this year (384, to be exact), we're wondering: How do we stay so thin? OK, so we don't. Or not all of us, anyway. How could we, when there are so many wonderful dishes to sample week after week?...Tags: Tomatoes, Mayonnaise, Kosher Salt, Butter, Leeks
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Paradise Cove is one sunny spot in an otherwise mixed report card for water quality at regional beaches
L.A. NOWParadise Cove may finally be living up to its name, at least when it comes to the water. Over the years the Malibu beach had become known as much for its poor water quality as for being featured in the...... -
Rain barrels and permeable pavement are on LA agenda
GreenspaceL.A.âs Department of Public Works unanimously approved a draft of its Low Impact Development ordinance last week. The ordinance would require newly constructed homes, larger developments and some redevelopments to capture, reuse or infiltrate 100% of... -
Katie Spotz, 22, is attempting to become the youngest person to complete solo row across the Atlantic Ocean
OutpostsKatie Spotz has been rowing for 37 straight days. Not on a rowing machine in air-conditioned comfort, but across a large expanse of sea since mid-December. Spotz, 22, is attempting to row 2,500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, from Senegal......
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