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    May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. L.A. council considers controversial rail yard for harbor

    The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday morning will consider approving a controversial rail yard in the harbor that could improve the shipment of cargo but adversely affect nearby schools, parks and low-income communities. The proposal to build a...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Environmental Pollution

    2. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Council OKs port rail yard but lawsuit is threatened

    The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a controversial rail yard near the Port of Los Angeles, setting the stage for possible court challenges, alleging violations of environmental and civil rights laws. The proposal to build a staging...

    Tags: Port of Los Angeles, Litigation, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Transportation

    3. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Plans shelved for coal export terminal in Oregon

    SEATTLE — The battle over plans for a series of massive coal export terminals across the Pacific Northwest took a new turn Wednesday when the energy company Kinder Morgan announced it was dropping its plan to build a $200-million facility on the Columbia River in northern Oregon.
    SEATTLE — The battle over plans for a series of massive coal export terminals across the Pacific Northwest took a new turn Wednesday when the energy company Kinder Morgan announced it was dropping its plan to build a $200-million facility on the...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Coal, Kinder Morgan Incorporated

    4. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. L.A. council approves controversial rail yard for port complex

    The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a controversial rail yard serving the harbor, setting the stage for possible court challenges alleging violations of environmental and civil rights laws.
    The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a controversial rail yard serving the harbor, setting the stage for possible court challenges alleging violations of environmental and civil rights laws. The proposal to build a center for trains...

    Tags: Personal Income, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation, Environmental Pollution

    5. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round

    For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints.
    For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Respiratory Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Therapy

    6. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. In Montana, ranchers line up against coal

    COLSTRIP, Mont. — Out in these windy stretches of cottonwood and prairie grass, not far from where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer ran into problems at Little Bighorn, a new battle is unfolding over what future energy development in the West will look like.
    COLSTRIP, Mont. — Out in these windy stretches of cottonwood and prairie grass, not far from where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer ran into problems at Little Bighorn, a new battle is unfolding over what future energy development in the West will...

    Tags: Railway Transportation, Environmental Issues, Transportation, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Metal and Mineral

    7. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Go suck on a pacifier? Adults' mouth bacteria may help babies

    Forget boiling, or antiseptic wipes: The best way to clean a Binky may be putting it in your own mouth.
    Forget boiling, or antiseptic wipes: The best way to clean a Binky may be putting it in your own mouth. A parent who sucks on a baby's pacifier to clean it is loading it up with hundreds of good types of bacteria that live in the adult mouth. That...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Allergies, Science and Technology

    8. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Jackie Joyner-Kersee on family health

    Former track and field Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee is no stranger to the benefits of daily workouts and a healthful lifestyle. As a six-time medal winner, she lived her life always in her own best shape.
    Former track and field Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee is no stranger to the benefits of daily workouts and a healthful lifestyle. As a six-time medal winner, she lived her life always in her own best shape. But many kids and families today face...

    Tags: Weight, Allergies, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Family, Overweight

    9. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. The cinnamon challenge: Just say no, pediatricians warn

    It seems harmless enough, swallowing a little spoonful of a lovely spice like cinnamon, but the so-called cinnamon challenge, as millions of YouTube viewers know, is not a pleasant gustatory experience. 
    It seems harmless enough, swallowing a little spoonful of a lovely spice like cinnamon, but the so-called cinnamon challenge, as millions of YouTube viewers know, is not a pleasant gustatory experience.  In clip after clip on the Internet, someone...

    Tags: Cinnamon, Pneumonia, Inflammation, Allergies, Pediatrics

    10. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. An Rx for the doctor shortage

    New subsidies and insurance regulations in the 2010 healthcare law are expected to bring coverage to millions of uninsured Californians starting next year. The newly insured are likely to put a bigger strain on the healthcare system, particularly in their demand for primary-care doctors, of whom there are already too few in many parts of the country. That's why trained medical professionals who aren't physicians, such as nurse practitioners, want more freedom to deliver the care they're capable of giving than state rules allow. Lawmakers should give it to them.
    New subsidies and insurance regulations in the 2010 healthcare law are expected to bring coverage to millions of uninsured Californians starting next year. The newly insured are likely to put a bigger strain on the healthcare system, particularly in their...

    Tags: Healthcare Provider, Health and Medical Professionals, Healthcare Policies, Drugs and Medicines, Symptoms

    11. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Freeway air pollution travels farther in early morning

    Two years ago researchers outfitted an electric Toyota RAV4 with a set of test instruments and drove back and forth near four Los Angeles County freeways between 4:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., sampling the air.
    Two years ago researchers outfitted an electric Toyota RAV4 with a set of test instruments and drove back and forth near four Los Angeles County freeways between 4:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., sampling the air. The results confirmed that in the early morning,...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Air Pollution, Heart Disease, SUVs and Crossovers, Travel

    12. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Chinese poaching of rare mammal exposed by boating accident

    A boating accident off the Philippines coast has exposed Chinese poaching of a protected species of scaly anteater, or pangolin, prized in traditional medicine.
    A boating accident off the Philippines coast has exposed Chinese poaching of a protected species of scaly anteater, or pangolin, prized in traditional medicine. A 500-ton Chinese fishing vessel, the Min Long Yu, crashed into a coral reef April 8. When...

    Tags: China, U.S. Navy, UNESCO, World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife

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