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President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Dale Haney, the chief White House groundskeeper, right, participate in a tree planting ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Washington. As of this month, Haney has tended the lawns and gardens of the White House for 50 years. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Opinion: Is planting trees on Arbor Day one way we can all fight climate change? Not so much

In California and beyond, responsibly managing and conserving mature forests is far more important to reducing atmospheric levels of carbon.

April 26, 2024
Santa Monica, CA - March 31: A man exercises in the surf as a late season storm moves out of Southern California on Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Santa Monica, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

‘Rivers in the sky’ have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible

April 25, 2024
BYRON, CA APRIL 18, 2024 - The California Aqueduct meanders its path from north to south, lower, on Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Byron, Calif. (Paul Kuroda / For The Times)

California increases water allocation after wet winter, but fish protections limit pumping

April 23, 2024
File photo of a Southern California Steelhead trout. Southern California steelhead trout have been listed as endangered by the state. Environmental advocates say there is still hope the fish can recover.

Steelhead trout, once thriving in Southern California, are declared endangered

April 23, 2024
Sima Gutierrez, right, observes as a teammate examines water at the Flint Community Water Lab, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Flint, Mich. The lab, with more than 60 high school and college interns, has provided free water testing for thousands of residents since 2020. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists

April 22, 2024

California wants to harness more than half its land to combat climate change by 2045. Here’s how

April 22, 2024

As salmon are released into the Klamath River, tribal leaders see a ‘symbol of hope’

April 21, 2024

California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water

April 18, 2024

California farming area placed on probation over declining groundwater and sinking land

April 17, 2024
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