Category: Environment
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Los Angeles Unveils Ambitious Climate Plan Targeting Carbon Neutrality by 2035 Los Angeles Unveils Ambitious Climate Plan Targeting Carbon Neutrality by 2035
Climate Change April 16, 2026

Los Angeles Unveils Ambitious Climate Plan Targeting Carbon Neutrality by 2035

Los Angeles climate plan outlines how the city will cut emissions, expand ... more

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LADWP Is Paying to Replace Your Lawn and Latinos are the Largest Beneficiaries LADWP Is Paying to Replace Your Lawn and Latinos are the Largest Beneficiaries
Environment April 22, 2026

LADWP Is Paying to Replace Your Lawn and Latinos are the Largest Beneficiaries

LADWP free lawn replacement program is helping Los Angeles homeowners cut water ... more

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Amid health fears, plastic makers pledge greater transparency over chemicals Amid health fears, plastic makers pledge greater transparency over chemicals
Environment December 1, 2022

Amid health fears, plastic makers pledge greater transparency over chemicals

Plastic makers need to be more transparent about the chemicals used in ... more

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Planting trees. What’s the magic number? 31.4 million Planting trees. What’s the magic number? 31.4 million
Environment December 26, 2022

Planting trees. What’s the magic number? 31.4 million

The urban forestry field has long operated with limited means to deliver ... more

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Blood on Their Hands: Supreme Court Ruling to Broadly Regulate Carbon Emissions Blood on Their Hands: Supreme Court Ruling to Broadly Regulate Carbon Emissions
Environment July 1, 2022

Blood on Their Hands: Supreme Court Ruling to Broadly Regulate Carbon Emissions

  What did the Supreme Court decide? In a 6-to-3 ruling, the court ... more

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Zero deforestation in the Amazon, they choose an environmentalist to protect the area Zero deforestation in the Amazon, they choose an environmentalist to protect the area
Environment December 30, 2022

Zero deforestation in the Amazon, they choose an environmentalist to protect the area

Brazil´s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon activist ... more

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Latinas affected by pollution and stress to give birth Latinas affected by pollution and stress to give birth
Environment March 17, 2023

Latinas affected by pollution and stress to give birth

Exposure to air pollution and psychological stresses among low-income Hispanic pregnant women ... more

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Historic investment given to Treepeople for their Green School and Protect Children initiative Historic investment given to Treepeople for their Green School and Protect Children initiative
Environment September 2, 2022

Historic investment given to Treepeople for their Green School and Protect Children initiative

The temperatures are reaching a historical record, the fires are devouring the ... more

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UN: 26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% sanitation UN: 26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% sanitation
Environment March 22, 2023

UN: 26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% sanitation

A report launched on the eve of the first major U.N. conference ... more

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World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning
Environment March 23, 2023

World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning

Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the ... more

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Forget Homelessness Plant Trees: California’s 150 Million Plan for School Green Forget Homelessness Plant Trees: California’s 150 Million Plan for School Green
Environment September 10, 2022

Forget Homelessness Plant Trees: California’s 150 Million Plan for School Green

  As California's unprecedented heat wave engulfs the state, members of the Newsom ... more

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India’s population will be world’s largest by mid-year India’s population will be world’s largest by mid-year
Environment April 19, 2023

India’s population will be world’s largest by mid-year

India is on track to become the world’s most populous nation, surpassing ... more

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In the face of climate change, conserving water is a priority in California In the face of climate change, conserving water is a priority in California
Environment September 13, 2022

In the face of climate change, conserving water is a priority in California

With climate change, drought, and wildfires, the need to conserve water in ... more

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Schools Cooling Strategies in California to Beat the Damaging Heat Schools Cooling Strategies in California to Beat the Damaging Heat
Environment June 1, 2023

Schools Cooling Strategies in California to Beat the Damaging Heat

As California grapples with how to deal with heat waves made more ... more

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Pay or eat, the drama of families who cannot pay their water bills Pay or eat, the drama of families who cannot pay their water bills
Environment September 15, 2022

Pay or eat, the drama of families who cannot pay their water bills

Faced with the water crisis, the drought and the campaigns that promote ... more

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Beautiful but harmful, synthetic grass can be banned in California Beautiful but harmful, synthetic grass can be banned in California
Environment October 21, 2023

Beautiful but harmful, synthetic grass can be banned in California

Fake grass looks good and unlike real grass, synthetic grass don't turn ... more

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How to recycle your Christmas tree: Simple tips for a sustainable goodbye How to recycle your Christmas tree: Simple tips for a sustainable goodbye
Environment December 26, 2024

How to recycle your Christmas tree: Simple tips for a sustainable goodbye

The County of Los Angeles (County) has contracted with waste haulers serving ... more

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TreePeople receives $35 million to combat climate change TreePeople receives $35 million to combat climate change
Environment October 29, 2022

TreePeople receives $35 million to combat climate change

The California Legislature authorized $96.2 million to support organizations in their fight ... more

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Senate Blocks California EV Mandate: Relief for Latino Workers Who Rely on Gas-Powered Vehicles Senate Blocks California EV Mandate: Relief for Latino Workers Who Rely on Gas-Powered Vehicles
Economy May 22, 2025

Senate Blocks California EV Mandate: Relief for Latino Workers Who Rely on Gas-Powered Vehicles

As Congress halts electric truck rules, many Latino families in low-wage industries ... more