Native flora planted at an urban L.A. school draws insects, birds — and students’ interest. Also growing: science test scores. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2012 Biological diversity does not come easily near the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hoover Street. The neighborhood just west Read more…
Since falling to a low of 100 in 1999, the Catalina Island fox has rebounded to a number — 1,542 — above its previous level, thanks to conservationists’ efforts. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2012 The Catalina Island fox has made one of the most Read more…
Long-abandoned wells on the Los Angeles City Oil Field, which sparked Southern California’s oil boom 120 years ago, are being sealed to make way for a 45-unit affordable housing project. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2012 It almost seemed as though oil drilling rigs were Read more…
The studies will be used by the Interior Department to decide whether to decommission the dams and open upper reaches of the river to chinook that have been blocked from spawning grounds for nearly a century. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Read more…
The destruction of Washington state’s Elwha Dam gets underway. The removal of the dam and a companion will allow salmon to swim upriver for the first time in a century. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2011 By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Port Read more…
He also lifts a $5,000-a-day fine he imposed on Los Angeles in September 2005. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2007 Preceding Article The long legal battle stemming from Los Angeles’ diversion of the Lower Owens River nearly a century ago took a historic turn Wednesday Read more…
The long-dry Owens now teems with birds and fish. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 8, 2007. Follow-up Article Independence, Calif. — Healing ailing rivers is Mark Hill’s specialty. So when the tall and lean ecologist visits one of his works in progress, he’s prepared to paddle Read more…
Regulations were not subjected to environmental reviews or public comment, she rules. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2007 A federal judge on Friday overturned Bush administration regulations for national forests that critics said expedited logging and energy exploration, weakened wildlife protection, and shut the public Read more…
Officials say the ruling against the White House would help shield about 44 million acres. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2006 By TIM REITERMAN, Times Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has restored broad protection to about one-third of national forestland in the Read more…
Energy officials plan to move radioactive waste from near the Colorado, easing fears of tainted drinking water for millions downstream. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 7, 2005. By JANET WILSON, Times Staff Writer Department of Energy officials proposed Wednesday to move an enormous pile of radioactive Read more…