The Vails’ former ranch, now part of Channel Islands National Park, is no longer a home for cattle, cowboys or adventurous children. And now the family’s last link to the place is being severed. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 29, 2011 Reporting from Santa Rosa Island, Read more…
California’s landmark act on environmental quality is credited with preserving scenic landscapes but is now slowing key projects and spawning a flurry of litigation. Changes are urged. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2011 By Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2011 To halt a Read more…
The twin forces of power costs and climate-change regulations are threatening Southern California’s long love affair with imported water, forcing the region to consider more mundane sources closer to home. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times; Reporting from Chiriaco Read more…
The Annual Greenhouse Gas Index, which measures the combined heating effect of the top greenhouse gases, has risen 29% since 1990. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2011. By Dean Kuipers, Los Angeles Times Greenhouse gases are building at a steep rate in the atmosphere, the Read more…
The California Coastal Commission fights a losing battle against homeowners who post illegal ‘No Parking’ signs. Some look so official that even authorities are misled. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2011 By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Most drivers roar right by the red and Read more…
Arctic waters would be open to new oil and gas leases under a proposal that keeps the Pacific and Atlantic coasts off-limits to more drilling. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 9, 2011 Arctic waters would be open to new oil and gas development under an Obama Read more…
House Republicans’ assault on our environmental laws must be stopped. Source of this article– Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2011 By Lisa P. Jackson Americans must once again stand up for their right to clean air and clean water. Since the beginning of this year, Republicans in the House have 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…
An anonymous band of artists paints a huge pair of scissors and a long dotted line on obsolete Matilija Dam near Ojai. The message? Tear the thing down already. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2011 By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times If life imitated art, 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…