Barrels of DDT waste — along with other chemicals — were likely poured directly into the ocean near Catalina Island, according to federal regulators. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 4, 2022 After an exhaustive historical investigation into the barrels of DDT waste reportedly dumped decades ago Read more…
Thorough Environmental Review Required Before Fracking or Acidizing of Offshore Oil Wells Source of this article: The Santa Barbara Independent, June 3, 2022 In a long series of court proceedings, permits allowing the fracking and acidizing of oil wells in federal waters off the coast of California were prohibited by Read more…
Industry sends fliers falsely claiming the consumers will bear cost of tighter rules Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2022 Cheryl Auger was stunned this month when one of her Pasadena neighbors and friends received a flier in the mail featuring her state assemblyman, with a Read more…
A decade ago, biologists feared the species was doomed Source of this article – The Los Angeles Times, May 4, 2022 SHOSHONE, Calif. — How the Devil’s Hole pupfish has survived for centuries in a spa-like cistern cloistered by a barren rock mountain in Death Valley National Park remains a biological mystery. Read more…
Farmers say concern about one tiny fish costs them water. But there’s salmon too. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2016 By Robin Abcarian, Contact Reporter The delta smelt is: 1) A nearly extinct species that serves as a crucial barometer for the health of the Read more…
A small army aims to eliminate crayfish from the Santa Monica Mountains’ streams and rivers in 3 years Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2015 As the morning sun peeked over a mountain ridge on Saturday, Kyle Troy waded into a murky San Fernando Valley creek Read more…
The bill, backed by House Republicans, would retain the zone south of Point Conception until wildlife officials develop a plan ensuring that the threatened marine mammals and endangered abalone recover and that the commercial shellfish harvest stays at current levels. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 20, Read more…
In the works since 1999, California’s reserve, meant to protect marine life, is the largest network of undersea parks in the continental United States. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2012 Surviving budget cuts, mobs of angry fishermen and death threats, California officials today completed the Read more…
The bill, backed by House Republicans, would retain the zone south of Point Conception until wildlife officials develop a plan ensuring that the threatened marine mammals and endangered abalone recover and that the commercial shellfish harvest stays at current levels. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 27, 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…