Scientists race to restore Calif.'s largest — and contaminated — freshwater lake
Scientists are racing to restore Clear Lake, California's largest freshwater lake, which has been struggling with algal ...
Do you know where Southern California gets its water from? An explainer
Wildfires in Southern California have prompted major discussions about water in the state. Here's an overview of where water ...
The Los Angeles Fires Expose the Problem With American Conservation Policy
For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.
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Protective gear for dairy, poultry workers
According to the Centers for Disease Control, H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy ...
These House newcomers came to the Capitol with big plans. Then the wildfires hit
The California infernos were baptism by fire in Washington politics for Reps. Luz Rivas, George Whitesides and Laura Friedman ...
Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to conservationists who have been trying to restore the lake for decades.
Altadena neighbors surprise firefighter who left them heartwarming letter
After losing their homes in the Eaton Fire, an Altadena neighborhood vowed to find the firefighter who left them a ...
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In Our View: Public lands policies a blueprint for fire mitigation
With wildfires scorching Southern California and bringing renewed attention to land-management policies, states throughout the country would be wise to heed lessons from Washington.
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How The Nature Conservancy came to broker a secret deal to end Point Reyes National Seashore’s ranching era
The Nature Conservancy’s role as banker and broker of the ranch buyouts, and the National Park Service’s pivotal entreaty to ...
Fact vs. fiction on Eaton fire ‘rent gouging’
In the aftermath of the wildfires that ravaged parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, local and state lawmakers have expressed concern that the housing industry would engage in price gouging to ...