Environment

Soto Votes to Pass Nearly $14M in Funding for Local Projects

The community projects are included in compromise legislation that helps families with the high cost of living, invests in clean…

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COMMENTARY: Science Vs. Myth — The COVID-19 Crisis

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Administration brushed aside scientific evidence and concerns regarding the pandemic, downplaying its spread and the depth…

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A year later, Sativa customers are getting clean water

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Ten months after Los Angeles County took over the troubled Sativa Water District, county officials have announced dramatic…

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Sewerage and Water Board’s Ghassan Korban Proposes ‘Stormwater Fee’ to Pay for Complete Overhaul of Drainage System

NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — The Executive Director of the Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB), Ghassan Korban believes it’s…

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Seeking to help people at greatest risk from climate change

BLACK VOICE NEWS — Californians have faced droughts, heat waves, wildfires and other climate-fueled crises that seem to break records every…

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Last-minute switch would serve one oil refinery — and environmentalists are crying foul

BLACK VOICE NEWS — With a bit of 11th-hour legislative magic, state lawmakers have taken a bill related to volunteer firefighter…

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Karen Boykin-Towns Takes her Talents to Sard Verbinnen

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want people who are going to be able to tell it straight. People who will assess…

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Will Toxic Lead Water be the norm in poor cities in America?

THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — The officials will admit there is a lead crisis in the drinking water, in certain parts…

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Push to ban plastic bag sat groceries falls short

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Plastic bags will still be used in grocery stores, despite some Memphis City Council members’ efforts…

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Investigations Continuing into DWP Destruction of Endangered Plants

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Crews for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently bulldozed hundreds of federally endangered…

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