Rains hit SoCal for much of this week. Why it’s probably not a fire killer
Back-to-back atmospheric river storms are set to hit Los Angeles County this week — giving the region much-needed moisture ...
Factbox-Top cases now before the US Supreme Court
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender ...
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Environmentalists sue after feds allow new drilling permits in one of the country’s most polluted areas
A complaint filed in the U.S. Eastern District Court of California claims that the federal ... “The law requires the BLM to look at big-picture pollution impacts when it approves a bunch of ...
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Gary, Indiana, and the Long Shadow of U.S. Steel
U.S. Steel mines iron ore in Minnesota and sends it across Lake Superior on freighters a thousand feet long. At Sault Ste.
House members from LA want pollutants from Southern California wildfires tracked
Reps. Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, and Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, were joined by Reps. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, and George ...
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Air Quality
The map pulls data from air monitors, hundreds of pollution sensors, and forecast models to provide real-time air quality index (AQI) readings for more than 1,000 locations. Los Angeles’ air ...
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Toxic threats linger after Eaton Fire: Lawmakers demand stronger air quality protections
As hazardous chemicals pollute the air after devastating wildfires, officials call for increased monitoring to protect ...
Coronado Moves Toward Emergency Declaration Over Tijuana River Pollution Crisis
On Tuesday, the city of Coronado took a major step in addressing the Tijuana River pollution crisis by voting to draft a ...
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Dutch invention at the base of world particulate pollution map
The instrument was launched on NASA climate satellite PACE a year ago and its measurements have now resulted in the first worldwide fine particulate pollution map in 10 years. Fine particulates, or ...
Colorado Supreme Court to decide whether Boulder’s landmark climate-change lawsuit against Suncor, Exxon can proceed
The companies’ attorneys will argue that greenhouse gas emissions released by oil and gas production from within the United ...
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Air pollution’s deadly toll in Massachusetts
Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health is first to reveal town-by-town pollution levels and health impacts, including 2,780 deaths in 2019 Air pollution remains a silent killer in ...
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The human toll of air pollution in India
Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, including the use of poorly-ventilated stoves and open fires for cooking inside dwellings. Photo by Mark Katzman. Air ...