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All That Snow Looks Great, But When It Melts, Watch Out LA
By Sharon McNary | Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A surplus snowpack presents a different kind of challenge for Los Angeles, and water managers now must grapple with a bumper supply of water.
Joshua Tree National Park Celebrates Expansion in a Sea of Blooms
By Jill Replogle | Monday, April 1, 2019
A federal bill adds 4,518 acres to Joshua Tree National Park and increases protection for more than 1 million additional acres elsewhere in California, Utah and New Mexico.
To Unlock the Secrets of Urban Coyotes, Biologists Turn to Poop
By Ryan Fonseca | Monday, March 25, 2019
The National Park Service is cataloging scat to better understand how coyotes have carved out such a comfortable life in the hybrid ecosystem they share with humans.
Biologists Suspect Rat Poison after Another Mountain Lion Contracts Rare Disease
By Ryan Fonseca | Monday, March 11, 2019
National Park Service researchers said 17 of 18 local mountain lions they've tested have been exposed to rat poison.
SoCal has Officially Sloshed its Way out of Drought Conditions
By Jacob Margolis | Friday, March 8, 2019
Scientists have been saying for years that climate change could bring increased variability between extreme dry and extreme wet periods.
California Could be First State to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics
By Jill Replogle | Monday, Feb. 25, 2019
If passed, the bills would require California to reduce or recycle 75 percent of single-use plastic packaging and products by the year 2030.
Taking the ‘Waste’ out of Wastewater: A 100% Recycling Goal for Los Angeles
By Ryan Fonseca | Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
Los Angeles announces a new goal to recycle 100 percent of its wastewater by 2035 with a $2 Billion plan.
How are SoCal Boba Shops Handling the Strawpocalypse?
By Dakota Kim | Monday, Feb. 18, 2019
In SoCal's boba epicenter, they're not only prepared for the Strawpocalypse, they're ahead of local officials.