The official naming of that new six-acre park under construction in the Civic Center is a big deal at City Hall.
I thought "Palisades Garden Walk" was a
Dear EarthTalk: I've read conflicting reports about the dangers of non-stick cookware. I have a set of older non-stick pans and am not sure if I need to
The stature awarded President Obama by future historians will be largely determined by his response to one issue: climate disruption. The president's recent speeches and appointments suggest that
Los Angeles is a city generally known more for outrageous fads than its reverence for tradition. (Think hula hoops and mini-skirts.) And yet this summer would have marked the 87th
Twenty years ago in Australia I helped free a bottlenose dolphin from a drift net. In 2004, a small pod of bottlenose dolphins protected four swimmers from great white sharks
We are living in a world where we have around 196 countries and each country has its own customs, rituals, values, traditions, languages and cultures. Each and every culture is
The war over toxic chemicals and human health is spilling over into places we live and work: our buildings. The American Chemical Council (ACC) has launched an expensive and focused
California homeowners are hearing more and more about parcel taxes. Either they recently suffered sticker shock when they opened their property tax bill to see a parcel tax that they
Parking has always been an issue in the Mid-City neighborhood around Saint John's Health Center. Demand for space for hospital employees, patients and visitors far outstrips the available
Dear EarthTalk: How are droughts and wildfires caused by global warming? I thought warming mostly brought on wet and flooded conditions.
— David Mossman, Albuquerque, NM
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