The Trump administration has given California permission to oversee federal environmental reviews for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles, even as the administration tries to cancel
Local restaurants and cafes have spent the last six months swapping out plastic takeout containers and utensils for products that can degrade in the nearby Pacific Ocean.
The Santa Monica
By Michael Feinstein, Inside/Outside. July 15, 2019
Today most people have some idea what ‘sustainability’ means. But it wasn’t always so — and even when people have an idea
Dear EarthTalk: Is there any way we could harness the light from bioluminescent organisms for everyday lighting and other practical purposes? — M. Wilson, Framingham, MA
Bioluminescence—defined by Merriam-Webster as
Southern California is warming up in the first significant heat wave of the season following an early summer marked by June Gloom that carried on into July.
The National Weather
After several weeks of relatively cool weather, forecasters are warning temperatures could spike in the coming days.
The National Weather Service said temperatures will increase throughout the region this week
The federal government is warning Americans to brace for a “floodier” future.
Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny
Shaken residents are cleaning up from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in decades as scientists warn that both should serve as a wake-up call to be ready
Dear EarthTalk: What are so-called regional climate models and why do we need them given that we already have pretty decent global climate models? — Rich W., Seattle, WA
Scientists (and
Aftershocks from Southern California’s largest earthquake in 20 years rumbled beneath the Mojave Desert on Friday as authorities tallied damage in the sparsely populated region.
The strongest aftershock thus
A climate study has estimated that Seattle’s costs associated with sea level rise could be more than $23.8 billion by 2040.
KOMO-TV reported Wednesday that the Center for
Editor’s Note: Olympic High School began offering a Journalism elective to students for the first time this year. The following news and op-ed pieces were produced by three students
