Dear EarthTalk: My hairdresser was just diagnosed with leukemia and I wonder if there is a link between the chemicals in hair dye and cancer? -- Cyndi B., Tallahassee, FL
Disney is eliminating smoking areas at its theme and water parks in California and Florida.
The company said in a statement on Thursday that smoking also won’t be allowed
Charging drivers $4 to enter parts of Santa Monica and West Los Angeles could reduce traffic by 19 percent during peak hours, according to a new study.
The Southern California
Dear EarthTalk: Given all the advances in residential household efficiency, can you paint a picture of what the home of the future will look like? — Jennifer C., Valmeyer, IL
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A recent National Park Service report for 2018 shows that Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) was on track to surpass the number of visits from the previous year
The City of Malibu Community Services Department will present ideas and conceptual designs for the replacement of two small playground areas at Malibu Bluffs Park during a community meeting on
Carmela Morales has loved making paper flowers since she was a child, and now, many of her neighbors do too.
Morales is one of eight people who received a $500
Travelers flying in and out of Los Angeles International Airport are being treated to a rare visual spectacle of large wildflower fields coming into bloom between runways.
Heavy winter rains
San Francisco’s city attorney is cracking down on e-cigarettes that some say aggressively target kids drawn to vaping.
Dennis Herrera announced Tuesday that he’s teamed up with Chicago
Hawaii would be the first state in the U.S. to ban most plastics at restaurants under legislation that aims to cut down on waste that pollutes the ocean.
Dozens
Over the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold, a new Associated Press data analysis shows.
The
Santa Monica residents have been receiving cleaner electricity since February and local businesses soon will too.
City Council decided last September abandon Southern California Edison (SCE) in favor of Clean
