SAMOHI — Over a year after Santa Monica banned plastic bags from local grocery stores, Santa Monicans are converting to a plastic-bag free reality, although younger adults still cling to disposable
In the past two and a half months, the Marine Mammal Rescue Team has rescued over 90 seals, sea lions and elephant seal pups, and over 80 birds covered in
Santa Monica environmental group Heal the Bay published results of a 12-year study of the Malibu Creak Watershed on Monday, which revealed streams are suffering from pollution and could make
CITY HALL — The City Council approved a unique law this week that enshrined the rights of the environment and residents' rights to clean air and water.
The ordinance, known
The 2013 Sustainable Quality Awards were handed out Wednesday to Santa Monica businesses that made significant achievements in the areas of sustainable economic development, social responsibility and stewardship of the
DOWNTOWN — How is Santa Monica's popular ocean similar to a stockyard full of cattle?
Weekend visitors to the city by the sea found out on Sunday when a
CITY HALL — Officials from the Office of Sustainability and the Environment advanced an ambitious plan that would cut Santa Monica's greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2015
An infant northern elephant seal was rescued in Malibu just north of Topanga State Beach this week by the California Wildlife Center, marine mammal coordinator Jeff Hall said.
The rescue
CITYWIDE — A proposed fee on property owners in Los Angeles County may be less of a burden than originally thought on those who have already put measures in place to
Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city's expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas. Consent agenda
COUNTYWIDE —The Los Angeles County Flood Control District is now accepting protests via e-mail from property owners who oppose the Clean Water, Clean Beaches Measure.
The measure proposes to raise
DOWNTOWN —Real Food Daily, Areal Restaurant and the Santa Monica Museum of Art are among 19 businesses that are nominated for the 2013 Sustainable Quality Awards (SQA), which will celebrate
