On a corner lot in Leimert Park in dusty South Los Angeles, not far from Obama and Crenshaw Boulevards, sits a curiosity that’s wildly different from all the neighboring grassy yards. Abundant and lush, it looks like a mash-up between a country idyll and something dreamed up by Dr. Seuss. Tangles of grapes and blackberries […]
California voters have approved a $10-billion bond measure to finance water, clean energy and other environmental projects. Proposition 4 allocates $3.8 billion for water projects, including those that provide safe drinking water, water recycling projects, groundwater storage and flood control. An additional $1.5 billion would be spent on wildfire protection, and $1.2 billion would go […]
Former President Trump and former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have raised fluoride in water as a public health measure to be addressed if Trump retakes the White House. Over the weekend, Kennedy wrote on social platform X, “On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.” He then claimed, without citing evidence, […]
At first glance, the small golden mussel doesn’t look like much of a threat. When clustered on a pier or the bottom of a buoy, the brownish spheres wouldn’t draw much attention, especially as they look like several of California’s native mussel species. But the tiny mollusks, which can reach up to 2 inches in length, […]
Californians are leaning in favor of approving $10 billion in bonds for climate and environmental projects with substantial numbers of votes counted tonight. Proposition 4 would fund projects across the state to safeguard drinking water, combat wildfires, protect natural lands, and improve resilience against floods and extreme heat, but some of the money is also directed toward shorter-term […]
More than half of Californians and nearly 75% of U.S. residents live in communities where fluoride has been added to drinking water to prevent tooth decay, an intervention hailed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as one of the 20th century’s greatest public health achievements. Yet should Donald Trump be elected to a second […]
Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The New York Timesby Cara BuckleyOn a corner lot in Leimert Park in dusty South Los Angeles, not far from Obama and Crenshaw Boulevards, sits a curiosity that’s wildly different from all the neighboring grassy yards. Abundant and lush, it looks like a mash-up between a country idyll and something dreamed up by Dr. Seuss. Tangles of grapes and blackberries […]
California Voters Approve Proposition 4, the Bond Measure for Water and Environmental Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Melody PetersenCalifornia voters have approved a $10-billion bond measure to finance water, clean energy and other environmental projects. Proposition 4 allocates $3.8 billion for water projects, including those that provide safe drinking water, water recycling projects, groundwater storage and flood control. An additional $1.5 billion would be spent on wildfire protection, and $1.2 billion would go […]
Trump, RFK Jr. Stir Debate Over Fluoride in Public Water: What to Know
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The Hillby Joseph ChoiFormer President Trump and former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have raised fluoride in water as a public health measure to be addressed if Trump retakes the White House. Over the weekend, Kennedy wrote on social platform X, “On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.” He then claimed, without citing evidence, […]
A Tiny Threat Could have Big Impacts on California’s Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /SFGATEby Suzie DundasAt first glance, the small golden mussel doesn’t look like much of a threat. When clustered on a pier or the bottom of a buoy, the brownish spheres wouldn’t draw much attention, especially as they look like several of California’s native mussel species. But the tiny mollusks, which can reach up to 2 inches in length, […]
Water, Wildfires, Climate: Californians Leaning Toward Approving $10 Billion Bond
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Cal Mattersby Alejandro LazoCalifornians are leaning in favor of approving $10 billion in bonds for climate and environmental projects with substantial numbers of votes counted tonight. Proposition 4 would fund projects across the state to safeguard drinking water, combat wildfires, protect natural lands, and improve resilience against floods and extreme heat, but some of the money is also directed toward shorter-term […]
A Trump Win Could Spell Major Changes for California’s Drinking Water, RFK Jr. Says
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Corinne PurtillMore than half of Californians and nearly 75% of U.S. residents live in communities where fluoride has been added to drinking water to prevent tooth decay, an intervention hailed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as one of the 20th century’s greatest public health achievements. Yet should Donald Trump be elected to a second […]