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Expanding coverage on and about the environment — from sea level rise to wetlands reclamation.

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How the Park Fire Became California’s Largest Active Wildfire

Leslie Layton -
Experts say that a changing climate has produced night-stalking wildfires that spread at high speeds after the sun goes down.

As Summer Heats Up, How Can Californians Stay Safe?

Selen Ozturk -
As summer gets hotter, Californians are at higher risk of wildfires, extreme heat, power outages and water disasters.
Environment

How Climate Change is Worsening the Home Affordability Crisis

Selen Ozturk -
As climate change worsens, so does the home affordability crisis as insurers raise rates, withdraw coverage and underpay damages.
Environment

Climate Change is the Greatest Public Health Challenge of Our Time

Sunita Sohrabji -
Exposure to extreme temperatures can lead to serious illness and death, and the risks for people who are pregnant and those with pre-existing conditions like asthma or diabetes, are even greater.
Environment

Multilingual Campaign Deployed Across Los Angeles to Prepare for First Summer Heat Wave

Miriam Bar-Zemer -
LA has launched a citywide campaign in more than a dozen languages to spread the word about the dangers of extreme heat.
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Forty Percent of Americans Live in Areas With Unhealthy Air Quality

ACoM -
Some 131.2 million Americans live in regions with high rates of particulate matter, an increase of nearly 12 million from the year prior.
Environment

Local Parks on the Chopping Block at Los Angeles City Hall

Miriam Bar-Zemer -
LA will consider a series of cuts this week as the city faces a $469 million deficit this year, jeopardizing the city's already ailing parks system.
Environment

Hey Vinod, Leave That Beach Alone

Sunita Sohrabji -
Billionaire green-tech venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has once again lost in court to keep the public off Martin's Beach.
Environment

Burmese residents are vulnerable to shade disparities in the Los Angeles area

ACoM -
Myanmar Gazette | Before arriving in the U.S., Esther envisioned a country filled with lush greenery. She was surprised that the reality differed from her expectations.
Environment

Language a Barrier for Indigenous Communities to Access Heat Resources

ACoM -
Indigenous Network | Indigenous communities are vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat that is affecting Los Angeles but have a harder time accessing public resources.
Environment

Inside a Historic Initiative to Green LA County Schoolyards

Selen Ozturk -
As Southern California grows ever-hotter, the movement to create living schoolyards is growing more than ever. 
Environment

Irvine Scores High on Green Spaces as It Becomes a City for Rich

ACoM -
US News Express | Many Chinese are drawn to Irvine for its security, but the city is also famed for it's green spaces. Housing is now becoming an issue.
Environment

Indigenous Land Defenders Jailed or Killed Throughout the World

Indian Country Today -
A new UN report notes that indigenous land defenders throughout the world are being imprisoned or killed as they fight for their rights.
Environment

‘They’re Building a Chemical Factory on My Ancestors’ Graves’

Sunita Sohrabji -
Residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana, are fighting to keep a toxic plastic chemicals factory from being built on the site of ancestral burial grounds.
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Amid Federal Health Cuts, California Preserves Maternal Coverage

Selen Ozturk -
While Medicaid maternal health access narrows nationwide, California is preserving and expanding care.