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ScienceBody disposition can have a major environmental impact. That’s partly why 12 states and counting have legalized human composting in the past five years.
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EnvironmentThe California Energy Commission unanimously adopted a strategic plan to build the state’s offshore wind industry. Much of that will happen at the Port of Long Beach.
Tonight in LA! Live Q&A with Parks Project
EnvironmentCare about our planet? Motivated to live greener? Looking to meet other climate-minded folks in the Los Angeles area?
Keeping the music playing at LA’s indie venues
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LA’s dirty beaches: Surfers are ‘stoked,’ families are cautious
EnvironmentYou might know that Los Angeles beaches get dirty after a winter storm, but it remains a problem in the summer, too. Why? And does it keep anyone away?
Will animals cross one of the nation’s busiest freeways?
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OC considers new tap water source: The ocean
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