How artificial turf can “unlock” the game for millions of Americans
August 8, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: I was disappointed by Charles Miller's recent opinion piece that…
Water
Feds reject permit to install bottled water pipeline in national forest
In a decision that could end a years-long battle over commercial water extraction from public lands, the U.S. Forest Service…
LA lawns waste water, but artificial turf is even worse
Let's start with common sense: covering the Earth with plastic carpets is a terrible idea. And yet we continue to…
Opinion: When it comes to the US-Mexico border, can people think beyond politics?
I wasn't breaking any laws when I set out to leave gallons of water on Bureau of Land Management land…
Olympic athletes are more concerned about the Siena current than pollution
PARIS — People have been living on the banks of the Seine for over 3,000 years, and for much of…
Another California fish joins the list of endangered species
The longfin smelt, a finger-sized fish that once filled San Francisco Bay, has suffered such a drastic decline that the…
First West Nile virus death in years reported in Bay Area
The first mosquito-related death in the Bay Area and the detection of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus in Southern California…
Los Angeles residents love the Berkey water filter. EPA sees warning signs
Katya Mosely remembers the exact moment it all started, a few years ago. “I was my daughter’s piano teacher,” she…
Meet the Los Angeles residents still sleeping on waterbeds
The bed in Nancy Gerrish's bright Los Feliz home looks perfectly ordinary: carved wooden headboard, plush brown blanket and cream…
Geyser explosion sends Yellowstone park visitors fleeing
A violent hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park sent visitors fleeing Tuesday as mud and debris erupted from a geyser…