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+ LA Times Environment: Some big water agencies in farming areas get water for free. Critics say that needs to end—The federal government is providing water to some large agricultural districts for free. In a new study, researchers urge the Trump administration to ...
+ LA Times Environment: Federal government orders LADWP to inspect nearly 100 drinking water reservoirs, storage tanks—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power inspect nearly 100 drinking water reservoirs and st...
+ LA Times Environment: California's last nuclear plant clears major hurdle to power on—A landmark deal with Pacific Gas & Electric will extend the life of the state's remaining nuclear power plant in exchange for thousands of acres o...
+ LA Times Environment: L.A. County sues oil companies over unplugged oil wells near Baldwin Hills—The lawsuit filed Wednesday in L.A. County Superior Court charges four oil companies with failing to properly clean up at least 227 idle or exhausted ...
+ LA Times Environment: Southern California mountain lions recommended for threatened status—The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is recommending listing mountain lions in Southern California and the Central Coast as threatened.
+ LA Times Environment: Early adopters of 'zone zero' fared better in L.A. County fires, insurance-backed investigation finds—A new study found that in the Eaton and Palisades fires, homes that had already adopted proposed regulations on creating vegetation-free buffers were ...
+ LA Times Environment: California wildlife officials quietly shift on killing a high-profile predator—California wildlife officials are now allowing mountain lions to be killed to protect endangered bighorn sheep, changing a nearly decade-long practice...
+ LA Times Environment: L.A.'s Scouting troops lost their camp in the Palisades. Now they're working to heal the land—Scouts recently returned to Camp Josepho for the first time since the fire. They came to clear overgrowth, clear mudflows and help restore the land.
+ LA Times Environment: Federal judge strikes down Trump's order blocking development of wind energy—The challenge to President Trump's wind ban was brought by attorneys general in 17 states, including California, and Washington.
+ LA Times Environment: The country's largest all-electric hospital is about to open in Orange County—More buildings are going all-electric, especially in states trying to address climate change. UCI Health–Irvine, the largest all-electric hospital in ...
+ LA Times Environment: 4,000 gallons of oil, contaminated wastewater spill in Monterey County—Private cleanup crews were dispatched to the scene at the San Ardo Oil Field, which was 'contained to the immediate area,' according to reports from f...
+ LA Times Environment: Contributor: The left's climate panic is finally calming down—Millions of Americans may still believe warming exists, but far fewer view it as an imminent existential threat.
+ LA Times Environment: 'A bit like poker': California's wet winter brings La Niña, El Niño confusion—Everyone in Southern California knows La Niña winters are typically dry. Yet this year has seen an unusual, surprisingly wet start to the rainy season...
+ LA Times Environment: Salvaged chimneys from the Palisades fire are a tangible memorial to L.A.'s unspeakable loss—To help the public process the January wildfires, artist Evan Hall created a memorial made of salvaged chimneys from destroyed homes.
+ LA Times Environment: Trump administration adopts plan to pump more water in California over state objections—The federal government plans to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, possibly reducing available w...
+ LA Times Environment: Los Angeles says so long to coal—The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stopped receiving coal-powered electricity from its last remaining coal source, the Intermountain Po...
+ LA Times Environment: Panda Express pays fine for failing to train employees on handling hazardous materials—Panda Express has agreed to pay $1 million for failing to train employees on how to safely handle carbon dioxide in soda machines.
+ LA Times Environment: California strongly objects to Trump's plan to pump more Delta water south—The Trump administration plans to send more water to Central Valley farmlands. California is objecting, saying that poses multiple threats.
+ LA Times Environment: How one Angeleno built a health-conscious oasis in South L.A.'s food desert—Olympia Auset's Süprmarkt centers nutrition and altruism in a South L.A. food desert.
+ LA Times Environment: California's environmental board approved hazardous waste plan that critics say could weaken protections—A California environmental board approved a state plan outlining strategies to safely reduce hazardous waste — despite sharp criticism from environmen...
+ Nature: Author Correction: Unravelling cysteine-deficiency-associated rapid weight loss—Nature, Published online: 12 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09780-8Author Correction: Unravelling cysteine-deficiency-associated rapid weight l...
+ Nature: Science sleuths raise concerns about scores of bioengineering papers—Nature, Published online: 12 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03870-3Prominent bioengineer Ali Khademhosseini has so far corrected more than 40 o...
+ Nature: Revised estimates of CO2 sources and sinks improve global carbon accounting—Nature, Published online: 12 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03981-xUpdated estimates of the worldwide sources and sinks of anthropogenic carbon...
+ Nature: Author Correction: Cancer SLC43A2 alters T cell methionine metabolism and histone methylation—Nature, Published online: 12 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09845-8Author Correction: Cancer SLC43A2 alters T cell methionine metabolism and hi...
+ Nature: Author Correction: Distinct fibroblast subsets drive inflammation and damage in arthritis—Nature, Published online: 12 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09783-5Author Correction: Distinct fibroblast subsets drive inflammation and damage...
+ Nature: China leads research in 90% of crucial technologies — a dramatic shift this century—Nature, Published online: 12 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04048-7The United States tops the remaining areas in an assessment of 74 technologi...
+ Nature: In praise of inefficiency, failure and friendship: ten galvanizing reads for this festive season—Nature, Published online: 12 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04052-xIn a world that can seem lacking in optimism, researchers share their opinio...
+ Nature: Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world—Nature, Published online: 11 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04036-xA database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban ...
+ Nature: Quantum computing ‘KPIs’ could distinguish true breakthroughs from spurious claims—Nature, Published online: 11 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04063-8Researchers are devising ways to make new machines face off, without the hyp...
+ Nature: Author Correction: Conservation and alteration of mammalian striatal interneurons—Nature, Published online: 11 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09993-xAuthor Correction: Conservation and alteration of mammalian striatal interne...
+ Nature: Asteroids, antibiotics and ants: a year of remarkable science—Nature, Published online: 11 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03807-wHighlights from News & Views published in 2025.
+ Nature: The gift that shaped my career in science—Nature, Published online: 11 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03897-6Nature asked about your most memorable scientific gifts. You delivered.
+ Nature: Solar cells that combine multiple perovskite layers surpass 30% efficiency—Nature, Published online: 11 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03806-xPerovskites are promising materials for solar cells. A layer of dipolar mole...
+ Yale Environment 360: Dozens of Countries See Their Economy Grow as Emissions Fall—A growing number of countries are showing that it is possible to achieve growth while also cutting emissions.Read more on E360 →
+ Yale Environment 360: Dozens of Countries Seeing Their Economy Grow as Emissions Fall—A growing number of countries are showing that it is possible to achieve growth while also cutting emissions.Read more on E360 →
+ Yale Environment 360: To Feed Data Centers, Pennsylvania Faces a New Fracking Boom—A rash of data centers planned for western Pennsylvania has residents and environmentalists on edge. The sprawling complexes will be powered by plants...
+ Yale Environment 360: EPA Removes Information on Human Drivers of Warming from Its Website—The Environmental Protection Agency has scrubbed from its website information on how humans are driving warming. A web page that once explored the cen...
+ Yale Environment 360: In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution—A new toll applied to cars driving in parts of New York City has led to a measurable drop in traffic, and with it, a 22 percent decline in particulate...
+ Yale Environment 360: Severe Heat Linked With Developmental Delays in Children—A study of thousands of children across the developing world found that those continually exposed to severe heat were more likely to see developmental...
+ Yale Environment 360: Growing Number of Satellites Will Leave Streaks on Photos from Space Telescopes—The growing number of satellites overhead may soon obscure photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other orbiting observatories. New research f...
+ Yale Environment 360: Scientists Relaunch the 'Internet of Animals'—German scientists have relaunched a satellite system that will be used to track wildlife all across the globe. The "internet of animals" was first lau...
+ Yale Environment 360: Countries Agree to New Protections for Imperiled African Hornbills—Countries agreed Wednesday to new limits on the international trade in African hornbills. The spectacular birds, which play a key role in African fore...
+ Yale Environment 360: Scientists Warn of Emissions Risks from the Surge in Satellites—With hundreds of satellites launched each year and tens of thousands more planned, scientists are increasingly concerned about an emerging problem: em...
+ Yale Environment 360: African Forests Have Become a Source of Carbon Emissions—Africa’s forests have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source, according to research that underscores the need for urgent action to save the wo...
+ Yale Environment 360: Traditional Chinese Medicine Drives Poaching of Pangolins, Records Show—The use of pangolin parts in traditional Chinese medicine is driving poaching of the small, scaly mammals, according to an analysis of legal records.R...
+ Yale Environment 360: World's Mountains Warming Faster Than Lowlands—Around the world, mountains are warming faster than surrounding lowlands, scientists warn. More intense heat is melting glaciers and diminishing snowf...
+ Yale Environment 360: U.N. Climate Talks End Without Plan to Wean Off Fossil Fuels—Offering no new plans to cut fossil fuels, the U.N. climate conference failed to produce a roadmap to stop global warming.Read more on E360 →
+ Yale Environment 360: A Troubling Rise in the Grisly Trade of a Spectacular African Bird—Researchers are finding a disturbing uptick in the trade of African hornbills and their body parts in West African voodoo markets and globally on the ...
+ Yale Environment 360: New European Service Will Investigate Role of Warming in Weather Disasters—A new E.U. service will determine how warming is reshaping weather. Its findings, experts say, could help insurers better understand climate risks and...
+ Yale Environment 360: In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll—As China has cut back on domestic extraction of rare earth minerals, uncontrolled mining in Myanmar has boomed in areas ruled by powerful ethnic armie...
+ Yale Environment 360: How Batteries, Not Natural Gas, Can Power the Data Center Boom—Tech companies are turning to natural gas to help power the growing number of A.I. data centers in the U.S. Jigar Shah, a former Energy Department off...