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+ LA Times Environment: Edison told the government that Calderon was an 'executive.' Now it claims she wasn't. —Edison says Assemblywoman Calderon wasn't an executive when she worked for the utility — but that's exactly how the company identified her in federal ...
+ LA Times Environment: After the Eaton fire, Altadena dirt was sent to Tujunga. Then came the backlash—Tujunga residents are outraged over a hauling operation in their neighborhood. L.A. County officials contend the soil is safe and say more storm debri...
+ LA Times Environment: A rare glimpse inside the mountain tunnel that carries water to Southern California—In the 1930s, workers bored a 13-mile tunnel beneath Mt. San Jacinto. Here's a look inside the engineering feat that carries Colorado River water to S...
+ LA Times Environment: Mudslide shuts down Pacific Coast Highway section as rain expected in L.A. through Sunday—Los Angeles has received much less rain than it does in an average year — and Saturday's storm will not be nearly enough to make up the difference.
+ LA Times Environment: This California town has a breathtaking waterfall — and no legal way for the public to get there —Just outside Dunsmuir, Mossbrae Falls cascades down mossy cliffs in ethereal curtains of mist, a natural wonder that should be a major tourist draw. B...
+ LA Times Environment: California reports sharp rise in valley fever cases for first three months of 2025—Weather patterns, construction activity and wildfires can all play a role in outbreaks of valley fever, caused by inhaling a fungus.
+ LA Times Environment: Our friendly neighborhood fence lizard: Why Californians love this reptile—According to one app for nature observers, it's the most commonly seen creature in California: the western fence lizard. Why? The answer reflects how ...
+ LA Times Environment: April showers in Southern California? Here's the latest forecast—A cool, wet weather pattern will probably bring some April showers to Southern California. Areas of Los Angeles could see up to a half-inch of rain Sa...
+ LA Times Environment: Fight intensifies over bill by former Edison executive to gut rooftop solar credits—A bill by Assemblywoman Calderon, a former Edison executive, to slash compensation for homeowners with rooftop solar panels drew protests Wednesday at...
+ LA Times Environment: Los Angeles remains nation's smoggiest city for 25th time in 26 years, despite progress—An annual report from the American Lung Assn. showed that Los Angeles has improved its air quality but still deserves its reputation for unhealthy air...
+ LA Times Environment: EPA chief urges Mexico to help deliver '100% solution' to clean up polluted Tijuana River—EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visited the polluted Tijuana River on the U.S.-Mexico border, calling for a '100% solution' to clean up raw sewage that h...
+ LA Times Environment: Interior secretary gives DOGE member with oil-industry ties power to remake department—Tyler Hassen, a member of Elon Musk's DOGE team with ties to the oil industry, was recently named assistant secretary in the Department of Interior, w...
+ LA Times Environment: Commentary: Pope Francis was a climate hero. Trump's reign gives his words extra meaning—The late pope's climate change encyclical, 'Laudato Si,' is more relevant than ever.
+ LA Times Environment: Steelhead trout rescued from Palisades fire spawn in their new Santa Barbara County home—After a stressful journey out of the burn zone in Malibu, the endangered trout have spawned in their adopted stream in Santa Barbara County.
+ LA Times Environment: We used to agree on Earth Day. Political division has changed environmental priorities—The Trump administration is rolling back landmark environmental legislation that dates back to the Nixon era, including key protections for clean air ...
+ LA Times Environment: Sea lions, dolphins, now a whale: Ocean giant is latest victim of SoCal's toxic algal bloom—A minke whale that was swimming in Long Beach Harbor earlier this month died from domoic acid poisoning, according to officials.
+ LA Times Environment: Beautiful, deadly: Wolves stalk rural California —California wolves are on the comeback. And no matter how hard wildlife officials try to direct them toward their natural prey, the wolves seem to find...
+ Nature: Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01312-8Sethuraman Panchanathan abruptly leaves helm of US funding agency after Elon Mu...
+ Nature: Microbial molecule of ageing gut nudges blood stem cells towards cancer—Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01137-5The risk of developing blood cancer increases with age. The finding that a mole...
+ Nature: COVID vaccine works faster with both doses in the same arm—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01326-2Quick immune responses could be key to establishing herd immunity in future pan...
+ Nature: Publisher Correction: irCLIP-RNP and Re-CLIP reveal patterns of dynamic protein assemblies on RNA—Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09055-2Publisher Correction: irCLIP-RNP and Re-CLIP reveal patterns of dynamic protein...
+ Nature: Audio long read: Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01310-wWhile researchers agree that adolescents are struggling with mental health, the...
+ Nature: My ‘woke DEI’ grant has been flagged for scrutiny. Where do I go from here?—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01218-5My work in making artificial intelligence fair has been noticed by US officials...
+ Nature: Will US science survive Trump 2.0?—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01295-6President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, ter...
+ Nature: A forensic investigator of glacier change—Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01300-yJemma Wadham analyses the ever-changing glaciers of the Arctic.
+ Nature: My fight to unlock cannabis and psychedelic drugs for use in medical research—Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01298-3Physician Sue Sisley battles to study cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms for pai...
+ Nature: This is not the new colour that scientists have created—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01319-1Firing tiny doses of laser light into people’s eyes allowed them to perceive a ...
+ Nature: ‘Tatooine’-like planet orbits two stars ― but at a weird angle—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01272-zLike the Star Wars planet, a distant world follows a path around two stars, bot...
+ Nature: Huge reproducibility project fails to validate dozens of biomedical studies—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01266-xUnique reproducibility effort in Brazil focuses on common methods rather than a...
+ Nature: Daily briefing: Fibromyalgia eases after doses of gut microbes—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01332-4A small trial hints that gut microbes might help treat the symptoms of fibromya...
+ Nature: Cell classification should be based on more than just DNA—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01329-zCell classification should be based on more than just DNA
+ Nature: The use of AI in peer review could undermine science—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01327-1The use of AI in peer review could undermine science
+ Nature: Preserve access to crucial climate data—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01328-0Preserve access to crucial climate data
+ Nature: Debris from rockets is polluting the Caribbean—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01330-6Debris from rockets is polluting the Caribbean
+ Nature: The do’s and don’ts of scientific image editing—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01299-2Acceptable image-editing practices are partly a matter of common sense. But res...
+ Nature: Daily briefing: Bite marks on bones hint that Romans really did fight lions—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01345-zMarks on a pelvic bone excavated from a gladiator graveyard are the first physi...
+ Nature: Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand—Nature, Published online: 24 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01297-4Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and th...
+ Yale Environment 360: Brazilian Judge Orders Seizure of Illegally Cleared Lands—A justice on the Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered officials to seize private lands where forests have been illegally razed. Read more on E360 →