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Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Environment

Car emissions may fuel desert forest fires

January 26, 2012, 12:05 AM
Nitrogen emissions from car exhaust and industrial sources might be increasing forest fires across the California desert by fueling the spread of invasive grasses, according to a new report by the Ecological Society of America. Agricultural nitrogen is also causing groundwater contamination in the... + read more
Daily Report: Environment

Report: State struggling to reduce vehicle emissions

February 17, 2011, 12:05 AM
California faces significant obstacles in complying with a 2008 state law aimed at reducing passenger vehicle usage, according to a report by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California. The report points to unrealized rail transit investments and resistance to pricing tools like... + read more
Port of Los Angeles
Daily Report: Environment

Bill would allow stricter trucking regulations for ports

August 2, 2010, 12:05 AM
“Unsustainable” is how officials at the Port of Los Angeles describe their Clean Truck Program. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and 57 congressional co-sponsors want to fix that with a new bill. On Thursday, Nadler introduced the "Clean Ports Act of 2010" that would... + read more
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