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Revitalizing the River: A Photo Essay
By Karla Robinson The Los Angeles River is notorious for its movie appearances. It is vilified for its cement encasing. It is hailed as a water source, and criticized for pollution. The L.A. River disliked by many, enjoyed by few … Continue reading
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Tagged Army Corps, community, development, Engineers, environment, LA River, LA River Expeditions, projects, revitalization
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Bye trash, hello gas: The Puente Hills Landfill is still active
By Karla Robinson Driving along the CA 60 just 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, a large grassy hill full of trees comes into view. Most drivers wouldn’t look twice. But what seems to be a pleasant park is … Continue reading
Drought in L.A.? Not by the looks of it
By Karla Robinson While the East Coast battled through the polar vortex, farms and reservoirs dried up in California. But you wouldn’t know the state was in the midst of a major drought by walking around Los Angeles. Every morning, water from sprinklers runs down … Continue reading
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Tagged California, conservation, drought, farms, polar, sidewalks, sprinklers, vortex, water, watering
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University Park oil firm’s clean-up still under wraps
By Karla Robinson Three hundred and forty complaints of noxious fumes. Sixty-four site inspections. Sixteen notices of violations. Since 2010, the AllenCo Energy, Inc. oil firm, located in Los Angeles just north of the University of Southern California, has received … Continue reading
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Tagged AllenCo, cleanup, Energy, environment, firm, fumes, oil, Park, toxic, University
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