Economic survey calls for more vertical gardens to improve urban air quality and mitigate heat
The Economic Survey 2025 said transforming urban facades into vibrant green landscapes improves thermal performance, ...
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The LA fires burned a lot of lithium-ion batteries. What does that say about a clean energy future?
Lithium–ion batteries have been making headlines since the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out a month ago. From concerns about evacuating in an electric vehicle, to the challenges of ...
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EPA Ruling on Air Quality Standards in Southeastern Wisconsin Misguided; Measure Hurts Existing Business, Limits Growth Potential
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Climate change and mismanagement are altering California’s livelihood
In early January 2025, just a week after New Year, furious 80 mph Santa Ana winds swept through SoCal. The winds are natural, ...
Trump reverses decades of civil rights progress with the stroke of a pen | Opinion
President Trump signed dozens of executive orders including to eliminate federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training and ...
Facing treacherous winds and dangerous drones, L.A. fire pilots describe daring air drops
Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most intense and complicated airborne firefights in U.S. history.
Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also unprepared for the age of urban wildfires.
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Los Angeles Firefighters Risk Cancer from Urban Smoke
It uses a fan to blow air over layers of HEPA filters ... smoke exposures when they are deployed to fight the state’s large wildland and wildland urban interface fires is one of Cal/OSHA ...