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The review found no adverse effects on the environment from implementing the plastic bag ban as proposed.
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Plans to build an interpretive center in the protected wetlands has gotten conservationists worried.
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A meeting between conservation groups and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday turned out well, according to Kris Ohlenkamp, Conservation Chair of the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society
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Residents of Elysian Valley live along the L.A. River's natural habitat -- while being exposed to the heavy pollution emanating from Metrolink's maintenance facility.
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The soon-to-be completed plan for the Malibu Lagoon is an admirable example of how mankind can tread lightly on nature, even while nature is allowed to flourish.
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Communities surrounding the Glendale Narrows section of the L.A. River -- including Atwater Village, Elysian Valley, Lincoln Heights, Cypress Park and Glassell Park -- may become part of a "Riverfront District."
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If all goes to plan, Glendale Narrows will be the site of frolicking and river rambling this summer.
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In a world where cars remain the prevalent means of getting around, why can't the transportation underdogs get along?
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On the question of "Does the flow of water out of a concrete channel within a river rank as a 'discharge of a pollutant'?" The Supreme Court says "no."
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How could this have happened? What do they really want? How can we prevent this from ever happening again?
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Fallen trees and charred leaves were littered on either side of the newly carved dirt roads left by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Two grants recently awarded to Community Conservation Solutions (CCS) is set to close one such gap between Coldwater Canyon and Whitsett Avenue in Studio City.
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A 1909 illustration reveals grand plans for the L.A. River.
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Would you pay over 1,000 times more for something you could get for free? That's exactly what happens approximately 85 million times every day with bottled water.
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What used to be a seedy, insecure lot has now been transformed into a half-mile of recreational area on the north bank of the Los Angeles river.
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New bridge will connect Griffith Park and Atwater Village with pedestrian, equestrian, and bike paths.
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Homeowners could save up to 50,000 gallons a year with a greywater system.
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Each time it rains in L.A., a toxic soup of pollutants routinely make its way from the city's roadways and rooftops down to our waterways and oceans. A new measure may offer a partial solution.
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A series of improvements are planned at the watershed near the JPL in the hills of Pasadena.
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Can a historic bridge over the L.A. River become home to a streetside café and a marketplace?
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