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A boy stands near his home that was flooded due to rising sea levels.

A boy stands near his home that was flooded due to rising sea levels.

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Earth Focus

Solastalgia: Naming the Grief of Climate Change

Plastic trash on Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia.

Plastic trash on Berawa Beach, Bali, Indonesia.

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Exxon Doubles Down on 'Advanced Recycling' Claims That Yield Few Results

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Earth Focus

Slow Violence of the Supply Chain: A History of Logistics in Mira Loma

Local Stories

Where Is the Money for the Los Angeles Mayor’s Race Coming From?

Abortion rights supporters protest a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade at the Robert T. Matsui Courthouse in Sacramento on May 3, 2022.

Abortion rights supporters protest a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade at the Robert T. Matsui Courthouse in Sacramento on May 3, 2022.

California Democrats Lean Into Abortion Rights as 'Defining Issue'

Registered nurse Sue Dillon administers a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a clinic in Wilmington, California.

Registered nurse Sue Dillon administers a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a clinic in Wilmington, California.

Aumentan las muertes en un pueblo de puerto contaminado. COVID es solo parte de la historia.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown on Capitol Hill March 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown on Capitol Hill March 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.

'Devastating': Local, California Leaders React to Possible Overturning of Roe v. Wade

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photos from ann kaneko

Earth Focus

Warehouses Pave Over Historic Dairy Lands in Ontario and Chino

fontana 2013 aerial image of homes and warehouses

fontana 2013 aerial image of homes and warehouses

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When Residential Neighborhoods Are Rezoned for Warehouses

LA Uprising JoVRnalism

LA Uprising JoVRnalism

Revisiting the Photographs From the L.A. Uprising

Smoke rises as the Windy Fire continues to grow on September 26, 2021 near California Hot Springs, California.

Smoke rises as the Windy Fire continues to grow on September 26, 2021 near California Hot Springs, California.

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4 Poems About Wildfire, Climate Change and Loss

Smoke blankets an area where hundreds of thousands of trees have been killed by years of drought and beetles as the Windy Fire continues to grow on September 26, 2021 south of California Hot Springs, California.

Smoke blankets an area where hundreds of thousands of trees have been killed by years of drought and beetles as the Windy Fire continues to grow on September 26, 2021 south of California Hot Springs, California.

Earth Focus

On Poetry as a Place to 'Reckon With Catastrophe'

The Scattergood Generating Station in El Segundo is one of LADWP's four large natural gas plants. It is slated for retirement as part of the utility’s green transition.

The Scattergood Generating Station in El Segundo is one of LADWP's four large natural gas plants. It is slated for retirement as part of the utility’s green transition.

The Great Thirst: William Mulholland

How L.A.’s Energy Transition Could Shake up the Southwest

Youth climate activists participate in Youth Climate Strike LA outside City Hall on March 25, 2022. Students protested at youth climate strikes across the country, calling for government action on climate change.

Youth climate activists participate in Youth Climate Strike LA outside City Hall on March 25, 2022. Students protested at youth climate strikes across the country, calling for government action on climate change.

Earth Focus

Overwhelmed by Climate Change? Try Re-Framing Your Impact

Diesel trucks passing through Van Buren Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue in Mira Loma.

Diesel trucks passing through Van Buren Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue in Mira Loma.

Earth Focus

Inland Empire Once Again Ranks As Worst in Nation for Air Quality

Russia–Ukraine Crisis

News Wrap: White House says American unjustly held in Russia

News Wrap: White House says American unjustly held in Russia

PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: White House says American unjustly held in Russia

Russia bombards Mariupol amid more evidence of war crimes

Russia bombards Mariupol amid more evidence of war crimes