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Following in the footsteps of former Sen. Harry Reid, Cortez Masto’s work on environmental issues suggests she might pursue a middle path, backing less-partisan climate policies while supporting bolder federal policies.

Places like Taylor Yard give us a window to explore ways to balance the city's critical needs for green space, livable space and climate change strategies.

In the latest chapter of a 40-year battle over who gets access to the California coast, the tides could be turning in favor of the public; but not without a fight from private landowners.

In the hands of artists and L.A. River advocates the role of invasive river weed, arundo donax, is questioned.

A legal fight at Hollister Ranch could have lasting implications on the future of public access to the California coast.

While Hollister is less developed than other places, calling this part of the coast “undeveloped” or “untarnished” or “pristine” fails to recognize its complex history of ownership and use.

A timeline exploring the history of the human presence at Hollister Ranch, plus the changing and contested claims to that land. 

For more than 40 years, state agencies and landowners have been battling over development permits and fees to limit the public's right to access the coast at Hollister Ranch.

From paying healthcare surcharges on bills, to advocating for higher minimum wages, diners may tip the scales in favor of sustainable restaurant labor. 

There’s a big difference between a species being present and a species being abundant. “Bioabundance” refers not to the number of species in an area but, to the number of individual creatures present.