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When the earth shakes in South LA, the results can be toxic
Friday's earthquake underscored the deadly risks in a region defined by both natural disasters and the fossil fuel industry.
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Floods, power outages, no running water: Jails during Hurricane Ida
Louisiana plans extensively for hurricanes -- but not for protecting its 50,000 residents behind bars.
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California seeks to make its low-carbon living more affordable
Three new laws promise to make cities denser and fairer.
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Report: To close the park access gap, open up schoolyards
Opening up schoolyards to the public would give 20 million more Americans access to a park.
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One tiny chip is choking up America’s largest automotive factories
What it means for the transition to electric vehicles.
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Wildfire smoke claims more than 33,000 lives each year, new study finds
And that number doesn't even account for long-term exposure.
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Hurricane Ida shows how New Orleans is still trying to police its way out of disasters
The city elevated an “anti-looting” task force without mentioning how police would offer supportive services as the entire city lost power.
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Leaded gasoline is finally gone – but its toxic legacy lingers
"The lead is still there in the soil.”
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The evidence that the world has passed ‘peak car’
A look at how transportation could change without an addiction to automobiles.
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How reptiles in the city went from native species to urban legend
We have been inventing stories about reptiles in the city since long before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.