Emily Guerin
Former Correspondent, LAist Studios
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As California slips back into drought, the state is banning many obviously wasteful uses of water. But other conservation measures promise much bigger savings. So why is the state doing this? -
A new study finds volatile organic chemical emissions from many familiar household products have been underestimated in greater Los Angeles. -
"I think it’s important to have an owner who is invested in the city, both personally and professionally. You just have a different understanding of what’s going on." -
More than 70 schools across Southern California that are near freeways have air filters to take out dangerous diesel particulate matter. But more are needed. -
The Interior Department is considering reopening to other uses federal land that had been set aside for conservation under the Obama administration. -
Brown hopes to hit that ambitious goal by building half a million electric and hydrogen fueling stations and offering $1.6 billion on vehicle rebates. -
“You’re trying to measure ice crystals from an aircraft that’s flying through the clouds at a couple of hundred miles per hour,” he said. These observations could help secure Southern California's water supply. -
"It makes me sick to my stomach," one worker says of the mostly automated loading dock. Automation has helped lower diesel pollution by 85 percent‚ but at a high human cost. -
A week after the Department of Interior released its offshore drilling plan, governors of coastal states are asking Secretary Ryan Zinke to spare their coastline. Including Gov. Jerry Brown. -
Two people died in the largest wildfire state history. The mudslides have killed far more. How come? Experts say it's a combination of perceived threat and 'disaster burnout.'
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