Environment
Golden eagle deaths prompt monitoring, worry, at Pine Tree
Listen:Feb. 18, 2012 | By Molly Peterson | KPCC | 6 comments
Federal wildlife managers say they’re still investigating the cause of death for two golden eagles found at the Pine Tree Wind Farm near Mojave.
LA takes the state to court over dust clouds
Listen:Feb. 17, 2012 | By Molly Peterson | KPCC | 2 comments
A long-term battle about controlling swirling dust clouds at the Owens Dry Lake has escalated and Los Angeles is taking the state of California to court.
Riverside County votes to block contested mine near Temecula
Listen:Feb. 17, 2012 | By Steven Cuevas | KPCC | 0 comments
Riverside County supervisors voted 3-to-2 to reject a controversial rock quarry project near the city of Temecula.
California Rep. Capps loses offshore drilling fight
Listen:Feb. 15, 2012 | By Kitty Felde | KPCC | 0 comments
House Republican leaders have put off a vote on a controversial transportation bill. One congresswoman lost the fight to keep new drilling off the California coast.
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Hollywood stars to shine at “the only green pre-Oscar party in town” Feb. 22, 2012 | By Scott SterlingEnvironmentally minded celebrities like Rosario Dawson, Orlando Bloom and Adrian Grenier will stroll the green carpet (natch) in front of the Avalon Hollywood tonight to ... [more]
