Phil Willon

Los Angeles Times

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Governor Gavin Newsom announced another investigation this week that could set back the oil industry.

Gov. Newsom blocks new fracking, pending scientific review

Governor Gavin Newsom announced another investigation this week that could set back the oil industry.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox met today in what’s likely to be their only debate before the November election.

Highlights and analysis of the California gubernatorial debate

Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox met today in what’s likely to be their only debate before the November election.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The San Bernardino City Council met last night to talk about financial problems and bankruptcy was on the agenda, but nobody expected what actually happened.

Are California Cities on the Ropes?

The San Bernardino City Council met last night to talk about financial problems and bankruptcy was on the agenda, but nobody expected what actually happened.

from Which Way, L.A.?

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This year’s toxic algal bloom off the coast is the longest and deadliest ever seen in Southern California. Will sea lion and dolphin populations recover?

from KCRW Features

Weeks after the Eaton Fire in Altadena, injured wildlife is showing up around the disaster area. The singed animals include everything from birds to bobcats.

from KCRW Features

This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer , Indigenous ecologist and author of “The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance,” talks about the virtues of the ‘gift economy,” and explains…

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Nature, the great outdoors, and our interdependence.

from Life Examined

Caltrans is working to retrofit some of its highway underpasses to make it easier for wildlife to cross the road, benefiting biodiversity across the state.

from KCRW Features

Proposition 3 would enshrine the right for same-sex couples to marry in the California constitution. It would also repeal and replace language from 2008 that says otherwise.

from KCRW Features

Landfills and recycling centers in five California counties are on the list of potential fire debris disposal sites.

from KCRW Features

Congrats to Gusto Bread, Strong Water, Tobin Shea of Redbird, Daniel Castillo of Heritage Barbeque, and Jon Yao of Kato.

from Good Food

It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. How exactly the shortage happened?

from KCRW Features