Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount appears to be increasing...
Drought Mitigation: Should We Be Farming in the Desert?
Irrigated farmland in the desert of the Imperial Valley. (Photo credit: Steve Proehl, Getty Images) Throughout the Colorado River Basin,...
Growing Food Instead of Grass Lawns in California Front Yards
Photo: Morgan Boone, a volunteer with Crop Swap LA, harvested lettuce at the La Salle microfarm in the View Park...
LAist: New study raises questions about heavy metals in fire retardants
Over the past decade, about 67 million gallons of fire retardant have been dropped on wildfires across California, according to...
Every last drop: Zero-waste water builds water resilience
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reusing wastewater could be the solution to Europe’s growing water scarcity problem. The 34 dairy cows chewing the...