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California Is About to Test Its First Solar Canals

California Is About to Test Its First Solar Canals

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 25, 2022environment, California

L.A. must add more than 250,000 homes to zoning plan by October, state rules

L.A. must add more than 250,000 homes to zoning plan by October, state rules

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 24, 2022housing, Los Angeles

Climate Scientists Warn of a ‘Global Wildfire Crisis’

Climate Scientists Warn of a ‘Global Wildfire Crisis’

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 23, 2022environment, climate

California officials approve plan to crack down on microplastics polluting the ocean

California officials approve plan to crack down on microplastics polluting the ocean

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 23, 2022environment, water, policy, California

Supt. Alberto Carvalho won high marks in Miami, but can he move L.A. Unified forward?

Supt. Alberto Carvalho won high marks in Miami, but can he move L.A. Unified forward?

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 15, 2022education, Los Angeles

How Bad Is the Western Drought? Worst in 12 Centuries, Study Finds.

How Bad Is the Western Drought? Worst in 12 Centuries, Study Finds.

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 14, 2022water, climate, environment, science

Western megadrought is worst in 1,200 years, intensified by climate change, study finds

Western megadrought is worst in 1,200 years, intensified by climate change, study finds

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 14, 2022environment, climate

The January jobs report wasn’t great for women. What could the rest of 2022 look like?

The January jobs report wasn’t great for women. What could the rest of 2022 look like?

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 8, 2022women, economics

Want to Invigorate Community Engagement? Break out the Building Blocks.

Want to Invigorate Community Engagement? Break out the Building Blocks.

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 7, 2022community, urban planning

A Venice Biennale Informed by the Pandemic Will Spotlight Women

A Venice Biennale Informed by the Pandemic Will Spotlight Women

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 2, 2022women, public health, art, artists

For Some Afghan Refugees, Sewing Machines Provide Needed Sense of Normalcy

For Some Afghan Refugees, Sewing Machines Provide Needed Sense of Normalcy

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 2, 2022global, women

‘The mother lode’: Cities and counties across America clamor for slice of new infrastructure funds

‘The mother lode’: Cities and counties across America clamor for slice of new infrastructure funds

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 1, 2022infrastructure, cities

Some fear the L.A. River could dry up as cities look to recycle more wastewater

Some fear the L.A. River could dry up as cities look to recycle more wastewater

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 1, 2022environment, cities, Los Angeles, climate

The moral calculations of a billionaire

The moral calculations of a billionaire

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 31, 2022philanthropy, economics

Death Doulas Used to Be Rare. The COVID-19 Pandemic Changed That

Death Doulas Used to Be Rare. The COVID-19 Pandemic Changed That

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 31, 2022public health

Los Angeles Is Building a Future Where Water Won’t Run Out

Los Angeles Is Building a Future Where Water Won’t Run Out

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 31, 2022water, environment, Los Angeles

Documenting Los Angeles’s Unlikely Urban Fishermen

Documenting Los Angeles’s Unlikely Urban Fishermen

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 31, 2022Los Angeles

First female director appointed for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

First female director appointed for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 30, 2022women

Stuck without housing, Afghan evacuees languish inside D.C.-area hotel rooms

Stuck without housing, Afghan evacuees languish inside D.C.-area hotel rooms

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 29, 2022housing, activism

Infrastructure programs on hold until Congress passes budget to fund them

Infrastructure programs on hold until Congress passes budget to fund them

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 29, 2022infrastructure, government, politics, policy