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L.A. water use plunges a record 9% as unprecedented water restrictions bring savings

L.A. water use plunges a record 9% as unprecedented water restrictions bring savings

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 13, 2022water, Los Angeles, climate

Stop for a minute. These space images are worth your time.

Stop for a minute. These space images are worth your time.

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 12, 2022science, technology, art

Ada Limón Is Named the Next Poet Laureate

Ada Limón Is Named the Next Poet Laureate

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 12, 2022art, women, poetry

California enacts sweeping gun control laws, setting up a legal showdown

California enacts sweeping gun control laws, setting up a legal showdown

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 12, 2022policy, public safety, California

NASA unveils first images from James Webb Space Telescope

NASA unveils first images from James Webb Space Telescope

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 12, 2022technology, science, art

This wild ‘I voted’ sticker could boost turnout, N.Y. county says

This wild ‘I voted’ sticker could boost turnout, N.Y. county says

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 12, 2022voting, art, youth, civic engagement

New 6th Street Viaduct officially opens to the public

New 6th Street Viaduct officially opens to the public

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 10, 2022infrastructure, art, cities, Los Angeles

Dramatic new 6th Street Bridge opens, delivering a ‘love letter’ to Los Angeles

Dramatic new 6th Street Bridge opens, delivering a ‘love letter’ to Los Angeles

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 9, 2022art, infrastructure, cities, Los Angeles

Does Religious Freedom Protect a Right to an Abortion? One Rabbi’s Mission to Find Out

Does Religious Freedom Protect a Right to an Abortion? One Rabbi’s Mission to Find Out

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 8, 2022abortion, religion, policy, justice

Experts hope LGBTQ youth will call 988 — a new suicide lifeline number

Experts hope LGBTQ youth will call 988 — a new suicide lifeline number

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 6, 2022mental health, health, youth, gender

A Community Art Project Turns the Lens Back on Government Surveillance

A Community Art Project Turns the Lens Back on Government Surveillance

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 6, 2022art, community, government

How the Cuyahoga River Got Its Otters Back

How the Cuyahoga River Got Its Otters Back

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 6, 2022water, river, environment

Pope announces plans to expand women’s role in Vatican

Pope announces plans to expand women’s role in Vatican

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 6, 2022women, religion, equality

Justice Dept. sues Arizona over requiring proof of citizenship to vote

Justice Dept. sues Arizona over requiring proof of citizenship to vote

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 5, 2022voting, policy

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Cynthia HirschhornJune 30, 2022women, justice

Nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics approved by California lawmakers

Nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics approved by California lawmakers

Cynthia HirschhornJune 30, 2022environment, policy, California

Supreme Court restricts the EPA's authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions

Supreme Court restricts the EPA's authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions

Cynthia HirschhornJune 30, 2022environment, policy, climate, justice

Meet the Siblings Making Hydropower That Actually Protects Rivers and Fish

Meet the Siblings Making Hydropower That Actually Protects Rivers and Fish

Cynthia HirschhornJune 29, 2022environment, energy, climate

Kelsie Whitmore, playing in Atlantic League, has MLB dreams

Kelsie Whitmore, playing in Atlantic League, has MLB dreams

Cynthia HirschhornJune 29, 2022women, sports, gender

Let’s make a deal: What to know about the California budget

Let’s make a deal: What to know about the California budget

Cynthia HirschhornJune 27, 2022California, public finance, government