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The Inflation Reduction Act Is About to Jumpstart U.S. Climate Policy and Change the World

The Inflation Reduction Act Is About to Jumpstart U.S. Climate Policy and Change the World

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 8, 2022policy, climate, politics, government

How Cities Are Using Digital Twins Like a SimCity for Policymakers

How Cities Are Using Digital Twins Like a SimCity for Policymakers

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 5, 2022technology, architecture, design, urban design, urban planning, policy

Think Your Street Needs a Redesign? Ask an AI

Think Your Street Needs a Redesign? Ask an AI

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 30, 2022technology, infrastructure, urban planning

L.A. school lunches go healthy with mango smoothies, ramen, berries. Will students bite?

L.A. school lunches go healthy with mango smoothies, ramen, berries. Will students bite?

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 30, 2022Los Angeles, health

Federal office focused on climate change and health has zero funding

Federal office focused on climate change and health has zero funding

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 30, 2022government, climate, public health

Americans dismayed at end of Roe are less certain they will vote, poll finds

Americans dismayed at end of Roe are less certain they will vote, poll finds

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 30, 2022abortion, U.S.A., government

Seaweed helps Maine lobstermen ride the storm of climate change

Seaweed helps Maine lobstermen ride the storm of climate change

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 25, 2022climate, biodiversity, innovation, civic engagement, economics

A new generation of scientists gets ready to commandeer the James Webb Space Telescope

A new generation of scientists gets ready to commandeer the James Webb Space Telescope

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 25, 2022science, technology, youth

Homeless people wait as Los Angeles lets thousands of federal housing vouchers go unused

Homeless people wait as Los Angeles lets thousands of federal housing vouchers go unused

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 25, 2022housing, Los Angeles, policy, government

Latinos favored Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral primary. But they may not swing his way in November

Latinos favored Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral primary. But they may not swing his way in November

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 24, 2022Los Angeles, politics, voting, race

Los Angeles may be the first city in California to put recycled water directly in your tap

Los Angeles may be the first city in California to put recycled water directly in your tap

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 22, 2022water, Los Angeles, California, technology, public health, urban planning, environment

Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?

Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 21, 2022government, finance, policy, economics

Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered

Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 21, 2022biodiversity, climate, environment

After ’92 riots, L.A. bought land in Watts and promised jobs. Now, it’s weeds and shanties

After ’92 riots, L.A. bought land in Watts and promised jobs. Now, it’s weeds and shanties

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 19, 2022Los Angeles, housing, development

They sounded alarms about a coming Colorado River crisis. But warnings went unheeded

They sounded alarms about a coming Colorado River crisis. But warnings went unheeded

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 15, 2022river, water, climate

The world’s longest-lived trees couldn’t survive climate change

The world’s longest-lived trees couldn’t survive climate change

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 14, 2022climate

There's a New Number to Call for Mental-Health Crises: 988

There's a New Number to Call for Mental-Health Crises: 988

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 13, 2022mental health, accessibility, communication

A Preview of a Historic California State Budget

A Preview of a Historic California State Budget

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 13, 2022California, public finance, equity, Los Angeles, economics

What These Dazzling James Webb Telescope Images Mean for Space

What These Dazzling James Webb Telescope Images Mean for Space

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 13, 2022science, technology, art