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‘Set up for failure’: Long Beach won’t meet state deadline to divert organic waste, trash fees could double
In the next few years, trash fees in Long Beach are expected to double as the City works…
Aquarium of the Pacific joins effort to rescue hundreds of baby birds in danger of drowning
A rescue effort to save some baby birds from drowning in Long Beach Harbor continued today, with around…
Long Beach launches pilot program to collect food scraps from local businesses, inches towards climate goals
Yesterday, Long Beach announced a pilot program that will divert food scraps from 115 local businesses and send…
LBCC horticulture student sells milkweed to alleviate declining monarch butterfly population
Decades ago, visitors to the El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach would have been able to see…
Riverpark Coalition celebrates planned restoration of four acres in Dominguez Gap Wetlands
The smell of burning sage wafted across four acres of soon-to-be-restored land in the Dominguez Gap Wetlands on…
Long Beach will reevaluate tree-trimming policy to protect nesting birds
Long Beach will reevaluate its tree-trimming policy to protect urban wildlife and nesting birds after a unanimous vote…
Toxic DDT waste found in waters off Catalina Island, LB will call on federal bodies to prevent further harm
Last fall, a Los Angeles Times investigation found that tens of thousands of barrels of DDT, a now-banned…
Is hydrogen the future of green energy? SoCalGas backs testing of hydrogen fuel cell technology for marine vessels
Southern California Gas Co. announced today it will provide $200,000 in funding for a project aimed at developing…
Energy Observer, first round-the-world hydrogen-powered vessel, docks at Rainbow Harbor for first-ever US stopover
The Energy Observer, the first round-the-world hydrogen-powered vessel, docked at Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor for its first-ever stopover…
First round-the-world hydrogen-powered sea vessel will arrive in Long Beach on Friday
Energy Observer, the first round-the-world hydrogen-powered sea vessel, is scheduled to arrive in Long Beach Friday to highlight…