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Los Angeles again ranks as most ozone-polluted region in the nation
The Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area again ranked as the most ozone-polluted region in the nation, joining six…
Are electric vehicles worth it? A new Clean Fuel Reward Program might help
One of the first things you might think of to reduce air pollution is switching from a gas-powered…
#LitterFreeLB challenges residents to clean litter while supporting local businesses
Long Beach Green Businesses are offering special deals to people who clean up trash and tag them in…
“A safe, equitable, inclusive space to learn outside:” Westside Long Beach Boys and Girls Club revamps garden programming thanks to Ground Education partnership
The Westside Boys and Girls Club is partnering with Ground Education to provide gardening programming for youth in…
Want to get your hands on some organic seedlings? Long Beach Organic to host ‘Go Plant Me!’ fundraiser
Orange sun bell peppers, heirloom tomatoes, Detroit red beets, salad greens— when it comes to organic seedlings, Long…
Signal Hill to start recycling organic waste by Jan. 1, 2022, possibly for higher fee
Signal Hill has to figure out how to collect and recycle all the city’s organic waste – and…
Signal Hill City Council approves View Park construction
Nearly 2-acre park, on Cherry Avenue one block south of Mother’s Market, scheduled to open in spring 2022.…
These residents are reducing organic waste one compost pile at a time
At 9 a.m. on Fridays, Mark Haprov and a team of volunteers pull on their gloves, walk across…
Lawsuit filed over ships in LB/LA ports striking whales
The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit Thursday, Jan. 14 accusing the…
City of Long Beach public beaches reopen two weeks after sewage spill
City Health Officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, has lifted the closure order on open coastal beaches after consecutive lab…