Not since DDT was banned more than 50 years ago have independent scientists made a more compelling case for the urgent need ...
TORRANCE, Calif.— Following the recent discovery that up to 500,000 barrels of the banned pesticide DDT were dumped into the Pacific Ocean off Southern California, the Center for Biological Diversity ...
The hazardous materials that the long-defunct Montrose Chemical Corporation dumped off the Palos Verdes Peninsula went directly into the ocean rather than being contained in barrels as was ...
For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles. It was out of sight, out of mind — a not-so-secret secret that haunted the marine ...
First it was the eerie images of barrels leaking on the seafloor not far from Catalina Island. Then the shocking realization that the nation’s largest manufacturer of DDT had once used the ocean ...
Annie the peregrine falcon is UC Berkeley’s very own celebrity mom, with fans around the world — but 50 years ago, her ...
On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans – 10% of the U.S. population at the time – participated in teach-ins and rallies, ...
Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. How did it get started?
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Students, community members enjoy instructive, insightful conversation with environmental reporter Rosanna Xia By Barbara ...
Earth Day was established 54 years ago to recognize that industrial pollution was wreaking havoc on the planet. Our cars ...