Rosanna Xia is an environment reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. Her reporting connects science and policy and has led to new laws and regulations. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for an explanatory piece on sea level rise, and her coverage of a toxic dumpsite in the deep ocean has been featured in the “Best American Science and Nature Writing” anthology.
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En su “boletín de calificaciones de playas” anual, Heal the Bay calificó cientos de playas de California y clasificó las ocho más sucias del estado.
In a detailed plan made public for the first time, Los Angeles County officials have spelled out how the Bruce’s Beach transfer will occur.
In its annual ‘beach report card,’ Heal the Bay graded hundreds of beaches in California and ranked the eight dirtiest beaches in the state.
In a new book on DDT, a science historian at UC Berkeley reexamines the rise, fall and toxic return of this infamous pesticide.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was arrested late Saturday in Napa County and charged with driving under the influence.
Police have arrested a third suspect in connection to a deadly shootout that killed six and wounded 12 in downtown Sacramento.
Los científicos y toxicólogos de salud ambiental han identificado más de 40 compuestos relacionados con el DDT que se acumulan en los cóndores de California.
DDT was banned 50 years ago, but its toxic legacy continues to affect the California marine ecosystem and threaten various animal species.
Environmental health scientists and toxicologists have identified more than 40 DDT-related compounds accumulating in California condors.
Shasta Lake is at less than half of normal levels. Lake Oroville, the largest reservoir in the State Water Project, is at 55% of total capacity.