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SoCal officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease — with promising results latimes.com/environment/st…

What's in the Chuckwalla National Monument? See for yourself with these tips desertsun.com/story/news/env… via @mydesert

Biden created Chuckwalla monument in California desert. A lawsuit aims to undo it. latimes.com/environment/st…

A federal law suit filed by a conservative think tank is seeking to undo Chuckwalla National Monument, which Biden designated shortly before leaving office. The monument spans 624,000 acres of rugged land in the California desert. latimes.com/environment/st…

Whodunnit?! Advocates don't believe a bear killed and partially ate a Downieville woman in her home, an autopsy says different. Great tale by jessica garrison and Lila Seidman latimes.com/california/sto…

A woman’s grisly death inflames debate over how California manages problem black bears jessica garrison Lila Seidman link.latimes.com/click/39890069…

A woman's grisly death inflames debate over how California manages black bears - Los Angeles Times. Great storytelling by ⁦jessica garrison⁩ and ⁦Lila Seidman⁩ !!! latimes.com/california/sto…

“The Legend of Ochi" offers a vision for coexisting with all creatures. Watching it, it’s easy to find links to issues facing Californians today, Lila Seidman writes: latimes.com/environment/st… Los Angeles Times

Pools inside the Altadena burn zone are becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes latimes.com/environment/st…

Pools inside the Altadena burn zone are becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes San Gabriel Valley vector officials have identified 1,475 swimming pools at risk of providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes in the Eaton fire burn area. By Lila Seidman latimes.com/environment/st…

Mosquitoes are growing in unmaintained pools in the Eaton fire burn zone, and officials say they don't have the money to control them for the entire season. It's sparking public health concerns in an area that's seen a spike in local dengue cases. latimes.com/environment/st…

ICYMI: A new A24 fantasy film helmed by a California native preaches reconciliation between man and beast. It hits home in a state beset by wildlife conflict. latimes.com/environment/st…

A scientist told me it's common for marmots to get up in the undercarriage of cars in Kings Canyon National Park and "catch a ride home with people." Not good but the idea of a fugitive marmot makes me happy.

Mosquitoes are breeding like crazy in abandoned pools and other stagnant water resulting from the LA fires & there isn't enough $ to deal with the problem.

They're talking dengue fever, West Nile virus, Zika, etc. Until recent years we hardly ever saw mosquitoes in LA. latimes.com/environment/st…

Hi! from the High Sierra

New research shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to alarmingly rapid declines — a volume of water comparable to an entire Lake Mead since 2003 latimes.com/environment/st…

Three more wolf packs confirmed in California as ranchers call for relief latimes.com/environment/st…

There are three new wolf packs roaming California. It's wonderful news for conservationists who want to see the endangered canids thrive, but the revelation also arrives as ranchers are increasingly agitating for measures to control the animals. bit.ly/43DZxt3

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