Tag: California
What are PFAS, and why is the EPA warning about them...
Kathryn Crawford, Middlebury
“PFAS? What’s PFAS?”
You may be hearing that term in the news as...
Redwood trees have two types of leaves, scientists find – a...
Alana Chin, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Coast redwoods are amazing trees that scientists have studied for generations....
Los Angeles’ long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing...
Jill Johnston, University of Southern California and Bhavna Shamasunder, Occidental College
Los Angeles had oil wells pumping in its...
What causes a tsunami? An ocean scientist explains the physics of...
Sally Warner, Brandeis University
On Jan. 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga erupted, sending a tsunami...
Why building more homes won’t solve the affordable housing problem for...
Alex Schwartz, The New School and Kirk McClure, University of Kansas
Even before 2020, the U.S. faced an acute...
Evacuations ordered as a powerful storm heads for California’s wildfire burn...
Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine
Officials issued evacuation orders for people living downhill from several of California’s wildfire...
Five years after largest marine heatwave on record hit northern California...
Erica Nielsen, University of California, Davis and Sam Walkes, University of California, Davis
Land–based heatwaves have a less obvious...
California’s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil...
Charles Lester, University of California Santa Barbara
An oil spill first reported on Oct. 2, 2021, has released thousands...
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For women even a small co-pay for contraception can be a...
Vanessa K Dalton, University of Michigan and Lauren MacAfee, University of Michigan
On May 11 the Obama administration released updated guidance on insurance coverage of...
