Photo via EmpowerLA.org Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles announced his Green New Deal in April 2019, which aims to create an inclusive green economy by 2050. This Sustainable City pLAn includes an accelerated ten-year timeline of aggressive action targets focused on electrifying the city,
LADWP Plans to Increase Groundwater Pumping in Owens Valley 2020-2021 By Jourdan Arnaud San Fernando Valley, Calif. — A light mist sprays when the wind kicks up creating a cool, wet breeze off the L.A. Aqueduct Cascades. White water flows down the open aqueduct which
Photo credit Julia Simon for NPR (www.juliaradio.com) The second week of March marked a turning point in America. California issued the first mandatory shelter-in-place order, non-perishable food items flew off grocery store shelves, and people across the country started working from home due to the
Soapwalla’s citrus deodorant cream, a best seller from the skincare brand. (The packaging as been updated since this photo) BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Rachel Winard is the founder of the small-batch skincare brand Soapwalla, based in Brooklyn. Walla means “master” in Hindi, and the name stuck after a
https://youtu.be/t7AihSSbmB4 Amy Hammes is fighting to decrease the average American’s 102-ton lifetime waste legacy. Hammes is a recycling specialist for the Burbank Recycle Center who educates residents and businesses in Burbank, Calif. on sustainable lifestyle habits. She runs the Waste Warriors program, which helps increase
Lois Arkin takes visitors of the L.A. Eco-Village around the community garden. (Photo by Jourdan Arnaud) Lois Arkin aspires to be buried in the verdant courtyard at the Los Angeles Eco-Village, where she has lived for the past 40 years. At 83 years old, Arkin
A group of 25 volunteers, mostly women, met at the Burbank Recycling Center for a bi-monthly Waste Warriors training class. Amy Hammes, a recycling specialist, is one of the two leaders who runs this community program in Burbank, Calif. The Waste Warriors, formerly known as
Lara Morrison sits in her 425 square-foot apartment at the Los Angeles Eco-Village on February 22, 2020. Photo by Jourdan Arnaud Living in a big city in the United States isn’t cheap. In Los Angeles, the average monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $2,308,
