Tony Briscoe
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Future demand for wood will undermine efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions
As global demand for wood products is projected to rise over the coming decades, the world is expected to log about 3 million square miles of forestland. → Read More
Criminal charges filed against Watts metal recycler and its owners
L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón has has filed more than two dozen criminal charges against a notorious scrap metal recycler in Watts. → Read More
Cooking with a gas stove may be as bad as breathing secondhand cigarette smoke, study finds
Pollution from cooking with a gas stove may be on par with breathing secondhand tobacco smoke, according to new research. → Read More
San Jose man drowns during Hawaiian honeymoon
A 49-year-old San Jose man drowned on his Hawaiian honeymoon. Meanwhile, someone stole his rental car. → Read More
CHP cars crash into each other, plunge through home's fence
Two California Highway Patrol cruisers in pursuit of a speeding motorcyclist Saturday afternoon collided with one another and crashed through a home's wrought-iron fence in La Puente. → Read More
In Boyle Heights, Sen. Alex Padilla urges Superfund status for Exide cleanup
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla met with residents who live near the former Exide battery plant and called for federal Superfund status. → Read More
Bay Area refinery fallout does not pose significant health risk, authorities say
Nearly six months after Martinez Refining Co. released hazardous materials, officials have announced reassuring soil test results. → Read More
California toxics agency to publish lead cleanup reports for homes surrounding Exide plant
Publication of the information marks a new level of transparency from state officials, who have been harshly criticized for their oversight of cleanup work. → Read More
FBI investigating hazardous fallout from Bay Area refinery
The FBI and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have opened a joint investigation into the release of hazardous materials from a Bay Area oil refinery. → Read More
California air regulators vote to ban toxic chrome plating by 2039
California air regulators have voted to phase out the use of a highly toxic metal that’s commonly used to restore classic cars and protect aviation parts. → Read More
State proposes $67 million to clean toxic parkways near former Exide battery plant
California's budget proposal commits $67 million to clean thousands of lead-contaminated parkways near the former Exide battery smelter. → Read More
1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting near Cal State Chico campus
A 17-year-old girl was killed and five others were wounded when gunfire broke out Saturday morning near the California State Chico campus, police said. → Read More
Coyote enters Woodland Hills home through dog door
A Woodland Hills pet owner got more than she bargained for early Friday morning when a coyote breezed through the dog door and unnerved her cat. → Read More
California air regulators approve landmark zero-emission rules for trucks and locomotives
In a marathon two-day hearing, the California Air Resources Board voted on new regulations designed to limit pollution from locomotives and cargo trucks. → Read More
13-year-old girl missing from Pico Rivera is found in Montebello
Annahi Tejeda walked out of her Pico Rivera home after an argument with her mother, authorities say. → Read More
Industrial chemical may be linked to Parkinson's disease
Researchers theorize that a widely used degreasing chemical -- found in the soil near some residential areas -- may be linked to Parkinson's disease. → Read More
Chicken-flavored ice cream? Baskin-Robbins adds a hint of waffle, and voila
Baskin-Robbins debuted a new flavor of the month: “Chick’n & Waffles,” a sweet-and-savory take on a popular brunch item. → Read More
Chicken-flavored ice cream? Baskin-Robbins adds a hint of waffle, and voila
If you thought Baskin-Robbins had concocted every ice cream flavor imaginable, the dessert chain has a new take on a Southern-fried classic. → Read More
State agency forfeited cleanup funds for lead-contaminated parkways in Los Angeles County
The funding loss has outraged residents and angered Assembly members who worked to obtain funding for the six-year effort. → Read More
Exide lead cleanup leaves fear and frustration in its wake
Numerous homes that underwent remediation have been left with lead concentrations in excess of state health standards, according to USC researchers. → Read More