The EPA granted California permission to require small engines (which generally have dirtier emissions than their larger cousins) to have catalytic converters that cut smog by 40%. The law goes into effect January 1st. Every little bit helps.
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Trash Dump at Joshua Tree?
Eagle Mountain is a well-preserved, fairly recently operating ghost town. It’s privately held land just southeast of Joshua Tree National Park, surrounded on three sides by federal property. It was once a mining town. Then, when that got unprofitable, it became a prison site. Now that’s gone, so the owners are trying to turn it… Read more »
Yosemite: Art of an American Icon
I made the mistake of reading and believing in the National Weather Service’s reports for southern California last night. Rain was already falling in Los Angeles late Saturday night, and the reports said it would continue into Sunday afternoon, with 1-3 inches of snow in the upper elevations of the San Gabriels. So I unset… Read more »