How Well Will LA's New Water Rates Promote Conservation?
Over the last few months, L.A. water users and policymakers have publicly debated the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) new water rates. It...
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Angelenos: Water Bill Increases Are About More than Your Conservation
With the city still buzzing about the mysterious (although maybe not for long ), nefarious "wet prince of Bel Air " who uses nearly 12 million gallons of water...
Watts Community Celebrates its New, Greener Future
In August, the community of Watts in South Los Angeles commemorated the 50th anniversary of the historic 1965 Watts Uprising. NRDC and local partner...
Dear EPA: Polluters Should Pay for Water Contamination
Photo: Frederic Poirot Los Angeles has long suffered from water quality problems, and in urban areas, the problem gets much worse every time it rains or when...
Watts Happening Now: Reimagining Watts as we Commemorate its History
With the highly anticipated release of "Straight Outta Compton" this week, a lot of people have South Los Angeles on the brain. But beyond the cinematic...
More water-saving turf removal? Coming right up! But let's not forget our other water needs
(Photo: Los Angeles Times; savethedropla.org) As just about everybody knows by now, California is in the midst of an historic drought. As part of its water-...