LA Mayor’s New Water Plan Makes Every Drop Count
LOS ANGELES, California, May 15, 2008 (ENS) – Water conservation and an unprecedented water recycling program are key to the 20 year, $1.5 billion water supply strategy introduced by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today. While dry seasons and the effects of climate change threaten Los Angeles’ future water supply, population growth is expected to [...]
Read More »Feds Give L.A. $213 Million to Cut Traffic Congestion
LOS ANGELES, California, April 25, 2008 (ENS) – A plan to cut highway traffic jams and provide better bus transit services is eligible for more than $213 million in federal congestion reduction grants, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters said today during a visit to this car-dependent city. The grant will allow local leaders to [...]
Read More »Los Angeles First With Private Sector Green Building Law
LOS ANGELES, California, April 23, 2008 (ENS) – In an effort to combat climate change in Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Tuesday signed the Private Sector Green Building Plan into law, setting the city on course to cut carbon emissions by an estimated 80,000 tons by 2012. Developed by the Mayor’s Office in partnership with [...]
Read More »Los Angeles Port Agrees to Monitor Greenhouse Gases
Trucks enter the gates of the Port of Los Angeles (Photo: Port of LA – Left) LOS ANGELES, California, December 17, 2007 (ENS) – The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on Thursday approved an agreement with the Port of Los Angeles to “identify and reduce” some of the greenhouse gases generated at the port at the [...]
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