Port traffic from Long Beach and Los Angeles are major contributors to air pollution in southern California. Areas along train and truck routes have some of the worse air quality in the country. Agencies like the Air Quality Management District are trying to control emissions for mobile sources. However, new technology may be help improve some of the air problems caused by trains. A major company unveiled some of the things it's doing to reduce the pollution it inadvertently creates.
California's largest lake is on the verge of becoming a major environmental disaster. The Salton Sea in Imperial and Riverside counties will soon lose major sources of water. The state government has mandated major work to head off the ecological disaster from a shrinking sea. The Department of Water Resources has presented ten potential plans for public review. No matter which plan is chosen, the sea is due for a major physical transformation.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came into office promising to be more aggressive with environmentally friendly policies. Recently he mandated that 20 percent of the city's power must come from 'green' sources of energy by 2012. Even environmentalists agree that it's an ambitious goal. However, the city council pushed through an agreement with a private power contractor that will increase its sources of cleaner energy, like hydroelectric and solar power.
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Shifting sea
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