Tag: environment

A recent downpour series of storms have been plummeting through the state and specifically the southern region which have caused environmental damage to the landscapes in many cities across California. The University of La Verne was directly affected as three oak trees have toppled over on campus in the past few months.

The recent weather in California has helped improve the current state of the drought. California received a significant amount of snow during last month’s rainstorms. 

A law to protect the Western Joshua Tree, a native desert plant, and make it illegal to import, export, sell, or remove the species without a state authorization was first introduced on February 7th by California Governor Gavin Newsom. 

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency on April 27, and issued a one-day-a-week outdoor watering restriction for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties, which is home to about 6 million southern Californians effective June 1. 

The University of La Verne’s annual Robert and Mary Neher Global Sustainability Lecture highlighted how natural gas companies are preparing for the future.

With climate change becoming a much more pressing issue in our lives, it will soon destroy the historic sites of nature that the Earth’s rising temperatures have not already swallowed.