Health

Supervisors Vote to Create New Office of Environmental Justice and Climate Health

The Office of Environmental Justice and Climate Health will be staffed with employees from the Department of Public Health’s toxicology…

4 years ago

California Releases World’s First Plan to Achieve Net Zero Carbon Pollution

This news follows the latest greenhouse gas inventory, showing that 2020 had the steepest recorded drop in pollution in California…

4 years ago

Bivalent Booster Vaccination Rates Remain Low, County Shows Possible Signs of Winter Surge

Of the eight early alert signals that are consistently monitored to understand changes in COVID-19 transmission, three metrics are of…

4 years ago

Singapore, Long Beach, LA Ports to Establish Green, Digital Shipping Corridor

. The three ports and C40 Cities will work closely with other stakeholders in the maritime and energy value chains…

4 years ago

Shifts in COVID-19 Case Rates May Indicate Winter Surge; Public Health Recommends Updated Fall COVID-19 Booster Now

For the past month, Los Angeles County has been noting signals that the COVID-19 case rate may no longer be…

4 years ago

Gov. Newsom Calls for More Aggressive Action on Homelessness, Pauses Latest Round of State Funding

The Governor is calling all local jurisdictions together for a meeting in mid-November to coordinate on an approach that will…

4 years ago

Beach Water Use Advisory For All LA County Beaches In Effect Until Nov. 5

Individuals who enter the water in these areas could become ill.

4 years ago

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $53 Million for 132 Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects Across the Nation

The projects are focused on communities that are underserved, historically marginalized, and overburdened by pollution, supporting President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative.

4 years ago

L.A. County Supervisors Act to Curb Rising Respiratory Syncytial Virus Rates

The action comes on the heels of neighboring Orange County proclaiming a local emergency due to rapidly spreading RSV infections…

4 years ago

Long Beach Briefs: City Opens Environmental Education Center and New Website for First-Time Homebuyers

Residents who sign-up will also receive information regarding a series of orientation sessions that the Development Services Department will be…

4 years ago