Category Archives: Environmental

Lawns May Be Replaced through Rebate Program

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

BY REECE PASCOE If a resident is thinking about redoing one lawn, because of drought restrictions,  take a look at the Turf Replacement Program, offered by the LADWP. It is one of the many water-saving, energy-savings programs offered by this … Continue reading →

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Addressing Energy Consumption at the Park: LED Lights Needed

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

  Several trees tumbled down near the tennis courts in the park during the high winds in November 2021. The unintended consequence was lights from the tennis courts illuminated adjacent residential homes on Alma Real. Neighbors came to a Park … Continue reading →

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Drought, Water Tied to California’s History

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

By REECE PASCOE With the first major rainfall of the year in Southern California, usually in the winter, everyone goes a little crazy. Car crashes litter the freeways, youth sports games are canceled, and everyone rushes to get home, finally … Continue reading →

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PaliHi Climate Summit Day Resulted in School-wide Interaction

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News Senior Camran Mahmoodi leaned forward to share details of a climate change lesson in his Improv class at Palisades Charter High School. “I wasn’t expecting it,” he said. “It was funny and … Continue reading →

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Garden Club Meeting Includes Speaker/Door Prize Drawings

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will meet via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 6, with a presentation on summer vegetables and pest management by guest speaker Christy Wilhelmi. Guests are welcomed and could win one of Wilhemi’s books. … Continue reading →

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Water Restrictions to Go into Effect: Politicians Need to Act

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

“We heard of some water changes in the LA Times some weeks ago, but nothing from DWP as of yet,” a reader wrote Circling the News on May 20. “Are there some new water rules?” Starting June 1, L.A. Mayor … Continue reading →

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County Supervisor Candidates Spar in CD3 Forum

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

By ANGELA MCGREGORA A fast-paced forum to find Sheila Kuehl’s replacement for L.A. County Supervisor was held live (and live  streamed) in Venice, on Thursday, May 19. Hosted by The Westside Current, Circling the News, the Santa Monica Daily Press … Continue reading →

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Gardening without Gas-Powered Blowers

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will host its monthly meeting tomorrow, May 2, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The speaker will be Sheda Morshed of Resilient Palisades, a nonprofit based in town that works with issues that affect the environment. … Continue reading →

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The Death of a Tree

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

For three days, the branches were cut, the sawing was incessant. Finally, all that was left was the stump, which was pulled and ground into the woodchippers, too. The tree had been in front of the house on Radcliffe Street, … Continue reading →

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Microplastics Found in Lungs: Seven Percent of LA Plastics Recycled

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

A study was released last week in Science of the Total Environment that showed microplastics have been found in people’s lungs. Bigger plastic pieces deteriorate to smaller pieces called microplastics. Lung tissue from surgery participants found plastic in all lung … Continue reading →

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