Boeing faces new inquiry over 787 inspection doubts
"We quickly reviewed the matter and learned that several people had been violating company policies by not performing a required test, but recording the work…
It’s time for a grand bargain to end California’s solar squabbling
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointees could vote next week on a widely criticized plan that climate activists, solar installers and labor unions say would pointlessly slow…
Climate change is a star in some of Hollywood’s most popular movies
I never saw the 2017 film “Justice League.” But if I had, I would have been treated to a scene in which Batman (Ben Affleck)…
Here are the 32 coal plants still powering the American West
Over the last two decades, 21 coal-fired power plants have shut down across the Western U.S. Twenty-one down, 32 to go. Those numbers are based…
Disneyland will never be completed. Neither will healing the Earth
It didn’t take much for Eric Swenson to start a chain reaction that in less than two years would prompt the world’s most influential entertainment…
Boeing subject of 32 whistleblower complaints, documents reveal | Business and Economy News
Boeing has been the subject of 32 whistleblower complaints with the workplace safety regulator in the United States during the past three years, newly obtained…
Changing our lives is scary. The climate crisis is way scarier
“I want you to stop changing your lives, OK? We’ve been conditioned to think that change is good and exciting, but what if it’s not?…
Boeing whistleblower says firm is ‘putting out defective airplanes’ | Manufacturing
NewsFeedA Boeing engineer has told a US Senate hearing that the company is ‘putting out defective airplanes’ due to improper manufacturing methods.Published On 18 Apr…
Repowering the West, Part 5!
In January 2020, I sat down with my editors at the L.A. Times office and pitched them on a series of stories that would eventually…
US officials probe new whistleblower claims against Boeing | Aviation News
Engineer alleges that aircraft giant took unsafe shortcuts in the production of the 787 Dreamliner. US aviation authorities have begun investigating new whistleblower claims accusing…
Boeing Q1 deliveries plunge amid safety concerns
1 of 3 | Deliveries of Boeing commercial airplanes dropped during the first quarter of this year to their lowest number since midway through 2021,…
Hurry up with the electric cars, Disneyland. There’s no time to waste
When I broke the news last week that Disneyland is planning to ditch gas engines and make a long-overdue switch to electric or hybrid cars…
Disneyland is ditching gas cars at Autopia. It’s a great first step for Tomorrowland
The air tastes putrid. The traffic is terrible. The engines are loud, the oil-stained roadways ugly and antiquated. This is Autopia, part of Walt Disney’s…
Meet the writers pitching Hollywood studios on climate change stories
Nicole Conlan writes jokes for Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show.” But her master’s in urban planning from USC and her experiences growing up in…
Extreme heat is deadly. Californians need to pay up to protect themselves
“If there is one idea in this book that might save your life, it is this: The human body, like all living things, is a…
‘Safety, safety, safety’: Boeing shakes up leadership in bid to stem crisis | Aviation News
Seattle, United States – For those watching developments at Boeing, the question was not whether there was going to be a shake-up at the top,…
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down as part of leadership shake-up | Aviation News
Announcement is part of a series of top-level staff changes at embattled US plane maker. Boeing says Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun will step down…
Why are residents rejecting Chiquita Canyon Landfill relief?
After enduring rancid landfill odors for roughly a year, some Santa Clarita Valley residents have reached their breaking point. A high-temperature chemical reaction has caused…
Can the merger of two oil giants benefit the climate?
Welcome to Boiling Point! My name is Tony Briscoe. I’m the air quality and environmental health reporter at the L.A. Times. I’m filling in for…
US probes Boeing 737 flight found with lost external panel after landing | Aviation News
Boeing faces more turbulence even though flight landed safely as it was unclear when or how the panel went missing. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…