As a century-old oil field winds down, what's next for Baldwin Hills? A sprawling park or housing?

After a century of oil extraction in the Baldwin Hills, pressure is mounting to free the 1,000-acre oil field for a better ...
Los Angeles Times

What will replace L.A.’s largest oil field as shutdown looms?

After a century of oil extraction in Baldwin Hills, pressure is mounting to free the 1,000-acre oil field for a better use. But long-held plans for a park may face competition from the need for ...
The Conversation

When the dam broke: the 1925 disaster that reshaped a Welsh community and a country’s safety laws

Lynda Yorke receives funding from NERC, British Council and Learned Society of Wales. Giuseppe Forino has received funding from NERC, British Council and Learned Society of Wales. University of ...
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Warming shelter to open in Baldwin County

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 10, 2025 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Due to the cold snap set to settle over the Gulf Coast tonight, a warming shelter in Baldwin County is now open ...
The Conversation

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again

Jamie Woodward has received funding from research councils in the UK and Australia. Jeff Warburton has received funding from UK research councils. Stephen Tooth has received research funding from ...
Phys.org

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer—now the climate crisis is increasing risk again

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales, destroying several homes, a bridge and the local chapel. Ten adults and six ...
The Hill

A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A week before what the Indigenous Krenak people now call “the death of the river,” they say they could feel it coming. The birds stopped singing, the air grew heavy, and an ...
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Letters to the Editor: One dangerous threat still lies beneath Baldwin Hills' development plans

To the editor: Excellent, comprehensive article by senior writer Doug Smith on the opportunities and challenges for winding down the oil field and redeveloping housing and open space in its place (“As ...