Stephanie O'Neill

Stephanie O’Neill reports from Los Angeles on a possible new weapon in the war against smog  ? a chemical which uses heat from a car’s radiator to convert smog back into breathable oxygen.

Reporter Stephanie O’Neill travels to the California Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles for a look at the finer points of trash. The museum’s high-tech, interactive exhibit gives visitors an opportunity to examine their own consumption habits . . . emphasizing the importance of individual impact on the waste stream.

Stephanie O’Neill reports on how the earthquake’s destruction of Los Angeles highways has car owners turning to public transportation in record numbers. Cynics say the trend will last only until the roads are rebuilt, but proponents of the city’s new Metrolink rail system are more optimistic.

Stephanie O’Neill reports from Pasadena on the environmental aftermath of California’s recent fires. The fires were bad news for at least two species of threatened birds living in the area. But in the long run, biologists assert that fire is a necessary part of the area’s ecology.

Stephanie O’Neill reports from San Diego on preparations for the arrival of aggressive honey bees slowly moving north from Mexico. The so-called “killer bees” interbreed with conventional honey bees. They threaten both humans and the state’s number one industry, agriculture.