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The report concludes that the water supply was too slow, not too low, and even a functioning reservoir likely wouldn’t have stopped the Palisades Fire.
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There’s been significant progress in the recovery effort, but there’s a long road ahead.
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Heatwave expected to last through Friday, with the hottest days forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.
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"Project Phoenix" relies on community science to study how wildfire smoke effects birds.
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The Madre Fire burning in San Luis Obispo near Highway 166 is California's largest fire this year.
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Rancho Palos Verdes has already started its FEMA-funded buyout program for homes destroyed by the land movement.
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Air quality is uniquely terrible after all those official and illegal fireworks are detonated to celebrate Independence Day. What exactly is in the air and what should you do about it?
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A nonprofit has run tests on sand and water samples and reports that risks to human health appear to be low.
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Temperatures will be a couple degrees cooler today in SoCal compared to earlier this week.
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Campsite hosts can live inside the parks for several months to help visitors with resources and more.
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In a legislative battle a decade in the making, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act. That’s a big deal.
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The low clouds will come back this morning, bringing temperatures down a few degrees across the region.
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Visit Big Bear, the event co-organizer, said it’s deeply committed to balancing the desires of the local community with the natural environment.
Philanthropic funds helped purchase a burned lot that used to have 14 rental units. Supporters hope the project can be a model for rebuilding equitably for renters.
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The Imperial Irrigation District will receive hundreds of millions in federal funds to further cut water use.
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The last-minute Senate plan would delay by four years a law’s deadline for safety rules at oil wells near homes and schools.
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A bill that would make California the first state to ban commercial octopus farming is still alive in the Legislature.
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Break from the heat in store this weekend. Expect a warm up early next week.
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It’s one of California’s most controversial measures to clean up air pollution and greenhouse gases.
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Light shaking was felt near the epicenter.
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Break from the heat continues into the weekend, followed by a warm up early next week.
