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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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Lawmakers, oil industry leaders and environmental justice groups are meeting behind closed doors to try to reach a deal to extend California’s landmark cap-and-trade program.
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Temperatures will cool gradually this week.
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The waste was likely dumped alongside barrels of DDT discovered in recent years. Its chemical makeup has changed the types of organisms that live on the ocean bottom.
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If approved, the more than 62-acre project would include 50 housing lots and a marina less than a mile from Jackie and Shadow's famous nest overlooking the lake.
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Southern California Edison fire safety power shutoffs are affecting more customers than ever. Why?
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Known as A23a, the iceberg is breaking apart and melting in the warmer waters of the South Atlantic Ocean.
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California's state parks are calling on the public to take photos of the iconic butterflies to help with research.
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When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires — some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future.
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Temperatures will continue to cool down through Saturday.
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Monarch butterflies are on a path to extinction, but there is a way to support them — and maybe see them in your own yard — by planting milkweed.
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Emergency alerts can save your life, but January's fires in L.A. highlighted the limits of cellphone warnings.
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Temperatures are expected to gradually ease through Friday.
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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At stake is the future of the Colorado River, which provides about 30% of SoCal’s drinking water.
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L.A. County supervisors approved a motion, directing staff to draft a law to address the goldspotted oak borer from spreading further into the county.
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Highs in the lower to mid 70s for today.
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More than 120 starving pelicans have been rescued in last month.
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A warming trend will unfold through Wednesday.
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With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions.
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Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers.
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Environmentalists warn that a California Democrat’s bill “drives a bulldozer” through the state’s new law that protects imperiled Joshua trees from commercial development.
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Why are we seeing overcast skies in the morning? Blame May Gray conditions.
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Coyotes are in the middle of raising their babies, which should last until September.
