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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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Major reforms have been announced for California’s homeowner insurance policies.
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Congress must pass the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act but a looming government shutdown could take away a temporary pay increase for roughly 17,000 firefighters.
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The animal, which is a type of anteater, has yet to be named.
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More patchy fog and drizzle through the morning. It's also Earth, Wind and Fire Day.
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The presence of endangered fish has put the event in jeopardy.
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For years, companies have been trying to offset their greenhouse gas emissions with carbon credits. Now, they want to do the same thing for their plastic pollution.
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The White House says the program will provide paid training to 20,000 Americans in its first year. It's much smaller than its New Deal predecessor, but targets a more diverse group of young people.
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More patchy fog and drizzle through the morning, and 20% chance of rain in the L.A. area.
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As federal agencies prepare to deregulate transgenic chestnuts, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
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Workers and tourists in Greece took a midday break when temperatures reached 113 degrees recently — essentially reviving an old tradition: the siesta. As temperatures rise, should siestas become common again?
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The challenge is almost unimaginable: Truckloads of sand — enough to fill five Olympic swimming pools — were needed for one job to save just one small stretch of beach.
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There were some significant climate bills passed this year, though not all of them are guaranteed to be signed by Gov. Newsom.
Landfills are the second-largest source of methane emissions in California. That’s why the California Air Resources Board took action to monitor and capture landfill gases.
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The new report from the National Parks Conservancy Association has found that while pollution levels are largely improving in national parks across the country, California parks have been slower to improve.
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A 2-mile-long oil sheen was spotted off the coast on Friday.
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A 2-mile-long oil sheen was spotted off the coast.
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Looks like no surprises in the forecast today — it will be sunny and warmer.
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There's a chance of light showers in the afternoon, but it will be mostly sunny throughout the day.
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Southern California gets 25% of our drinking water from the Colorado River. Now, an inter-state feud means uncertainty over how to keep the river from collapsing due to climate change.
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Bring out the umbrella and your boots, it's going to rain.
