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Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters.
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Coastal state parks up and down California suffered major damage from pounding winter storms.
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From Sun Valley To South Central, "Green Alleys" are helping to alleviate flooding in neighborhoods while making space for nature in a paved-over city.
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We're seeing major reservoirs reach capacity already.
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From beach cleanups to festivals, we have a list of Earth Day events around SoCal you have to check out.
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A "megaflood" back in 1862 provides hints of the future, but even bigger floods are anticipated. Is L.A. ready?
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The county's fledgling community choice energy provider has faced relentless criticism, including calls for new leadership.
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California's wet winter drove bees into their hives, so they haven't been pollinating with their usual efficiency.
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A climate organization says rider input is necessary to implement cooling strategies that work.
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A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.
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Black, Latino and low-income residents have disproportionately high exposure to oil and gas wells, new research shows.
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What you need to know about SoCal weather today.
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Tax credits for electric car purchases are getting even more complicated. It will likely mean fewer vehicles will qualify — but we don't know which.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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Today will be a few degrees cooler and partly cloudy.
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With supply chains finally open, solar provided most of the nation's new electricity capacity last year.
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The project would add much-needed green space, flood alleviation and stormwater capture potential in Sun Valley, but delays have community members frustrated.
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The Swinhoe's white-eye population is exploding across California
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From Appalachia to the Bayou to the desert Southwest, here's how culture can teach us about adapting to a warmer world.
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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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Jackie and Shadow's parenting ups and downs have captivated thousands.
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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.
