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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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A company is betting on aluminum to solve K-cups’ sustainability problem. But experts say it’s complicated.
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The gas storage facility was the site of a huge methane leak in 2015.
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SoCal weather will cool down over the weekend and there's a chance of rain on Christmas Eve.
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The long-necked animals are among the world’s largest lizards.
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Still warm but no strong Santa Ana winds today.
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Dozens of structures were damaged or destroyed by the more than 4,000-acre blaze.
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The EPA granted California’s waiver, which the incoming Trump administration is likely to try to overturn in the courts.
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Warmest temperatures of the week
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Between fire-resistant construction and landscaping, the campus is meant to be a fire fortress.
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Dry weather and the city’s dewatering efforts have contributed to the slowdown, even as the area affected by the landslide has roughly doubled.
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Currently, drivers can get a tax credit worth up to $7,500 for buying or leasing an EV. But the incoming administration promised to roll back those credits.
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Dry and warmer weather are in store for the next few days.
The Interior Department released its plan to open up federal waters off California’s coast to oil drilling, setting up a direct confrontation with Sacramento on energy and climate change.
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A lot of it runs out to the ocean, but we do manage to capture hundreds of thousands of acre-feet a year.
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A new report finds that one in four people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires create a "climate penalty."
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For children living near U.S. highways, a transition to zero-emission electric vehicles will mean reduced exposure to dangerous exhaust.
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The state's parks department is working with stakeholders, including the military, to rebuild the San Onofre road, but no timeline has been given.
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Built in 1951, the glass-walled chapel is one of L.A.’s few national historic landmarks. This isn’t the first time it has been damaged by landslides.
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Temperatures rise slightly with clouds sticking around.
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The dream wedding venue for many had to temporarily close because of damage caused by the Rancho Palos Verdes landslide complex.
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A partly cloudy Thursday with rising temperatures.
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The atmospheric river-powered system leaves behind battered infrastructure and dangerously saturated hillsides.
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City officials are requesting Gov. Gavin Newsom declare a state of emergency in the Portuguese Bend area while also seeking a federal declaration from the Biden administration.
