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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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State officials say they need a relatively new technology to achieve state climate goals. Opponents say it's just another lifeline for fossil fuels.
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We’ve compiled dozens of tips to help get you through the rising temperatures in Southern California — from heat illness signs to finding a place to cool down.
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You may have noticed you're being bitten here there and everywhere this year. Enjoy being dinner for the pesky bugs.
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To state the obvious: California has a water problem. But experts say conservation alone can’t solve our water woes. Should recycled sewage water play a bigger role?
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A California Newsroom investigation finds that the department's missteps potentially leave the state at greater risk of catastrophic fires.
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Is it a lonely male looking for love? Call it a Tinder for birds.
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This summer, millions of Angelenos can't use use drinkable water for outdoor irrigation more than twice a week. Here are tips how to conserve.
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The final and most critical analysis yet from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lays out a stark picture of the future. Here's what that means for L.A.
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From drenched Decembers to a record hot Super Bowl, we've seen winter on a rollercoaster in Southern California. Why?
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Starting Jan. 1, 2022, California residents and businesses have been required to separate “green waste” from other trash and recycling. It’s a way to reduce the planet-heating greenhouse gases emitted by decomposing food in our landfills.
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If you live near a steep, mountainous area that’s burned some time in the past few years, you need to prepare for debris flows when it rains.
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Over the last year and a half, almost four dozen Cal Fire firefighters have suffered from heat illness during training, and since 2003 five have died.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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An LAist investigation found toxic heavy metals in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and Franklin fires. Here's what that means.
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Local leaders said the smog would be cleared in 4 months in the early 1940s. The problem persisted for over four decades and is still hanging around.
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Some portions of SoCal will experience lows dropping to the upper 20s this morning and tomorrow.
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In the race to build a circular battery industry, one mineral has been overlooked — until now
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The federal tax credit is now available as an upfront rebate, making EVs more accessible to low-and-middle-income households.
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Wind gusts up to 60 mph in the valleys and along the costs; up to 80 mph in the mountains and foothills.
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The use of balloons on public property in Laguna Beach and their sale within the city could lead to a $500 fine. The city council voted to enact the ban last year.
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No major damage was immediately reported.
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High winds and some snow to affect the 5 Freeway corridor.
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The urgent agricultural alert is meant to warn people about the Queensland fruit fly and Huanglongbing disease.
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High winds to affect the 5 Freeway corridor, high surf expected along SoCal coasts.
