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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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The climate crisis will increase the number of marine mammals needing treatment, experts say.
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Today's temperatures have dropped to the upper 60s and it will be windy in parts of the Inland Empire and 5 Freeway corridor.
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We need clear plans if we're going to have enough water for the future.
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Todays highs will be in the upper 70s, low 80s inland and the valleys.
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Idle oil wells haven't produced oil for two or more years. Cleaning them up often falls on taxpayers.
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While SoCalGas isn’t expecting huge increases like last winter, it’s trying to help customers avoid any surprises.
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Todays highs will be in the upper 70s, low 80s more inland and the valleys.
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Today and tomorrow will be the warmest days of the week.
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Only a few small demonstration projects off the West Coast have harnessed the power of waves and tides. Costs are high and hurdles are challenging.
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Shopping at local small businesses and for fair trade products can lessen your impact on people and the planet.
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Answering that question shows just how tricky it would be to drop meat altogether.
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The fire is fully out but the cleanup is complicated and involves something known as "Gorilla-Snot."
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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A large sediment removal project has been completed, just in time for upcoming rain.
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The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for parts of L.A. County.
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It takes a lot of tinkering.
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Everything you need to know about the storms coming this week.
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Pasadena and other cities in the Southland have banned the use of noisy and smelly gas leaf blowers. These small machines are significant polluters, but many small businesses are struggling as a result of the transition.
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Eighteen California children say the EPA fails to recognize the unique physical and mental impacts climate change has on kids.
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Pomona first passed the moratorium in 2022. Its city council this week failed to extend the ban.
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Heritage Elementary School and Legacy Magnet Academy are scheduled to reopen next week following asbestos testing at schools and the removal of hangar doors.
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A warmup is coming this weekend before some rain showers come to SoCal next week.
