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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Enjoy a warm and dry week.
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It'll begin to dry out today after a wet weekend, leading into a warm week ahead.
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A California Republican’s bill would exempt low and middle income wildfire victims from solar panels requirements on rebuilt homes that didn’t have them when they burned down.
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E-bikes are becoming more popular as a sustainable way to get around, but many people don’t have access to them. It’s one reason why a new rental program has launched in South L.A.
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The rain totals will likely be less than half an inch, though most of Orange County is forecasted to get a tenth of an inch or less.
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Sulfuryl fluoride, which is commonly used in termite fumigation and agriculture, can linger in the Earth's atmosphere for up to 40 years.
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Half of the Great Salt Lake in Utah has now dried up but scientists say there's still some time left to reverse its decline.
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Sandhill cranes are returning to the Lake Tahoe basin after a century long hiatus in what many say is a conservation success story.
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Saturday will bring light rain, with a chance of thunderstorms and wind gusts across the Southland.
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It'll be cool and wet this weekend, leading into a warm and dry week.
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The famous feathered family’s saga has gotten quite a reaction from their human fans.
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After a sunny week, rain is expected to return to Los Angeles from Friday night through Sunday. Expect high surf, wind, and snow in the mountains.
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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Climate science shows that beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, impacts in the U.S. get substantially worse. The world is on track for almost double that level of warming by the end of the century.
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Cool for the next few days, warmer temps beginning next week.
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World leaders, climate experts and oil company executives converge on Dubai later this week to talk about climate change at the United Nations COP28 meeting. Here's what you need to know.
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Overcast clouds will make way for sunny skies.
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Baker Commodities Inc. de la ciudad de Vernon ha demandado a la agencia gubernamental que la supervisa por 200 millones de dólares en concepto de daños y perjuicios. Los vecinos habían celebrado su cierre temporal. Ahora, una próxima decisión judicial podría permitir una reapertura total.
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Cuando se trata de malos olores, no hay por qué aguantarse. Aquí tiene una guía sobre dónde informar de los problemas en el sur de California.
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Los residentes del sureste de Los Ángeles llevan décadas lidiando con el hedor de la carne podrida, además de otros males ambientales.
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Bundle up, temps are falling. Also, L.A. County could be in for some rain later in the week.
