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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Dangerous red flag warnings expire Wednesday.
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A red flag warning for the Inland Empire, Orange county last until Wednesday morning.
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The California E-Bike Incentive Project aims to expand access to electric bikes.
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Crews have been making steady progress on the Franklin Fire in Malibu Canyon since the red flag conditions subsided.
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We're monitoring extreme fire weather conditions this week.
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An international court will decide what nations owe to future generations
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California’s efforts to electrify trucking so far has prioritized swapping out old trucks for shiny new electric ones. But that doesn’t always have to be the case.
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A new study projects biodiversity threats if global warming speeds up. Under the most extreme scenarios, about one in three species could be facing extinction by the end of the century.
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As warmer weather and a bout of Santa Ana winds come to Southern California, the National Weather Service is warning of an elevated risk of fire weather conditions until Wednesday.
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Don't despair just yet.
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Friday and Saturday to be the warmest days of the week.
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Wildfires, fireworks, and fireplaces can have a serious impact on air quality in SoCal.
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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Tens of thousands of gallons of raw sewage spilled in the area, prompting warnings from health officials.
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Listen to How To LA to learn why schools are in need of billion-dollar upgrades to bring down the heat on campus.
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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.
