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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Expect a warm up this week as we head into fall.
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We have more solar than we can use during the day, but recent policies have slowed adoption of batteries to hold onto that power when the sun goes down.
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The Supreme Court is a threat to California’s climate rules no matter who wins the election.
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Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs.
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Many stakeholders in South L.A. are excited about getting more trees in the ground, but new research from USC highlights residents’ views on where and how that should happen.
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Go for it, take a wild guess on why.
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Large swaths of the South and the East Coast are favored to see warmer-than-average temperatures, while the Pacific Northwest has greater odds of cooler-than-normal conditions this winter.
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The Santa Ana winds have returned, and with them, elevated risks of fire.
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The warnings are in effect until Saturday evening as gusty winds take hold.
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Lawmakers say that seven people living near the landfill have developed cancer in the past six years.
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A sunny, warmer weekend is in the forecast.
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We rode along on a recent aerial spraying treatment in El Monte to get a sense of how officials are responding to the local outbreak in the San Gabriel Valley.
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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Rain is expected today and some areas have a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
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Drought and other climate impacts will only worsen if global gas emissions aren’t cut, the report says.
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Climate change costs tens of billions of dollars each year, hurts Americans' health and disrupts everyday life, including how we work, eat, play and mourn, according to a major new assessment.Listen 3:31
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Today will be mostly sunny and dry, but come tomorrow the rain event is expected to begin.
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Today and tomorrow will be partly cloudy and dry, but come Wednesday, rain is in the forecast.
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After losing their home, Charles Brooks and his family chose to rebuild, and helped hundreds of others do the same.
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Warmer waters can mean more rain and snow.
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Improvements in emergency messaging and quicker reactions from helicopters may help.
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New research finds that "beneficial" fires can cut the risk of high intensity blazes by 64 percent.
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Los Angeles's famous mountain range is suffering from things like over-tourism, trash production, and water quality, says Fodor's "No List."
