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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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The warming trend begins today and will last through Wednesday.
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Edible insects could decarbonize America's food system. But lobbyists, conspiracy theories, and your "ick" factor stand in the way.
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“Something is wrong with the system.”
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Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise.
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Plastic has become embedded in everyday life. That’s because for the last 70 years, the plastics industry convinced consumers to embrace the material for its low cost and disposability.
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The company salvages fallen neighborhood trees and has a new partnership with the Angeles National Forest.
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It's a bummer, but some of the most popular TP brands are contributing to deforestation.
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The change could incentivize those businesses to clean up their emissions, which often affect poorer areas of the region.
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Heat advisories end today as we head into a cooling trend for the weekend.
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As black bears, coyotes and other critters show up more often in L.A. neighborhoods, local leaders say the state needs to better fund wildlife coexistence programs.
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Much of the Southwest U.S. is experiencing extreme heat this week — with temperatures blazing past 100 degrees. And a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.
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The National Weather Service has issued several heat advisories for parts of the Southland.
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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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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It helps that most of it is underground.
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"Really inefficient engine technology is, pound for pound, more polluting than cars and trucks."
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When the driest place in North America and one of the hottest places on Earth becomes a desert oasis complete with a lake, it's impossible not to take note.
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The leaders represented diverse faiths from local Indigenous Acjachemen spirituality to Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and others.
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Today is another warm day with chilly nighttime lows. This weekend, a cooling trend begins.
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We're looking at a quiet weather pattern for the rest of the week with warm daytime highs and chilly nighttime lows.
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An air quality alert has been issued for the Inland Empire and the area surrounding the Santa Ana mountains.
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Watering must be done between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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The Red Flag Warning has been extended through 2 p.m. today.
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There's a red flag warning through tonight.
