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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Highs in the lower to mid 70s for today.
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More than 120 starving pelicans have been rescued in last month.
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A warming trend will unfold through Wednesday.
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Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers.
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With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions.
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Environmentalists warn that a California Democrat’s bill “drives a bulldozer” through the state’s new law that protects imperiled Joshua trees from commercial development.
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Why are we seeing overcast skies in the morning? Blame May Gray conditions.
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Coyotes are in the middle of raising their babies, which should last until September.
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Maybe in 2025? Although, 2022-23 was a La Niña year and look at what happened.
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A facility in Vernon has reached a $400,000 settlement with air quality regulators.
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More morning fog before we see afternoon sun.
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President Biden expands the mountain range’s national monument status, creating more green space access to vulnerable communities.
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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We have everything you need to know about those wind advisories and warnings.
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The Forest Service is charged with maintaining 650 miles of trails in the Angeles National Forest. They don’t have the staff or funding to do it alone.
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Half of all Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep tracked by scientists died last winter, leaving a total population of around 360 animals.
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The majority end up in landfills. Advocates say we can do better
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Parts of the trail have been washed away due to last winter's storms, and the ongoing closure of nearby trails due to the 2020 Bobcat Fire is bringing even more traffic.
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A red flag warning is in effect, and Southern California Edison continues to monitor the situation for potential public safety power shutoffs.
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Local scientists lead an international effort to restore decimated Sunflower star populations.
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SCE warns of potential power shutoffs for affected areas.
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West Antarctica is headed for decades of rapid melting no matter how quickly humans cut greenhouse gas emissions, and 2023 shattered records for missing sea ice around the continent.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services said in a statement that her behavior could be attributed to hormonal surges related to pregnancy.
