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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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The park is expected to experience heat above 125 degrees this weekend — the second time in a month. Earlier this month, a motorcyclist died in the extreme heat.
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Long Beach State Shark Lab dispels common myths about sharks and discusses how California sharks truly act around humans.
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The Fork Fire is burning east of the San Gabriel Reservoir in the Angeles National Forest.
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Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face the most cuts.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against a medical sterilizer using ethylene oxide include cancer patients in the city of Maywood, as well as residents who’ve lost loved ones. The company denies wrongdoing.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Annual report shows the most and least polluted beaches across Southern California.
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Temperatures could reach 116 in Palm Springs.
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The campaign aims to reach people most vulnerable to the health impacts of extreme heat.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Experts and observers say although these foxes with their long snouts and bushy tails aren’t native to the South Bay, they’ve become a part of the culture.
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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Across the US, local governments, lobbyists and industry have spent millions to get wildfire pollution excluded from the record. People like Robert Shobe pay the price
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We're looking at another warm week — here's what you need to know.
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A new government report finds that September was the hottest in the agency's 174-year global climate record. Climate change and El Niño are driving the heat.
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Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk.
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Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize. California leads the nation it its use.
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First pushed through by the Republican senator and climate denier Jim Inhofe, the rule has become a "regulatory escape hatch" for states that want to meet federal air-quality standards.
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The area is a longstanding concern for fire experts because it has just a handful of narrow roads to evacuate thousands of residents.
