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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Riverside County Fire first reported the flames at 1:29 p.m. Friday.
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It was the 13th consecutive month of record high temperatures around the world.
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The national park averages about 250 reports of paint, stickers, and even nail polish-based graffiti designs each year.
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A few degrees cooler than Thursday as heatwave subsides.
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Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast.
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Public health officials expanded their warning to 16 locations from Leo Carillo to San Pedro.
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Excessive heat warnings for valleys, inland areas to end tonight.
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Record-shattering summer heat has turned California’s dense shrubbery and grass into fuel that is feeding wildfires across that are burning across the state.
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Tips for handling the six-legged summer rush from an entomology expert and a pest control perspective.
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Heat wave will continue through Thursday for inland areas and valleys.
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All beach access trails in the Abalone Cove Reserve are closed to the public until further notice.
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Heat wave will continue through Thursday for inland areas and valleys.
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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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.
