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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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The rehabilitated pelicans will fly free Wednesday after recovering at San Pedro’s International Bird Rescue.
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The National Weather Service has several heat advisories for parts of the Southland.
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Start hydrating. A heat dome is arriving in the Southland.
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A warming trend continues and desert communities should prepare for excessive heat come Wednesday.
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We're kicking off this month with excessive heat for the high deserts
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The L.A. Zoo is the first zoo in the nation to participate in Argentina's breeding program to reintroduce the giant otter species to the Iberá National Park.
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Being a "steward" of the land isn't enough for Native peoples.
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Recent lawsuits say Arrowhead, Evian, Poland Spring, and other water bottlers are deceiving customers.
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California’s statewide food waste law is also leading to more investment in local composting.
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Shaking was felt as far away as Arcadia, with no reported damage.
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When an NPR reporter heard a startling loud metallic noise in her house, she was about to get an interesting lesson in animal behavior.
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The same solar region that brought an outburst of night-time beauty in early May is coming back around. But things have changed, a space weather expert tells NPR.
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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California will have a new state animal in 2024.
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Officials expect the emergency-use vaccine to partially protect the critically endangered species from the deadly avian influenza virus.
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We're looking at another warm week — here's what you need to know.
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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.
