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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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A total of 85 homeowners sought to get the federal funds for a buyout, but there's not enough money for everyone and cash could take years to arrive.
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The federal government and state agencies haven't taken charge of comprehensive soil testing, as they did with past fires in California. Here's what people can do now.
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Friends of Big Bear Valley said in a social media update that the eaglets’ size, including their ankles, have helped them make an educated guess.
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Models show mother nature may show some mercy. Highs will merely reach the 90s in most places, though some areas could top 100.
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Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
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Newsom wants to allocate half of funds from the landmark cap and trade program to high speed rail and firefighting — leaving too little for other climate work, critics say.
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LAist investigates illicit dumping at three Antelope Valley sites.
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Two small solar installations atop storage warehouses in Pico Rivera are a first for the state. They've been reducing low-income households' electricity bills since February.
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For anyone who can afford to go solar, "now would be the time" because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable.
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A cooling trend starts Friday with chance of morning drizzle on Saturday.
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The Salton Sea will soon become a major hub for California’s renewable energy economy, prompting the state legislature to take steps to ensure future investments benefit local communities.
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We're going to feel temperatures rise up a few degrees Thursday in Southern California before it cools down again.
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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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.
