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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Expect a warm up this week as we head into fall.
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Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs.
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We have more solar than we can use during the day, but recent policies have slowed adoption of batteries to hold onto that power when the sun goes down.
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The Supreme Court is a threat to California’s climate rules no matter who wins the election.
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Many stakeholders in South L.A. are excited about getting more trees in the ground, but new research from USC highlights residents’ views on where and how that should happen.
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Go for it, take a wild guess on why.
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Large swaths of the South and the East Coast are favored to see warmer-than-average temperatures, while the Pacific Northwest has greater odds of cooler-than-normal conditions this winter.
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The Santa Ana winds have returned, and with them, elevated risks of fire.
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The warnings are in effect until Saturday evening as gusty winds take hold.
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Lawmakers say that seven people living near the landfill have developed cancer in the past six years.
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A sunny, warmer weekend is in the forecast.
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We rode along on a recent aerial spraying treatment in El Monte to get a sense of how officials are responding to the local outbreak in the San Gabriel Valley.
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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Today's weather provides ripe conditions for fire weather in some parts of Southern California. Expect low clouds at night.
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The coastal area affected extends from Palos Verdes Peninsula to Huntington Beach.
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Today's weather provides ripe conditions for fire weather in some parts of Southern California.
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Similar to grief circles or other types of peer-support groups, these informal gatherings help people work through the emotional distress of living in a climate emergency
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Bell Canyon residents started training and preparing on their own after witnessing the power and speed of the Woolsey Fire.
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The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use.
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Avoid going into the water or eating fish from the lake.
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Sunny days this week with a cool temperatures expected on Thursday.
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Weather warms up after last week's cool temperatures.
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As part of the collaborative effort, the NAACP's Emergency Management Task Force will regularly meet with FEMA to advance its progress on equity within disaster preparedness.
