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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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The sell-off would be part of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut the budget deficit, double down on fossil fuel production and expand affordable housing development.
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Some of the hatchlings could be released into the wild as part of an international recovery program.
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Here’s the science behind the summer solstice, including why its calendar date changes year to year.
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Temperatures will reach the low 100s in the Inland Empire.
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Residents are seeing trucks with Army Corps markings far from any sites where fire debris is allowed to go. Here’s what we figured out.
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California could lose billions in highway dollars for failing to meet federal air standards.
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Sunday is the warmest day of the week, but the heat will stick around.
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Copenhagen is expected to receive 30% more rainfall by the end of the century. The city is responding with a massive long-term adaptation plan.
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After years of complaints, officials aim to close loopholes to address pollution from aggregate recycling facilities, which process concrete, asphalt and similar material for reuse.
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Trump signed three measures revoking California's waivers for rules that clean up cars and trucks. California and 9 other states immediately sued.
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Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.
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The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.
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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Near record-breaking high heat is expected through Tuesday. Here are places to stay cool, from Thousand Oaks to the Coachella Valley.
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An excessive heat advisory warns of temperatures in the 100s. We have resources to stay cool.
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We're heading into another couple days of triple-digit temperatures. We have resources to stay safe.
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The flight is latest in a project to capture data on air quality and sources of pollution.
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Standing water in empty pools, yards, planter pots, even the tiniest containers can become breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes. Now that Tropical Storm Hilary is past us, it’s time to go into mosquito-prevention mode.
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Several feet of mud in houses, cars stuck in flooded roads; for many in this part of the desert, it was nothing like they’d seen before.
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Here's why these rare, native plants have become more susceptible to wildfire.
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The Corpse Flower will soon bloom at the Huntington Gardens.
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All bets are off when the Santa Ana winds arrive.
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Farmworker advocates in the Coachella Valley have been taking stock of Tropical Storm Hilary’s damage to fields, farmworker communities.
