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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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After a sunny week, rain is expected to return to Los Angeles from Friday night through Sunday. Expect high surf, wind, and snow in the mountains.
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Today will feel similar to Wednesday with warm temperatures, but it will be cooler at the coast as another storm makes its way to the Southland.
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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s board adopted a two-year budget this week that includes a spike in water rates, which consumers can expect to start seeing next year.
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Jackie’s partner, Shadow, refuses to abandon their unviable eggs, despite her attempts to nudge him along.
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The nationwide cost to treat or replace contaminated drinking water is estimated at $1.5 billion a year. The ubiquitous chemicals, linked to cancer and other diseases, build up in people and the environment.
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Today is the warmest day of the week before the weather cools down and makes way for more rain this weekend.
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The spraying is to protect against the wester pine beetle. It's tiny, but it can cause big — and fatal — damage to pine trees. The little brown bugs exit dead trees to find living ones to breed around this time of year.
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We're getting a taste of summer with a warm up this week.
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In 1983, just 22 California condors were known to exist.
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Thousands of people gathered in parks, schools, parking lots and observatories to witness the partial solar eclipse on Monday.
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The skies are in our favor to get a clear view of today's solar eclipse.
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Installing solar arrays on commercial and public buildings could bring renewable energy to two-thirds of the nation's disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Landfills are the second-largest source of methane emissions in California. That’s why the California Air Resources Board took action to monitor and capture landfill gases.
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The moves by Ford, GM, Volvo, and more could accelerate EV adoption and move the country toward a single charging standard.
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Highs reached the 90s by Monday and have been rising since then. We have tips on how to stay cool.
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