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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Climate change has made great swaths of the planet drier and soils saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.
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In 2024 California continued efforts toward environmental leadership, from voter-approved bonds to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to reduce gas prices.
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While the northern part of the state is looking good, the southern part is looking bleak.
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In 2024 California continued efforts toward environmental leadership, from voter-approved bonds to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to reduce gas prices.
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The last time downtown L.A. saw significant rain was 276 days ago.
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Rove's new full-service station in Santa Ana offer much more than a charge.
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The closure comes after thousands of complaints of health issues stemming from the smells.
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From charismatic macrofauna to tiny sea squirts, here are some species formally identified by scientists in 2024.
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Officials are warning visitors to be flexible and enjoy all parts of the national park, not just the known favorites.
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Two Congressional reports make clear that, with increasingly frequent hurricanes, floods, and fires, "the model of insurance as it stands right now isn't working."
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New research shows what happens when cities add sidewalks and take other pedestrian-friendly steps.
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Local scuba divers work to clean up “ghost nets.”
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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Skies will be partly cloudy before leading to sunshine in the afternoon. Today's highs in the valleys are going to be in the 80s.
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After widespread, bipartisan criticism, the governor revised his budget proposal to bring back $40 million to restore San Joaquin Valley floodplains.
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The warming trend will last well into next week, with temperatures staying in the 70s and 80s.
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This afternoon’s temperatures will reach the 60s at the beach and 70 downtown.
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A new study says that Australia’s 2019-2020 bushfires were so massive that they could have helped kick off our recent run of La Niñas.
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The cooler weather is due to a low pressure system moving across the area. It could also bring showers to the mountain regions.
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"Zero emission" vehicles are a lot different from your old internal combustion engine, and Southern California community colleges are aiming to bridge the skills gap.
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The future of farming in California is changing as the planet warms, altering the rain and heat patterns that guide which crops are grown where. “We’re adjusting for survival,” one grower said.
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Highs will be in the mid-60s in the L.A. basin today, and around 70 in the coastal valleys. The Riverside area will be sunny with a high in the low 70s.
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After firing its current CEO, the board of the clean energy agency has appointed an interim CEO with extensive experience in community choice energy.
