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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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The peak gusts are expected to move out of the region by Thursday night, making room for a chance of wet weather into the weekend.
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Weather forecasters say the strong winds will continue through the afternoon.
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You may even catch a waterfall, too.
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Community solar would expand access to clean energy for renters and low- and moderate-income households, but solar advocates say a proposal to expand it falls far short.
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Even though we now have an average snowpack, it’s possible we won’t see an average amount of runoff.
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Slides continue to disrupt traffic along Pacific Coast Highway and Topanga Canyon, even though it stopped raining days ago.
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Cooling trend continues with mostly sunny skies in store for later today.
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All three eggs are officially beyond the typical hatching timeline, but Friends of Big Bear Valley hopes fans can take away some life lessons from watching the livestream.
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Cooling trend continues with mostly sunny skies in store for later today.
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Today will be a few degrees cooler and partly cloudy.
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With supply chains finally open, solar provided most of the nation's new electricity capacity last year.
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The project would add much-needed green space, flood alleviation and stormwater capture potential in Sun Valley, but delays have community members frustrated.
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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A climate organization says rider input is necessary to implement cooling strategies that work.
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A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.
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Black, Latino and low-income residents have disproportionately high exposure to oil and gas wells, new research shows.
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What you need to know about SoCal weather today.
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Tax credits for electric car purchases are getting even more complicated. It will likely mean fewer vehicles will qualify — but we don't know which.
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Snowpack in the eastern Sierra has broken the record set in 1969, but L.A. says it will maintain current watering restrictions, at least for now.
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Up to 60% of 2030 models and two-thirds of 2032 models sold nationwide would be zero-emissions — less aggressive than California’s mandate.
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One of the options would override California’s water rights and split the cuts evenly between California, Nevada and Arizona — which would be a big blow to Imperial Valley farmers.
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The once massive lake has seen a once-in-a-generation return and it's threatening to flood its namesake operation.
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After all the recent rain, officials are predicting lots and lots of mosquitoes — and empty pools with standing rainwater are an ideal breeding ground. Here’s what to do about yours.
