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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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A movement is growing to bring small, portable, affordable solar to a balcony or backyard near you. But before you see them everywhere, advocates must break through significant barriers.
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Wildfires are the top environmental issue for most Californians, who are also concerned about rising costs associated with climate change, according to a survey.
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How do scientists monitor the populations of the threatened California red-legged frog? With careful listening and a little help from AI.
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The new rules for Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake upstream include stricter limits on common pollutants.
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Most of the infected mosquitoes have been found around the San Fernando Valley so far.
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The State Water Resources Control Board didn’t shy away from a controversial agreement in a new proposal, which qualifies as a major development in the long-running debate about delta water use.
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Native plants, succulents and mulch are important considerations. But you can also improve fire resilience by following some guidelines about spacing and irrigation.
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The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.
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Clouds and accompanying cool weather will be here for the next few days.
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The details of the payouts are expected to be released later in the summer and come as the utility faces lawsuits over the possibility that its equipment sparked the fire.
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It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias and other factors can play a role.
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Clouds and accompanying cool weather will be here for the next few days.
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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The fog cleared out of the area by late morning.
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Who knows when we'll see such vibrance again in this recently drought-choked land?
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It's glorious grunion run season, which means thousands of small, silver fish take to California beaches to mate.
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California won’t stay wet forever, but remember — we do need fire.
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The unknown snailfish species, of the genus Pseudoliparis, was recorded swimming in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan at a depth of 8,336 meters — or more than 27,000 feet down.
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The bright pink chemical is a key tool for wildland firefighting, but some worry the environmental harms outweigh its utility.Listen 15:15
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The statewide snowpack level is more than double what's expected.
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Snow accumulations started overnight Sunday into Monday at the Interstate 5 Corridor.
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I don't know about you, but I'm tired of shuffling my warm weather plants in and out of the house because it's so cold.
