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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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President Biden expands the mountain range’s national monument status, creating more green space access to vulnerable communities.
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Shaking was likely felt as far away as San Bernardino, but damage is unlikely.
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More morning fog before we see afternoon sun.
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JB Hamby is California’s lead negotiator in the historic negotiation over one of the state’s most vital sources of water.
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Thunderstorms can arrive in the Sierra year round, but tend to peak during monsoon season in July and August.
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After another wet winter, the velella velella are back.
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Gusty winds will prevail through mountains and deserts.
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Gusty winds will also prevail across Antelope Valley through Tuesday.
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Ship noise can have deleterious affects on marine life, including whales.
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The goldspotted oak borer likely arrived in the 90s and has decimated 100-year-old oaks throughout the region.
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We compiled a few especially creative ideas with help from LAist’s audience.
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No more Styrofoam container for your Chinese takeout or that Diet Coke you ordered — at least not in Los Angeles.
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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California ended its voluntary statewide target, triggering concerns from experts that many water supplies remain depleted. Other drought measures remain in place.
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Since October, 007 has handled more than 60 tons of garbage — more than is typically washed to the ocean in a single year.
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When mountain residents realized county resources wouldn't reach them for a week or more, neighbors banded together to help each other out.
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We have the latest on damage and clean up from the heavy rains, winds and tornadoes that hit the region this week.
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March should be one of Southern California farmworkers' busiest months. Instead, they say their hours have been slashed drastically due to flooded farms and destroyed crops.
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The National Weather Service confirmed the extraordinarily rare weather events.
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Southern California's latest winter storm is on its way out.
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Cutting greenhouse gas emissions rapidly and immediately will save lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world, scientists say. And there are lots of ways to go about it.
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The National Weather Service forecasts high winds and treacherous driving conditions in the mountains.
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The National Weather Service forecasts a cold winter storm bringing snow to mountain passes.
