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In California, we are in the thick of rattlesnake season. Here are some quick tips to stay safe.
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California's largest fire this year, to date, continues to grow as fires spread throughout the West.
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With high temperatures over the last month, hiking rescues in LA County have risen some 20%.
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The nonprofit TreePeople always prefers to plant native trees when possible, but sometimes non-native trees win out because of greater adaptability to droughts and high temperatures.
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Test results from the soil, air, water, and animals are pending.
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While only 145 acres, it's already destroyed one structure and is threatening others.
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Excessive heat warnings for deserts expire tonight.
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All of the critically endangered birds could be released into the wild under the California Condor Recovery Program.
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It’s a floodplain recently transformed into California's newest state park.
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Cooler temperatures expected this weekend.
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California’s new heat rules for indoor works have taken effect.
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The fire has grown to roughly 1,500 acres and is threatening structures.
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 sends toxic soil to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations. Will lawmakers step in to keep the waste in state?
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The latest on conditions as another, weaker winter storm moves through Southern California.
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This weekend's rampant snowfall left mountain communities stranded as cleanup crews work around the clock to free up the major roadways.
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The difference between Feb. 10 and Feb. 26 is quite startling.
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Not all of this rain goes to the ocean, but increasingly unpredictable and intense storms driven by climate change are making stormwater capture more difficult.
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A plane loaded with scientists and their equipment has been flying through frozen skies this winter, sampling cloud particles to improve predictions of which storms will wreak havoc on the ground.
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Some of the same climate activists who helped birth the Orange County's Clean Energy Agency now wonder if it can be saved. This is your guide to why it matters.
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As the skies cleared Sunday, many Southern Californians made their way to see the snow themselves.
