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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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The reasons are varied, ranging from fire dangers to a lack of funding, environmental concerns — and fears of ICE sweeps.
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The judge said the state’s fire insurance of last resort violates the state insurance code.
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The project to spare mountain lions and other animals from having to cross the 101 Freeway is set to be completed in the fall of 2026.
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A warming trend kicks in today for Southern California, but temperatures are still around normal.
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Bacteria in the ocean can make you sick. Here’s what you need to know.
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A GOP plan to sell off public land may be off the table after the advisor to the U.S. Senate said the plan would violate chamber rules.
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People reported feeling a short jolt, but damage is unlikely.
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SoCal is in for another cool day with temperatures below the season's normal. Come Thursday, though, the heat will pick back up.
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The California Communities Extreme Heat Scoring System — which the state is calling CalHeatScore — can tell you the level of heat-related health risk you face, on a scale of zero to four, and point you to cooling resources in your area.
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Tech-savvy California is still debating how to regulate the electricity use of AI data centers.
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The Antelope Valley and areas along the I-5 corridor are the biggest concerns.
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Last year, more than 137,000 SoCal Edison customers had their power shut off to help mitigate fire risk from utility lines.
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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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.
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Now we get a brief break in the skies before a much milder storm moves in later Sunday.
