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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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At the Port of Los Angeles, the ocean’s waves area creating renewable energy in a pilot project by the company Eco Wave Power.
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The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve the Moon Camp project’s tentative tract map and environmental impact report.
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Lawmakers, oil industry leaders and environmental justice groups are meeting behind closed doors to try to reach a deal to extend California’s landmark cap-and-trade program.
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Temperatures will cool gradually this week.
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The waste was likely dumped alongside barrels of DDT discovered in recent years. Its chemical makeup has changed the types of organisms that live on the ocean bottom.
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If approved, the more than 62-acre project would include 50 housing lots and a marina less than a mile from Jackie and Shadow's famous nest overlooking the lake.
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Southern California Edison fire safety power shutoffs are affecting more customers than ever. Why?
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Known as A23a, the iceberg is breaking apart and melting in the warmer waters of the South Atlantic Ocean.
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California's state parks are calling on the public to take photos of the iconic butterflies to help with research.
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When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires — some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future.
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Temperatures will continue to cool down through Saturday.
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Monarch butterflies are on a path to extinction, but there is a way to support them — and maybe see them in your own yard — by planting milkweed.
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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With one hikers still missing — the well-known actor Julian Sands — expert mountaineers say the usual scarcity of snow in the L.A.-area makes it especially hard to get enough experience to safely venture out in harsh conditions.
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The composting program for single-family residences is fully in action, but there's a long way to go before all businesses and rental properties are participating. In the meantime, you can compost at home or with a community composter.
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There's no set formula, but it takes a lot of water to flood our biggest rivers.
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Southern Californians use the break in the rainy weather to clean up the mess from a string of winter storms.
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Yes, it’s that bad now but there are things you can do to prepare.
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The first cold front moved faster than forecast overnight, with still high winds, more showers, and sporadic heavy rain expected Thursday.
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A deep soaking rain in September helped germinate seeds at the state park in eastern San Diego County.
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For the last decade, the cougar called Griffith Park home and lived a remarkably adventurous life.
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Fatbergs, explained. And, yes, it’s as gross as it sounds.
