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Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters.
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The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine says putting equity at the center of climate and energy policy will help speed along necessary fossil fuel emission cuts
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Nearly 400 acres of Redwood forest is now protected from logging.
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California will have a new state animal in 2024.
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Officials expect the emergency-use vaccine to partially protect the critically endangered species from the deadly avian influenza virus.
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We're looking at another warm week — here's what you need to know.
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Across the US, local governments, lobbyists and industry have spent millions to get wildfire pollution excluded from the record. People like Robert Shobe pay the price
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We're looking at another warm week — here's what you need to know.
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Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk.
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A new government report finds that September was the hottest in the agency's 174-year global climate record. Climate change and El Niño are driving the heat.
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Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize. California leads the nation it its use.
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First pushed through by the Republican senator and climate denier Jim Inhofe, the rule has become a "regulatory escape hatch" for states that want to meet federal air-quality standards.
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The area is a longstanding concern for fire experts because it has just a handful of narrow roads to evacuate thousands of residents.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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The proposed legislation proposed would prohibit importing, exporting or removing Joshua trees without a state permit.
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Yes, we could still see some pretty wildflowers.
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A coalition of community members and transportation justice advocates are working together to bring more e-bikes to LA neighborhoods with the worst air pollution.
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Alternative headline: A Coyote's Guide To Mating in L.A. But it's really more for humans.
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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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Human, all too human.
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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.
