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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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EPA announced plans to reorganize the agency, moving science-focused staff into different roles and reducing the overall number of employees.
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Rain is coming to SoCal this weekend. Here's what you need to know.
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Arroyo Hondo Preserve in Santa Barbara is now home to the next generation of trout from Topanga Creek.
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The $250 million, which would fund about 500 electric trucks at the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, remains frozen as a legal dispute plays out.
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The city needs between 2 million and 5 million cubic yards of sand to restore its thinning shorelines.
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Another round of rain coming to SoCal this weekend.
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SoCal temperatures have dropped slightly to mid 60s at the beaches and mid 70s for inland areas.
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L.A. County Supervisors send message to all property owners to clear fire debris from remaining properties.
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SoCal temperatures will range from the mid-60s at the beaches to low 80s in the valleys.
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As Los Angeles rebuilds from the Eaton and Palisades fires, climate activists want to retire the gas utility pipelines and and hope to persuade people to rebuild homes as all-electric.
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The challenges Woolsey Fire survivors have faced offer a warning for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
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A new bill would provide more transparency into how much wildfires will affect insurance rates.
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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An LAist investigation found toxic heavy metals in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and Franklin fires. Here's what that means.
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The governor dramatically overstated the amount of fire prevention work performed on "priority projects" and cut Cal Fire’s mitigation budget by $150 million.
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California’s wildfires have gotten increasingly destructive and deadly. That's been underscored with destructive fires kicking off 2025.
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White communities accumulate roughly $100,000 more than any racial or ethnic group after a natural disaster.
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Most people hospitalized after the magnitude 6.7 Northridge quake in 1994 were injured by falls or flying objects in their home. Don't let that happen to you.
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Whether it’s at home or at work, there's an assumption that people will be safe if an earthquake hits.
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Learning about your home is the first step in understanding your risk.
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Tip: Start storing water now.
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Keeping supplies accessible is crucial.
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