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The report concludes that the water supply was too slow, not too low, and even a functioning reservoir likely wouldn’t have stopped the Palisades Fire.
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The new report from the National Parks Conservancy Association has found that while pollution levels are largely improving in national parks across the country, California parks have been slower to improve.
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A 2-mile-long oil sheen was spotted off the coast on Friday.
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A 2-mile-long oil sheen was spotted off the coast.
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Looks like no surprises in the forecast today — it will be sunny and warmer.
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There's a chance of light showers in the afternoon, but it will be mostly sunny throughout the day.
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Southern California gets 25% of our drinking water from the Colorado River. Now, an inter-state feud means uncertainty over how to keep the river from collapsing due to climate change.
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Bring out the umbrella and your boots, it's going to rain.
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Soak in the sun on this Super Tuesday before more rainfall comes to the Southland Wednesday through early Thursday.
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Today's weather will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 60s.
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A new study counts the human health costs from increasingly costly and dangerous extreme weather in the U.S.
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Time to grab a shovel and get digging.
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Some activists view the industry's response as a badge of success.
Philanthropic funds helped purchase a burned lot that used to have 14 rental units. Supporters hope the project can be a model for rebuilding equitably for renters.
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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 SoCal cooling trend continues, but forecasters are already seeing a rise in temperatures later this weekend.
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Earlier this month, the government websites that hosted the authoritative, peer-reviewed national climate assessments went dark. Officials say they're only obligated to give the reports to Congress.
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Residents get to weigh in at a town hall Wednesday on what could be a controversial designation in the Portuguese Bend area.
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A slight cool down kicks in for Southern California with gloomy mornings near the coast and partly cloudy afternoons.
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Clean-energy projects have new deadlines for federal tax credits and limits on foreign parts, taking aim at California’s climate agenda. Eleven major solar projects and one onshore wind project now face potential delays or cancellation.
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California Democrats have made a series of moves to blunt or roll back environmental laws. What's behind the shift?
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And why that matters for native plant ecosystems.
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We're going to see between 5 and 10 degrees of cooling in SoCal this weekend.
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Six months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, survivors and experts offer advice and perspective at an LAist event.
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Here’s a list and a map of the affected beaches.
