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In a repeat of last year’s criticism, legislators were told there’s “a very real risk” the cap-and-trade program won’t meet California’s greenhouse gas goals. The state air board is revising the program.
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Park Williams, an associate professor at UCLA's department of geology, led a study that found big fires increased water streamflow on average by 30% over the span of six years in areas where more than one-fifth of its forest burned.
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The Sierra Nevada hasn’t provided nearly as much water as predicted. Now the state is struggling to overhaul its snow runoff forecasts.
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Meteorologists warn that "burst exposed pipes are possible."
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The motion targets underserved areas that are pollution-burdened. This comes on the seventh anniversary of the 2015 Torrance Refinery explosion, where a huge piece of debris narrowly missed a tank of a chemical that can turn into a flesh-eating fog in air.
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While it’s a shock to everyday Angelenos, the pea-sized ice wasn’t entirely unexpected.
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The state needs rain throughout the year to make up for the current dry spell.
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The last comparable — though not as severe — multi-decade mega-drought occurred in the 1500s, when the West was still largely inhabited by American Indian tribes.
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Temperatures reached the 90s in some areas.
