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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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Jackie’s partner, Shadow, refuses to abandon their unviable eggs, despite her attempts to nudge him along.
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The nationwide cost to treat or replace contaminated drinking water is estimated at $1.5 billion a year. The ubiquitous chemicals, linked to cancer and other diseases, build up in people and the environment.
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Today is the warmest day of the week before the weather cools down and makes way for more rain this weekend.
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The spraying is to protect against the wester pine beetle. It's tiny, but it can cause big — and fatal — damage to pine trees. The little brown bugs exit dead trees to find living ones to breed around this time of year.
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We're getting a taste of summer with a warm up this week.
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In 1983, just 22 California condors were known to exist.
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Thousands of people gathered in parks, schools, parking lots and observatories to witness the partial solar eclipse on Monday.
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The skies are in our favor to get a clear view of today's solar eclipse.
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Aerial monitoring finds they emit methane at levels at least 40% higher than previously reported to the EPA.
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Installing solar arrays on commercial and public buildings could bring renewable energy to two-thirds of the nation's disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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Delivery trucks, school buses, and other short-haul vehicles will electrify much faster than big rigs, easing air pollution in urban neighborhoods.
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Monday's weather is expected to be clear for Angelenos wanting to see the solar eclipse, with low marine layers in the morning anticipated to burn off by the eclipse's start at 10 a.m.
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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Residents are seeing trucks with Army Corps markings far from any sites where fire debris is allowed to go. Here’s what we figured out.Listen 0:42
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California could lose billions in highway dollars for failing to meet federal air standards.
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Sunday is the warmest day of the week, but the heat will stick around.
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Copenhagen is expected to receive 30% more rainfall by the end of the century. The city is responding with a massive long-term adaptation plan.Listen 3:59
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After years of complaints, officials aim to close loopholes to address pollution from aggregate recycling facilities, which process concrete, asphalt and similar material for reuse.Listen 0:51
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Trump signed three measures revoking California's waivers for rules that clean up cars and trucks. California and 9 other states immediately sued.
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Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.
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The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.Listen 3:19
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Insurance costs are soaring, and coverage is hard to find in some parts of the United States. Communities say insurers are ignoring their efforts to confront the problem.Listen 4:21
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Another day of warm weather with temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s across Southern California.
