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More than 13 inches of rain fell in the Santa Ynez Mountains over the weekend. And another, colder storm is on the way.
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Coastal California north of Santa Barbara remains under a tsunami advistory after a massive quake in eastern Russia on Tuesday.
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The Trump administration proposes eliminating a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. That would undermine the EPA's climate change regulations for power plants and cars.
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The marine layer will thin out later this week, creating room for warmer temperatures in SoCal.
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A movement is growing to bring small, portable, affordable solar to a balcony or backyard near you. But before you see them everywhere, advocates must break through significant barriers.
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Wildfires are the top environmental issue for most Californians, who are also concerned about rising costs associated with climate change, according to a survey.
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The new rules for Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake upstream include stricter limits on common pollutants.
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How do scientists monitor the populations of the threatened California red-legged frog? With careful listening and a little help from AI.
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Most of the infected mosquitoes have been found around the San Fernando Valley so far.
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The State Water Resources Control Board didn’t shy away from a controversial agreement in a new proposal, which qualifies as a major development in the long-running debate about delta water use.
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Native plants, succulents and mulch are important considerations. But you can also improve fire resilience by following some guidelines about spacing and irrigation.
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The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.
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Clouds and accompanying cool weather will be here for the next few days.
Air quality regulator South Coast AQMD is swapping out old school buses with electric ones.
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The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.
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Debate continues about zone zero, the California rules nearing the finish line that would regulate what can be planted and stored within 5 feet of millions of homes.Listen 0:44
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife seized what they say appears to be at least nine rhino horns and thousands of pieces of elephant ivory from an L.A. County business.
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Regulations on gas storage facilities have been tightened since the detection of the 2015 Aliso Canyon leak. But residents remain worried about long term health effects.
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A new study addresses the question, concluding that climate change increased the likelihood of the fires and boosted the amount of land that burned.
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About 5,000 more plants will be installed this fall, officials say, blanketing what will become a nearly 1-acre wildlife habitat.
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You may be able to see the Orionid meteor shower from darker pockets of the Southern California suburbs, but the desert and mountains will offer the best viewing.
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Most survivors of January's fires face a massive gap in the money they need to rebuild, and funding to help is moving too slowly or nonexistent.Listen 3:45
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The annual mosquito season is ending, but some problematic breeding water sources may have been refilled.
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Caribbean fruit flies have been detected around Montebello, prompting California’s first quarantine for the species in 40 years.
