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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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“Something is wrong with the system.”
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Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise.
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Plastic has become embedded in everyday life. That’s because for the last 70 years, the plastics industry convinced consumers to embrace the material for its low cost and disposability.
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The company salvages fallen neighborhood trees and has a new partnership with the Angeles National Forest.
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It's a bummer, but some of the most popular TP brands are contributing to deforestation.
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The change could incentivize those businesses to clean up their emissions, which often affect poorer areas of the region.
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Heat advisories end today as we head into a cooling trend for the weekend.
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As black bears, coyotes and other critters show up more often in L.A. neighborhoods, local leaders say the state needs to better fund wildlife coexistence programs.
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Much of the Southwest U.S. is experiencing extreme heat this week — with temperatures blazing past 100 degrees. And a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.
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The National Weather Service has issued several heat advisories for parts of the Southland.
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The rehabilitated pelicans will fly free Wednesday after recovering at San Pedro’s International Bird Rescue.
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The National Weather Service has several heat advisories for parts of the Southland.
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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When a 5.2 earthquake hit near San Diego, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park caught its elephants on video taking action to protect their young, forming what experts call an "alert circle."
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While it’s an unprecedented third year in a row for no commercially caught salmon, brief windows will be allowed for sportsfishing in California.
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Morning clouds will linger in Southern California with below average temps in the mid-60s.
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Lead traveled in the air and settled outside the burn area. LA County will make $3 million available for people with intact properties to test their soil.
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Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.
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A member of the California Assembly from Whittier says her legislation would reduce electricity costs for people without rooftop solar panels.
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Patchy drizzle early in SoCal. Highs Tuesday in the high 60s.
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Shaking was felt as far away as Los Angeles. Light damage is possible.
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Most eligible property owners have opted in.
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President Donald Trump‘s trade war is upending all aspects of the world economy, but the electric vehicle industry could soon be feeling the pain.
