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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 Supreme Court is a threat to California’s climate rules no matter who wins the election.
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We have more solar than we can use during the day, but recent policies have slowed adoption of batteries to hold onto that power when the sun goes down.
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Many stakeholders in South L.A. are excited about getting more trees in the ground, but new research from USC highlights residents’ views on where and how that should happen.
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Go for it, take a wild guess on why.
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Large swaths of the South and the East Coast are favored to see warmer-than-average temperatures, while the Pacific Northwest has greater odds of cooler-than-normal conditions this winter.
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The Santa Ana winds have returned, and with them, elevated risks of fire.
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The warnings are in effect until Saturday evening as gusty winds take hold.
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Lawmakers say that seven people living near the landfill have developed cancer in the past six years.
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A sunny, warmer weekend is in the forecast.
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We rode along on a recent aerial spraying treatment in El Monte to get a sense of how officials are responding to the local outbreak in the San Gabriel Valley.
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Today will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday.
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It's finally sweater weather.
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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More patchy drizzle in store this morning followed by mostly sunny skies all afternoon.
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When the chick died in a snowstorm, teachers suddenly had to get real with their students. Here’s how some of them handled it.
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Preliminary data shows that firefighters who battled urban wildfires in L.A. had more mercury and lead in their blood than firefighters who'd responded to forest fires.
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California is one of the few states with building codes for wildfire protection because using fire-resistant materials helps homes survive.Listen 4:26
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Low clouds from the coast will continue to cover most of SoCal today, with some areas seeing partial sunlight.
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Two thousand property owners still need to make a decision, according to L.A. County Public Works.
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LA city park officials are asking residents to fill out a survey to share their thoughts about how to improve local parks. The survey is available until mid-April.
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Vector control officials are in the process of treating hundreds of unmaintained pools.
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A cooling trend is in store for the rest of the week with today's highs in the mid 70s for Southern California. Desert areas will continue to see high temperatures in the 90s.
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L.A. has touted its goal to recycle all its wastewater by 2035. Now that timeline has been pushed back 20 years.
