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After all the rain we've had lately, large fires likely won't be a concern until deep into 2026.
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The second Trump administration has removed more climate and environmental data from websites in the first 100 days than the first administration, according to a new report.
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Another round of hot weather before temperatures cool down next week.
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What happens after you flush is surprisingly complex and involves a giant tunneling machine under San Pedro, massive treatment plants, and a voyage to check on the fish who swim in our treated wastewater.
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Malibu’s water boil notice was lifted Friday, according to L.A. County Public Works.
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The Canyon Fire along the Ventura and Los Angeles county lines started Thursday afternoon amid a summer heatwave.
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Justices told a lower court to revisit their decision to uphold cuts of 75 percent to payments for solar panel owners.
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Temperatures to near 105 degrees in the Inland Empire today.
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The advice comes after a water outage caused by a faulty valve.
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Some Rancho Palos Verdes residents worry the ban could affect their property values.
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Heat advisories kick in for the inland and valley areas.
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The massive project in the Mojave Desert can meet 7% of the city’s power needs.
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For months, landslides have worsened in parts of Rancho Palos Verdes, tearing some houses part.
Jonathan Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to arson, among other crimes related to the destructive and deadly January fire.
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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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A recent swing from wet to dry is among the most extreme on record, priming much of Southern California for wind-whipped fires.
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Pacific Palisades is known for many of it's famous and wealthy residents, but many of the families who’ve lost their homes are not fabulously wealthy.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order waives environmental laws for people whose homes burned down so they can rebuild as quickly as possible in exactly the same place.
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What to do if you’re waiting to return to your home or are in your home in an evacuated area.
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Basically, don’t feed wild animals, call an expert for help
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Maybe it isn't windy where you are right now, but some areas of Southern California are experiencing strong gusts like those that drove the growth of L.A.'s recent deadly wildfires. This is how the National Weather Service makes its forecasts and decides when to issue warnings.
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Worsening wildfires are hiking up home insurance rates in California, the biggest market in the U.S. And as climate disasters increase across the country, other states are feeling the pressure too.
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Beaches are closed from Laguna Beach to Aliso Viejo.
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GoFundMe and other crowdfunding sites have become a quick source for help from the community, but during a disaster, they can impact federal assistance.
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California regulators say the Trump administration is unlikely to approve the rules and that they have no choice but to abandon groundbreaking regulations for zero-emission trucks and cleaner locomotives.
