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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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It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot.
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You have until this month to put your tree out on the curb for recycling in most cities and unincorporated communities in L.A. County.
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We're looking at slightly warmer temperatures toward the end of the week.
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Windy conditions will continue until the early morning.
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With the help of federal incentives and grants, more churches and temples are slowly adding solar.
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The bacteria levels in the water once again exceed state health standards.
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Wind gusts will be strong over the mountain passes and deserts.
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A weak storm system is expected to bring light rainfall to the Southland Tuesday afternoon.
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For thousands of years, the tundra sequestered more carbon than it emitted. Not anymore.
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The move sets up what is all but certain to be a protracted and complicated brawl between the Trump administration, California officials and automakers over the direction of the car industry.
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A company is betting on aluminum to solve K-cups’ sustainability problem. But experts say it’s complicated.
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The gas storage facility was the site of a huge methane leak in 2015.
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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Los Angeles has wildfire policies that are far tougher than many of those in Western states. The destruction from the recent fires shows there are still major gaps to address.Listen 3:31
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Kate Dargan Marquis of the Moore Foundation discusses spurring research and development to keep up with the growing impact of wildfires.
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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.
