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Emily Guerin
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Former Correspondent, LAist Studios
Stories by Emily Guerin
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AQMD says incentives are the best way to meet federal air quality standards as fast as possible. Environmentalists don't buy it, and are threatening to sue.
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The idea is to increase production of renewable energy from federal lands without causing undue harm to the environment.
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Environmentalists say a Trump presidency will likely be a return to the days of George W. Bush, when the state was acting on its own on climate and the environment.
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Hot, stagnant weather keeps pollutants from escaping. This past summer, those conditions were especially present in Southern California, a UCLA climatologist explains.
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After the state ended mandatory conservation in June, water use rose all summer. Finally in September, Californians started saving more water again.
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It tries to entice more low- and middle-income consumers to go electric by limiting who qualifies for a rebate and increasing the rebate for low-income families.
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Most of it evaporates or runs off into the ocean. But L.A. needs to capture more runoff and store it in the ground to battle the drought.
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The city's Department of Animal services says its current strategy is working and there is no need for more severe measures to control the coyote population.
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For foreign-born Latinos, their first instinct might be to flee buildings during an earthquake. But in California, that can put them in more danger.
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Some of the biggest food and drink companies in the world are working on water restoration projects in California. Is what's good for the environment also good for business?
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The controversial $15 billion plan would impact how a third of Southern California gets its water. Here's what you need to know.
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Despite on-going drought, the region's largest water wholesaler says it is in good shape for 2017, although long term threats to water supply remain.
