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+ Edison told the government that Calderon was an 'executive.' Now it claims she wasn't. —Edison says Assemblywoman Calderon wasn't an executive when she worked...

+ After the Eaton fire, Altadena dirt was sent to Tujunga. Then came the backlash—Tujunga residents are outraged over a hauling operation in their neigh...

+ A rare glimpse inside the mountain tunnel that carries water to Southern California—In the 1930s, workers bored a 13-mile tunnel beneath Mt. San Jacinto. ...

+ Mudslide shuts down Pacific Coast Highway section as rain expected in L.A. through Sunday—Los Angeles has received much less rain than it does in an average yea...

+ This California town has a breathtaking waterfall — and no legal way for the public to get there —Just outside Dunsmuir, Mossbrae Falls cascades down mossy cliffs in et...

+ California reports sharp rise in valley fever cases for first three months of 2025—Weather patterns, construction activity and wildfires can all play a r...

+ Our friendly neighborhood fence lizard: Why Californians love this reptile—According to one app for nature observers, it's the most commonly seen...

+ April showers in Southern California? Here's the latest forecast—A cool, wet weather pattern will probably bring some April showers to ...

+ Fight intensifies over bill by former Edison executive to gut rooftop solar credits—A bill by Assemblywoman Calderon, a former Edison executive, to slash ...

+ Los Angeles remains nation's smoggiest city for 25th time in 26 years, despite progress—An annual report from the American Lung Assn. showed that Los Angeles ...

+ EPA chief urges Mexico to help deliver '100% solution' to clean up polluted Tijuana River—EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visited the polluted Tijuana River on the...

+ Interior secretary gives DOGE member with oil-industry ties power to remake department—Tyler Hassen, a member of Elon Musk's DOGE team with ties to the oil i...

+ Commentary: Pope Francis was a climate hero. Trump's reign gives his words extra meaning—The late pope's climate change encyclical, 'Laudato Si,' is more relev...

+ Steelhead trout rescued from Palisades fire spawn in their new Santa Barbara County home—After a stressful journey out of the burn zone in Malibu, the endanger...

+ We used to agree on Earth Day. Political division has changed environmental priorities—The Trump administration is rolling back landmark environmental legisl...

+ Sea lions, dolphins, now a whale: Ocean giant is latest victim of SoCal's toxic algal bloom—A minke whale that was swimming in Long Beach Harbor earlier this mont...

+ Beautiful, deadly: Wolves stalk rural California —California wolves are on the comeback. And no matter how hard wildlife...

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+ Academia needs a more honest, scientific approach to DEI—Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01240-...

+ Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01312-...

+ Microbial molecule of ageing gut nudges blood stem cells towards cancer—Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01137-...

+ COVID vaccine works faster with both doses in the same arm—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01326-...

+ Publisher Correction: irCLIP-RNP and Re-CLIP reveal patterns of dynamic protein assemblies on RNA—Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09055-...

+ Audio long read: Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01310-...

+ My ‘woke DEI’ grant has been flagged for scrutiny. Where do I go from here?—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01218-...

+ Will US science survive Trump 2.0?—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01295-...

+ A forensic investigator of glacier change—Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01300-...

+ My fight to unlock cannabis and psychedelic drugs for use in medical research—Nature, Published online: 28 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01298-...

+ This is not the new colour that scientists have created—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01319-...

+ ‘Tatooine’-like planet orbits two stars ― but at a weird angle—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01272-...

+ Huge reproducibility project fails to validate dozens of biomedical studies—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01266-...

+ Daily briefing: Fibromyalgia eases after doses of gut microbes—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01332-...

+ Cell classification should be based on more than just DNA—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01329-...

+ The use of AI in peer review could undermine science—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01327-...

+ Preserve access to crucial climate data—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01328-...

+ Debris from rockets is polluting the Caribbean—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01330-...

+ The do’s and don’ts of scientific image editing—Nature, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01299-...

+ Daily briefing: Bite marks on bones hint that Romans really did fight lions—Nature, Published online: 25 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01345-...

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+ Brazilian Judge Orders Seizure of Illegally Cleared Lands—A justice on the Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered officials to seiz...

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