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[l] at 2/12/25 4:00am
An executive order from President Trump will negate a Biden initiative that required federal procurement offices to purchase paper straws in lieu of plastic.
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[l] at 2/11/25 4:00am
A journalist from California is caught in the wildfires in Patagonia, Argentina, at the same time L.A. faces the same challenges. Here's what she's learned.
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[l] at 2/10/25 4:00am
California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in fishing gear. With a truncated season and sharp limits on gear, crabbers wonder whether the fishery can survive.
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[l] at 2/9/25 1:10pm
A dairy worker in Nevada has reportedly been infected by the killer variant of H5N1 bird flu; analysis shows changes in new strain that makes it more lethal in mammals.
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[l] at 2/9/25 4:00am
Could balloon-like water tanks help California prepare for fires? Some call an energy company's "Water Trees" a game-changing solution to store water where needed to fight fires.
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[l] at 2/9/25 4:00am
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in jurisdictions where the state will apply stricter fire-safety building requirements.
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[l] at 2/7/25 1:01pm
Here are the landfills that could take toxic waste from the L.A. wildfires in the coming weeks — many have not accepted hazardous materials in the past.
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[l] at 2/7/25 4:00am
At least 22 parcels totaling more than 100 acres in and around Whispering Pines area within Joshua Tree National Park have changed hands since 2021, spurring concerns among neighbors over potential development.
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[l] at 2/6/25 4:00am
Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It's time to get rid of the palm trees.
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[l] at 2/6/25 4:00am
After a relatively weak storm expected to arrive in L.A. late Thursday, forecasters say a potentially more powerful storm could hit around Valentine's Day.
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[l] at 2/6/25 4:00am
On Thursday, the Aquarium of the Pacific released its first Marine Species Report Card, detailing the population trends of 30 coastal California species.
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[l] at 2/6/25 3:59am
A plan to widen the 605 and other freeways will increase, not help, congestion. That's bad for Angelenos and our environment.
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[l] at 2/5/25 12:36pm
A version of the H5N1 virus that has killed one person and severely sickened another has been detected in milk samples collected from Nevada dairy herds.
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[l] at 2/5/25 9:20am
President Biden struggled for years to get the American Climate Corps off the ground after Congress chose not to fund it. On his first day, Trump swiftly killed it with an executive order.
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[l] at 2/5/25 4:00am
After a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach, scientists look for a cause of death: 'Each mortality has a story to tell.'
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[l] at 2/4/25 4:00am
Think of a community water system as a local coffee shop that usually sells 300 cups a day. A shop like that just couldn't fulfill an unexpected order for 40,000 cups.
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[l] at 2/4/25 4:00am
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet a newer approach by an independent company had found Altadena had "severe" wildfire risk.
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[l] at 2/4/25 4:00am
Aside from Tesla, no other major manufacturer will meet the state's 35% threshold for zero-emission vehicles in the 2026 model year, a trade group leader says.
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[l] at 2/3/25 5:38pm
The Trump administration abruptly sent water flowing from two California dams. The action could leave less water in dams for the summer, when farmers typically use it.
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[l] at 2/3/25 11:28am
New study: As global plastic production grows, so too does the concentration of microplastics in our bodies.

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