Firefighters rescued a teenage girl Friday from the Wendy Trail in Newbury Park after she suffered a reported rattlesnake bite. The incident marks the latest in a growing string of …
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A mosquito-control tool faces a hurdle: getting L.A. property owners to pay
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesResidents were supposed to get a respite from the ankle-nipping mosquitoes that fueled a recent surge in dengue fever in Los Angeles County. Typically, the invasive mosquitoes — called Aedes …
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New report on L.A. post-fire beach contamination finds good news
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesResearchers investigating the long-term effects of the 2025 firestorms on L.A.’s beaches have found that rarest of things: good news. In the year following the Palisades and Eaton fires, levels …
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Some California growers have found ways to to recharge precious groundwater
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesARVIN, Calif. — In the southern San Joaquin Valley, where roads cut through thousands of acres of orange groves, grapevines and carrot fields, a canal reaches a linchpin that keeps the farming …
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Record heat, melting snow: What does it mean for California’s reservoirs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA record-breaking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack. Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada …
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California water regulators reexamine why Mono Lake hasn’t rebounded
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMore than three decades after a landmark decision called for Los Angeles to limit its taking of water to raise the level of Mono Lake, California regulators are reexamining why …
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Middle East conflict forces Asia’s grim choice: blackouts or coal
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWar in the Middle East is forcing Asia to turn to coal to plug the gaping hole emerging in its supply of liquefied natural gas. Nations from South Korea to …
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California’s petroleum market watchdog is warning about price gouging at some gas stations charging over $7 or $8 dollars a gallon as the Iran war sends oil prices soaring. The …
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San Diego County agency sells some of its water to another supplier
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSan Diego County’s water agency is selling some of its water to another Southern California agency to help limit increasingly high water costs for 3.3 million people. The water is …
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Why California heat wave has experts worried about what comes next
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe most destructive wildfires in Southern California history. The region’s wettest holiday season. The hottest March heat wave on record. In the last 15 months, the Southland has seen a …