Downtown LA Law Group, a law firm facing multiple state and local investigations, says it plans to bow out of a high-stakes environmental case against the county’s second-largest landfill within …
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A blanket of seaweed smothers coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPUERTO MORELOS, Mexico — Swaths of seaweed are blanketing the beaches and coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas …
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California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia hit a major milestone in May, generating more than half its electricity from the sun in what is believed to be a global first, according to a new analysis …
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L.A. water regulators target polluted runoff from big parking lots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn a requirement that is the first of its kind in the country, some 600 commercial and industrial properties in the Los Angeles area will have to clean up the …
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French wildfire created cloud unleashing lightning igniting more fires
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPARIS — A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French …
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Record-breaking El Niño could gut California’s crab and salmon fleets
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs the chances of a ‘super’ El Niño continue to rise — now 81%, according to federal scientists — researchers are looking back to 2015 and 2016, when a Pacific …
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Sharks can hear swimmers and surfers way before they smell or see them
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesForget the smell of blood and all the shark fears we’ve internalized thanks to “Jaws” and “Shark Week.” Turns out, the first thing a shark notices about humans actually might …
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Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLEGE-CAP FERRET, France — An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France on Wednesday — as three firefighters died in Greece and crews across …
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Jackie, Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle, moved out of intensive care but still ‘very sick’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJackie, half of Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle couple, has been moved out of intensive care, an encouraging sign for the raptor who was rescued in critical condition earlier this …
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Climate extremes are becoming more extreme, worrying scientists
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMuch of the U.S. just sweltered through intense heat waves, putting strain on power grids and prompting the cancellation of many events. In Europe, punishing temperatures pushed thermometers as high …