Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson’s rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain for six years. She saved her life by begging for one more test in an …
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Edison blacked out a record number of customers to stop fires. Now regulators have warned the utility
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSouthern California Edison has cut power to hundreds of thousands of its customers this year, more than ever before, as it attempts to stop its electric lines from sparking wildfires. …
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Rain hits parts of Calif. as supermoon brings king tides, coastal risks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA supermoon — the closest such moon to the Earth this year — is wreaking havoc with ocean tides up and down the state’s coast just as an atmospheric river …
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Many of Altadena’s standing homes still contaminated after cleanup
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMore than half of still-standing homes within the area the Eaton fire’s ash settled had significant lead contamination even after extensive indoor remediation efforts, according to new findings announced Thursday …
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Southern California air officials voted overwhelmingly Friday to give themselves the power to levy fines on the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach if they don’t fulfill their promises …
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Trump administration presses states on Colorado River water cuts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNegotiators for seven Western states are under mounting pressure to reach an agreement outlining how they plan to share the Colorado River’s dwindling water. The Trump administration gave the states …
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China, world’s top carbon pollutor, likely to overdeliver on climate goals. Will that be enough?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBEIJING — China is likely to overdeliver on the modest goals the government has set to cut carbon pollution, experts say. The question is whether that will be enough to help the …
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Leaders of world’s biggest polluters are no-shows as heads of state gather for U.N. climate summit
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBELEM, Brazil — World leaders descending on the United Nations annual climate summit in Brazil on Thursday will not need to see much more than the view from their airplane window to …
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Iranian capital faces water rationing and evacuations if it doesn’t rain soon, president warns
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTEHRAN — Iran’s president has warned that the capital is facing an unprecedented water and energy crisis as reservoirs have plunged to historic lows, threatening supplies of drinking water and electricity generation, …
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Radioactive pollution still haunts Hunters Point in San Francisco
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSan Francisco — More than a half century after the U.S. ignited 67 atomic weapons in the the central Pacific Ocean, a former Navy base in the Bay Area continues to carry …