When a column of smoke rose above Pacific Palisades on January 7, a couple dozen residents of the Santa Monica Mountains, instead of evacuating, jumped into their own fire engines. …
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L.A. plans to recycle enough water to meet the needs of 500,000 people
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn a plan that will reverberate more than 300 miles north at Mono Lake, Los Angeles city leaders have decided to nearly double the wastewater that will be transformed into …
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Plan to kill 450K owls pushes past major obstacle with Republicans both for and against
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA controversial plan to kill one owl species to save another cleared a major hurdle. The full Senate on Wednesday struck down a GOP effort to prevent the cull of …
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In controversial move, LADWP says it will shift its largest gas power plant to hydrogen
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe board of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Tuesday approved a controversial plan to convert part of the city’s largest natural gas-fired power plant into one …
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Edison increases compensation for Eaton fire victims, but some say it’s not enough
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSouthern California Edison increased the number of Eaton fire victims that are eligible to file claims for damages in its final compensation proposal, though some Altadena residents say the utility’s …
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World used record amount of fossil fuels last year, scientists say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIndustries and individuals around the world burned record amounts of oil, gas and coal last year, releasing more greenhouse gases than ever before, a group of leading scientists said in …
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Park rangers bring nature to preschoolers amid government shutdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesROSS, Calif. — On a sunny morning, 17 students from a preschool here in Marin huddle as close as possible to furloughed interpretive park ranger Adrian Boone of the Muir Woods National …
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The world was on the brink of a climate milestone: adopting a global carbon tax for the shipping industry. Countries had spent years crafting the plan, hoping to throttle planet-warming …
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California returns land to the Tule River tribe, where elk will roam
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn the scrub-brush foothills between the long flat fields of the San Joaquin Valley and the mighty peaks and Sequoia forests of the Sierra Nevada, state leaders and elders from …
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Most of California’s public K-12 schools offer virtually no shade
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe vast majority of urban, public grade schools in California are paved-over “nature deserts” sorely lacking in trees or shade — leaving most of the state’s 5.8 million school-age children …