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California small water capture projects

In a drought, California is watching water wash out to sea

Heavy storms have flooded parts of California, but the state has been unable to capture billions of gallons of water that are flowing unchecked into the ocean. Los Angeles is embarking on an ambitious new program to change that.
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Fire erupts in Laguna Beach as record heat, drought grip Southern California

Fire erupts in Laguna Beach as record heat, drought grip Southern California

One blaze erupted in Laguna Beach while new fires spread in Los Angeles County with temperatures climbing to nearly 90 degrees with gusty winds.

Why wildfires are raging early in the West due to drought and climate change
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Why wildfires are raging early in the West due to drought and climate change

Firefighters in New Mexico, Arizona and California are battling springtime blazes that have been fueled by a severe drought and boosted by climate change.
Hounded by wildfires, Californians rethink their willingness to rebuild

Hounded by wildfires, Californians rethink their willingness to rebuild

In the aftermath, some people are deciding to just begin new lives elsewhere. The pandemic and longstanding housing problems haven’t made the choices any easier.
Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA
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Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA

An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert was still threatening homes on Monday, one of more than two dozen major fires burning across California.

An oil well right next to your house? The California Senate says that’s OK
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An oil well right next to your house? The California Senate says that’s OK

Buffer zones between communities and oil wells seem like a no-brainer — but the California Senate just rejected them.
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