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Stormy repeat: NOAA predicts busy Atlantic hurricane season

Federal meteorologists say the Atlantic should expect another extra busy hurricane season this year

SoCal needs to keep vital trees alive despite unprecedented watering restrictions
Newsom urges aggressive water conservation and warns of statewide restrictions
Plastics industry, facing crackdown, targets Democrats with mailers deemed deceptive
Why swimming pools are getting a break despite unprecedented water restrictions

Scientists find new and mysterious DDT chemicals accumulating in California condors
The Devil’s Hole pupfish has paddled back from the brink in a hellish desert domain
Op-Ed: Nature didn’t really bounce back in the pandemic. It showed how far we’ve pushed it

Biden’s plan to protect ancient forests spawns dispute over what counts as ‘old’
With severe drought, an urgent call to rework the Colorado River’s defining pact
California properties at risk of wildfire expected to see sixfold increase in 30 years

Southern California ‘cannot afford green lawns’ as drought forces unprecedented water cuts
Aiming for ‘zero waste,’ L.A. backs new restrictions on plastic food ware
Push to limit California offshore oil after O.C. spill threatened by high taxpayers costs

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California salmon are at risk of extinction. A plan to save them stirs hope and controversy
A frenzy of well drilling by California farmers leaves residents without running water
Pismo Beach was once the Clam Capital of the World. Then the clams disappeared
Heat waves are far deadlier than we think. How California neglects this climate threat
Something is killing gray whales. Is it a sign of oceans in peril?
How toxic fumes seep into the air you breathe on planes
The California coast is disappearing under the rising sea. Our choices are grim
California finds widespread water contamination of ‘forever chemicals’
California is spending $32 million on a fire prevention strategy that doesn’t work in high winds
As California’s recycling industry struggles, companies and consumers are forced to adapt

California
Wildlife officials truck Chinook salmon to cooler waters in emergency move to help them spawn
World & Nation
4 EU nations to harness North Sea wind to help phase out Russian energy
Climate & Environment
L.A. hikers love Temescal Canyon. A developer just got fined $6 million for blocking it
California
Winter’s second wind: Mammoth Mountain resort extends ski season into June
World & Nation
Energy-producing states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue
California
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In California’s high-risk fire country, Airbnb offers guests no warning or escape plan
Climate & Environment
Is your vacation rental in a risky wildfire zone? What you need to know
California
17 states push EPA to revoke California’s ability to set its own vehicle emission standards
California
This group decided to clean up Lake Tahoe. They found more than 25,000 pounds of submerged trash
California
Column: Heed the warnings of this palm tree, a 200-year-old drought survivor
California
Why Laguna Niguel fire was so destructive: Flying hot embers, huge homes, dry brush
Podcasts
Podcast: Let’s blame someone for California’s drought

This tiny Utah town could shape the West’s energy future
Far from Lake Powell, drought punishes another Western dam
Standing on the Continental Divide, where wind energy could reshape the West
We’re going on a clean energy tour of the American West. Come along for the ride
A climate voter’s guide to the L.A. mayoral election

20 California native plants that will actually look gorgeous this summer
13 plants that thrive in raised garden beds in L.A., even in summer
Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt. Next stop: The moon
Did you tear out your lawn and replace it with drought-tolerant plants?
For Subscribers
Your lawn will suffer amid the megadrought. Save money and put it out of its misery