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Scientists say no definitive link has been demonstrated between rising temperatures and wildfire occurrence in Southern California's chaparral country. >>
A proposal to expand cellphone towers in the park and install wireless Internet service in its hotels -- where TVs are banned -- has environmentalists furious. >>
The event, organized by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, aims to promote cooperation on technology and reduction of emissions in major industries. >>
The oil giant says it already cleaned up its share of the mess in the Amazon region, but peasant farmers continue to suffer. >>
Of Oakridge's 600 mobile homes, 501 were destroyed and at least 40 were badly damaged. Even firefighters were forced to leave as the flames grew so intense, they burned fire hoses into the cement. >>
From Santa Barbara to Orange County, hundreds of homes burn and thousands of people are evacuated. A mobile home park in Sylmar appears to lose the highest number of housing units in L.A. history. >>
In areas where the Sesnon fire struck last month, some residents are resigned to their fate. >>
With 111 homes destroyed and nine damaged, the news is often not good for residents. But some returning evacuees find reason to rejoice. >>
Sylmar, Corona, Brea and Yorba Linda are problem areas where everyone should avoid outdoor activity, the South Coast Air Quality Management District says. >>
More than 600 Southland homes have been damaged or destroyed. Governor declares an emergency in L.A. County. High winds drive flames through canyons in the San Fernando Valley. >>
Toll could rise. Schwarzenegger declares a state of emergency, and local groups are pitching in to assist evacuees. Calming winds give firefighters a break. >>
About 800 students and faculty spent a long, sweaty, anxious night in the gymnasium, and emerged to 14 faculty homes, a few dorms and several academic buildings destroyed. But no one was injured. >>
Experiment will see how they move through the Sacramento River. >>
The agreement has PacifiCorp spending $200 million, California $250 million to uproot four dams that have blocked the migration of salmon. Critics say the deal favors farmers over fish. >>
About $2.5 trillion of real estate assets in California are at risk, with a projected annual price tag of between $300 million and $3.9 billion, according to a report by UC Berkeley researchers. >>
The huge smog-like plumes, caused mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and wood, block sunlight and absorb radiation, leading to new worries about climate change and extreme weather conditions. >>
Despite the Supreme Court's ruling Wednesday that the nation's security outweighs the need to protect marine mammals from high-powered sonar during Navy training exercises, environmentalists said the fight was far from over. >>
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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest cargo container ports in the nation, invest in cleaner-air efforts. >>
Democrat Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the state's Air Resources Board, held a high-level position in the federal agency in the Clinton administration. >>
Most of the losses are attributable to 3,000 annual deaths, a Cal State Fullerton study says. The study underscores the economic benefits of meeting federal air quality standards. >>
Quake tips* To prepare for an earthquake, secure objects that may fall over and cause damage, such as bookshelves or large televisions, said Mark Benthien, director of outreach for the Southern California Earthquake Center, who is helping to organize the Great Southern California ShakeOut. Latch cabinets, strap bookshelves and attach water heaters to the wall. (And don't forget to get your home properly bolted and secured and up to recent building codes, said Lucy Jones of the U.S. Geological Survey.) >>More than 175 acres of the Los Cerritos Wetlands will be saved under the arrangement. >>
The state of Florida has agreed to pay the nation's biggest producer of sugar cane $1.34 billion, instead of the $1.75 billion originally proposed, under a revised deal to buy up vast tracts of farm land to restore the Everglades, the company said in statements today. >>
Hawaii will switch to digital TV faster than the rest of the country to make way for an endangered, volcano-dwelling bird. >>
In a move to save depleted stocks, managers vote to implement a quota system on important bottom-dwelling species. >>
The base is home to 147 of the species. The U.S. is working on a comprehensive management plan for bison on federal lands. >>
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