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The Southern Nevada Water Authority has investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods in search of wasted water.
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The National Weather Service warns of dangerous surf and rip currents along San Diego beaches through the end of Labor Day. -
Tens of thousands of people who fled South Lake Tahoe in the teeth of a wildfire are being allowed back home as crews finally manage to stall the advance of flames. -
Heat To Continue Over Labor Day In San Diego CountyHigh pressure over California was bringing hot weather to inland areas this Labor Day weekend, while an eddy was expected to spin up and bring a few degrees of cooling to the coast and some valleys Monday, the National Weather Service said. -
A new report finds habitat links are critical for the survival of species like the mountain lion in Southern California -
Simultaneous disasters, like the wildfires in California and Hurricane Ida this week, are happening more often as the planet heats up. Emergency managers are preparing for that future. -
A San Diego lawmaker's bill to ensure that only actually recycled plastics count toward the state's recycling goals passed the Assembly Wednesday and now heads to the governor's desk. -
It's been seven years since California voters agreed to borrow billions of dollars to build more water storage projects. Yet none of the more than half-dozen projects scheduled to get the money have been built. -
Federal officials closed national forests, including the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County, to the public because they are worried about the threat of wildfires raging out of control. -
Showers and lightning filled San Diego’s skies Tuesday morning, but is the rain any help to firefighters? -
Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around California’s dying Salton Sea.
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