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Grand fire burns through 3,800 acres; crews attack from air
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.More than 1,400 firefighters were on the lines Friday, battling a brush fire that’s burned through more than 3,800 acres in Ventura and Kern counties since Wednesday. The Grand fire is 25% contained, and the threatened Hungry Valley State Park and...Tags: Science and Technology, Natural Resource Industry, Fires
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Federal omission in closing oyster farm broke law, court told
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Interior Department violated federal law by failing to conduct an environmental review before ordering a Northern California oyster farmer to shutter his operation, attorneys for the farmer told a federal appeals court panel...
Tags: Wildlife, U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, National Government
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The trouble with parking at state parks
The California state parks system is pretty clueless about parking -- which, strange to say, is kind of an important issue for it these days because it's how we pay to get in and how it gets a lot of its money. Much of the time, at many of the parks,...
Tags: Prices, State Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Gardens and Parks
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Palos Verdes fire underscores dangerous fire season in California
A small brush fire in Rancho Palos Verdes on Thursday underscored warnings by firefighters that Southern California is facing a dangerous fire season. Los Angeles County firefighters were battling a brush fire that had flared up Thursday afternoon...Tags: Fires, Forests
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Angeles National Forest to raise fire danger to high
The Angeles National Forest is raising its fire danger level from moderate to high on Friday because of the virtual absence of rain so far this year and forest lands full of tall, dry grasses. Nathan Judy, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service, said...
Tags: Forests
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Details about new plan for San Gabriel Mountains raise questions
Political leaders and outdoors enthusiasts expressed dismay Thursday over new details about an Interior Department recommendation for changes in federal management of a popular region of the San Gabriel Mountains. "The proposal raises many questions,...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Hilda Solis, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Weather prompts road closures in Angeles National Forest
L.A. NOWWeather prompts road closures: The Los Angeles County Public Works Department said they planned to close certain segments of road in the Angeles National Forest Thursday based on weather forecasts of snow and icy road conditions.... -
Pictures in the News | Jan. 30, 2013
FrameworkWednesday's Pictures in the News begins in Africa, where Malian youths restrain an alleged shop looter after arresting him in the northern city of Gao, a key Islamist stronghold until it was retaken by French and Malian troops in a major boost to the... -
Roots of pot cultivation in national forests are hard to trace
WELDON, Calif. — A few minutes after 4 a.m., agents in camouflage cluster in a dusty field in Kern County. "Movement needs to be slow, deliberate and quiet," the team leader whispers. "Lock and load now." They check their ammunition and assault...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Entertainment, Environmental Issues, Mexico, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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O Tannenbaum, how sustainable are thy branches?
Your recycling bin is filled twice as high as your garbage bin. You buy carbon offsets to make up for the climate havoc caused by your jet-setting ways. You would no more be caught buying non-organic produce than taking it home in a plastic bag from the...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Farms
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Lowering emissions, raising red flags
We've all seen the movie: Some small, seemingly unrelated actions lead to dire and unintended consequences. It happens in real life too, especially in government. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard, a regulatory program established under Gov. Arnold...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Forests, Ethanol
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Judge who said rape victim 'didn't put up a fight' later apologizes
L.A. NOWA longtime Newport Beach judge who said that a rape victim “didn’t put up a fight” and that her sexual assault was only “technical” apologized for his remarks when confronted by a state agency. Superior Court Judge Derek G....
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