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Samohi students advocacy efforts win international recognition
In the 2017-2018 school year, a student-run club on the campus of Santa Monica High School conducted
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Earth Talk® – Factory Butte
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is the controv
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Fire crews take advantage of calmer weather in California
JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press Calmer weather allowed crews to increase containment of wildfires af
Read moreCalifornia endures more wildfires, 1 sparked by a hot car
BRIAN MELLEY and MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ Associated Press A stolen car sparked a wildfire in a bone-dr
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More trick than treat as California fires disrupt Halloween
TERRY TANG Associated Press For tens of thousands of children in California, the biggest monsters
Read moreEdison says it may have sparked Woolsey Fire
Associated Press Southern California Edison says it’s likely its equipment caused a wildfire last year that killed three people and...
Read moreCrews battle blazes before windstorms return
STEFANIE DAZIO and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press Crews fought Tuesday to drown, slash and smother wildfires that have incinerated dozens...
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Crews battle wildfires in Los Angeles and in wine country
TERENCE CHEA and DON THOMPSON Associated Press Firefighters battled destructive wildfires in North
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UCLA CALPIRG Students hosts Beach Clean up for Plastic Free Seas
The UCLA chapter of the California Student Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG Students) hosted a Beach Cleanup on the 26th...
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18 more zero-emissions Big Blue Buses are on their way
After purchasing its first zero-emissions bus in August, the Big Blue Bus will purchase an additiona
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