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Aging infrastructure may create higher flood risk in L.A., study finds

Aging infrastructure may create higher flood risk in L.A., study finds

Between 197,000 and 874,000 city residents could experience a foot of flooding during an extreme storm, scientists found. Most of them don’t live in beachfront mansions.
A fossil museum uses the past to reimagine climate's future

A fossil museum uses the past to reimagine climate's future

As the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum undergoes a major redesign, its leaders hope it can do more to engage the public and educate visitors about the realities of climate change.
How California’s bullet train went off the rails

How California’s bullet train went off the rails

America’s first experiment with high-speed rail has become a multi-billion-dollar nightmare. Political compromises created a project so expensive that almost no one knows how it can be built as originally envisioned.
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‘How one restaurateur transformed America’s energy industry’

Charif Souki’s long-shot bet on liquid natural gas paid off handsomely — and turned the United States into a leading fossil-fuel exporter.
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Mapping California’s oil spill: Aging pipes line the coast

The latest spill, thought to be from a decades-old pipeline that connected three platforms to a pumping station in Long Beach, has brought scrutiny to California's aging offshore oil and gas infrastructure.

California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Also Raise Costs

California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Also Raise Costs

A recent building code change for new construction could reduce emissions by requiring use of solar panels and batteries, raising prices in an already expensive state.
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