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Following Springs Fire, Caltrans To Protect PCH From Falling Rocks, Debris

Following the vegetative destruction of the Springs fire, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received $2.5 million in state emergency funds to help protect the PCH from falling rocks, gravel and debris.

2013/05/04

Officials Warn Residents To Avoid Japan Tsunami Debris Washing Up On Coast

Debris from last year’s deadly tsunami in Japan is washing ashore on the West Coast — and some of it may even contain human remains.

2012/06/22

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Remote Controlled ‘Robots’ To Keep Flood Channels Clear In Ventura County

Ventura County’s Public Works Agency are welcoming two new remote controlled vehicles to the county in an ongoing effort to keep area roads, farms, businesses and homes from flooding during heavy rainfall.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/05/03

Pasadena Police Arrest Homeless Man, 27, For Setting 9 Debris Fires

Police in Pasadena Thursday arrested a 27-year-old homeless man suspected of intentionally setting nine debris fires in the city during a 10-day period, a fire official said.

2012/01/19

Environmental Group: Ocean Swimming ‘Not Healthy’ After Storm

If swimming in the rain — or after it — is your thing, you may want to hold off for the next few days, according to Heal The Bay.

2011/10/05

The historic Station Fire of 2009 burned through more than 250 square miles of land north of Los Angeles, proving to be the biggest and most deadly in a series of wildfires that summer. Yet, nearly three years later, the U.S. Forest Service tells KNX1070 that it has still not completed a promised evaluation and report on the possibility of using its own aircraft at night to fight raging fires. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Pasadena Dam To Get Massive Mud Cleanup

Authorities plan to remove 25,000 cubic yards of mud and debris from behind a Pasadena dam — a fraction of the muck that washed down blackened slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains after the 2009 Station wildfire.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/06/13

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Flotsam From Japan’s Tsunami To Hit West Coast

John Anderson has discovered just about everything during the 30 years he’s combed Washington state’s beaches — glass fishing floats, hockey gloves, bottled messages, even hundreds of mismatched pairs of Nike sneakers that washed up barnacled but otherwise unworn.

2011/04/01