Joan Didion wrote that “the city burning is Los Angeles’ deepest image of itself.” Since then, insurance companies and ...

Somini Sengupta, a climate reporter who has lived across Los Angeles, reflects on the city, its mythology and its reckoning ...

The California Air Resources Board adopted the clean fleets and locomotive rules in 2023. Not seeking the waivers is “an important step given the uncertainty presented by the incoming administration,” ...

We can mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires with prescribed burns. By reducing brush and other tinder, these small, ...

The devastating Los Angeles County blazes have so far killed at least 27 people and razed thousands of structures.

Besides the heartbreak of losing lives and losing homes, there are obvious economic factors here that cannot be ignored: ...

Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the ...

Artists take on climate change denial, the blame game, and more ...

Democrats hold super-majorities in the California State Assembly and the Senate. Democrats can, and do, pass legislation ...

In a memo that has not been previously reported, chief told city fire commissioners that L.A. relied almost entirely on ...

Despite the finger-pointing about who is to blame for the spread of the LA fires, veteran climate writer Jeff Goodell believes no level of preparation could have fundamentally changed the trajectory ...

More broadly, should people be able to rebuild in areas prone to natural disasters -- an issue relevant to the Florida coasts ...