The smoke may be temporary, but toxic air pollution is an ever-present danger with effects that linger for generations.

As hazardous chemicals pollute the air after devastating wildfires, officials call for increased monitoring to protect ...

While there has been a growing crisis in insurance for years, the scale and scope of the Los Angeles wildfires brings the ...

Dr. Barbara Ferrer said residents should assess their homes for soot, ash and smoke contamination before settling back in.

Toxic chemicals from L.A.'s fires are going underreported and pose serious long-term risks, a group of lawmakers says. They ...

Wildfires like those in Los Angeles that destroy urban structures release toxic chemicals, including lead, into the air.

Reps. Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, and Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, were joined by Reps. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, and George ...

But the fact that many farmworkers labored through the smoke of the Los Angeles fires underscores the limitations of ...

South Coast AQMD—the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties—covers an area of 10,743 square miles that is ...

Now, as crews clean charred remains from the Los Angeles wildfires, she worries about a new potential ... The bigger risks ...

The percentage of wildfire-associated emergency department encounters increased with onset of the Los Angeles County ...