Recent fires that consumed entire Los Angeles neighborhoods underscore a stark lesson -- water utilities generally aren’t ...

LOS ANGELES — On a recent Sunday, Tracy Quinn drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to assess damage wrought upon the coastline by the Palisades Fire. The water line was darkened by ash.

A team of researchers say they want to look at what exposure to toxins from thousands of burned structures does to people ...

In the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, concerns about air quality across the county have been on the rise.

Experts told USA TODAY that further testing is needed to help communities understand the risks of lingering L.A. wildfire ...

While there has been a growing crisis in insurance for years, the scale and scope of the Los Angeles wildfires brings the issue to a new level, challenging us to ask new questions about how, where and ...

Without rain, neighborhoods covered in fine debris from the fires must find a way to deal with it on their own.

The map pulls data from air monitors, hundreds of pollution sensors, and forecast models to provide real-time air quality index (AQI) readings for more than 1,000 locations. Los Angeles’ air ...

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

“The removal of these materials should not come at the cost of creating a toxic environment for communities already disproportionately impacted by pollution," Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda ...