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Taking Stock in Altadena Nine Months After the Devastating LA Fires

David Brancaccio lost his house there. As he tries to rebuild, he’s seeing how the community has pulled together—and how the loss has weighed on people.

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

A man views his property as it burns during the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County on Jan. 8. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

The Prime Data Center in Vernon, Calif. Credit: Ashley Orona/LA Public Press

The AI Data Center Boom Comes to Southeast LA

By Ashley Orona, LA Public Press

Birds fly near the Phillips 66 refinery in L.A.’s Wilmington neighborhood. The facility is slated to close by the end of the year. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

There’s a ‘Lake’ of Oil Under LA’s Soon-to-Close Refinery. Who’s Going to Clean It Up?

By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main

The Smoldering, Noxious Waste Dump Next Door

By Liza Gross

Canyon Wildfire in Los Angeles Forces Thousands to Evacuate

By Keerti Gopal

Los Angeles Fires Are Exacerbating the City’s Housing Crisis

By Kiley Price

In Altadena, whole blocks were leveled by a fire that jumped street to street. Credit: Jireh Deng/Inside Climate News

The Dichotomy of a Deadly Paradise—How Urban Sprawl and Climate Change Fuel LA’s Fires

By Jireh Deng

California Governor Signs Bills to Tighten Restrictions on Oil and Gas Drillers

By Liza Gross

California Oil Town Chose a Firm with Oil Industry Ties to Review Impacts of an Unprecedented 20-Year Drilling Permit Extension

By Liza Gross

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