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As Wildfire Grows Near Ex-Nuclear Site, California County Sets Up Radiation Air Monitors

The fire department said “hazardous materials and radiological monitoring teams” continue to track the health of the air in the Ventura County area.

By Steven Rodas, Nina Dietz

Wildfire Crews Race to Keep Fierce California Blaze From Former Nuclear Reactor Site

By Steven Rodas, Nina Dietz

Smog, Lies and Pineapples: How LA Cleaned up Its Air and What’s Left to Do

By Steven Rodas

Phillips 66 is Closing its LA Refinery this Month. Neighbors Still Don’t Know if the Company Will Pay for the Cleanup.

By Blanca Begert

A man uses a wrench stuck into a pipe to turn off a burning gas line during the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8 in Altadena, Calif. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

LA Wildfire Survivors Want to Rebuild All-Electric, but a Utility Is Using Customer Funds to Incentivize Gas Appliances

By Hilary Beaumont

For Many Disabled Fire Victims in Los Angeles, a Continuing Trauma

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

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

Taking Stock in Altadena Nine Months After the Devastating LA Fires

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

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

Nicholas Spada Spent Months Analyzing Smoke From the LA Fires. He Thinks People Have a Right to Know, and ‘Air Is Everything.’

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

Toxic Plumes from Aliso Canyon Gas Blowout Harmed Babies, Study Shows

By Liza Gross

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

Canyon Wildfire in Los Angeles Forces Thousands to Evacuate

By Keerti Gopal

A Neighborhood Burned, a Home Saved, a Future in Question

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxic Hazards Left Behind

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

Ignoring Federal Law, House GOP Targets California’s Nation-Leading Vehicle Pollution Rules

By Liza Gross

Black Residents of Altadena Struggle to Hang on to Their Community After LA Fires

By Rambo Talabong

An aerial view of Orchard Hills in Irvine, Calif., where homes have been built to be fire-resistant. The neighborhood handled a fire very well in 2020 due to home construction, community planning, and partnership with the city. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Burned Homes Can Be Rebuilt More Resilient to Wildfires, but Many Homeowners Can’t Afford the Price

By Diana Kruzman

School Disruptions from the LA Fires Hit Latino, Disadvantaged and English-Language Learners Hardest, Experts Find

By Liza Gross

An aerial view shows homes burned in the Eaton Fire on Feb. 5 in Altadena, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Public Radio’s David Brancaccio Mulls the Surprising Pluses and Minuses of Rebuilding in LA After the Fires

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

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