Climate & Environment

A year after the LA fires, survivors are still going hungry

Rising rents, insurance gaps and declining aid have survivors relying on local food programs to feed their families.

A woman with medium skin tone, wearing a black hoodie, pulls a small cart with items inside it and carries a bag and box, as she walks down an alleyway. A short brick wall separates her and an empty lot, and burnt trees, a church, a tile building, and large mountains are in the background.

Fires burn swiftly, but insurance battles linger: New bills propose consumer-friendly regulations

California lawmakers roll out new bills attempting to further regulate insurance companies like State Farm.

A low angle view of the side of a home where the ground is covered in gravel and small plants are in the foreground facing towards a street with other homes.

Light scattered showers in store for SoCal

The region will see under a quarter inch of rain between today and Friday. Any snowfall will drop to around 8,000 feet.

View of the downtown Los Angeles skyline from behind a rain-soaked car windshield.

This tech could keep EVs from stressing the grid — and save everyone money

Instead of lots of EVs juicing up their huge batteries all at once, "active managed charging" distributes the load throughout the night, helping stabilize the grid.

A dark-skinned man is inserting an electric vehicle charging plug into his Nissan. He is wearing a white shirt and black pants, and his head is not shown. It is daytime, and cars are parked around him.

Looming storm system brings cloudy skies and cooler weather to SoCal

SoCal could get light to moderate showers between Wednesday night and Friday morning.

May gray skies provide a gloomy background over the Los Angeles basin in a view with homes and skyscrapers in the background. Palm trees line some of the streets below.

Retiree’s life upended by Rancho Palos Verdes landslide: ‘We got snake bit’

The 82-year-old has had to rethink her retirement after a 6-foot fissure developed through her property.

A woman with cropped gray hair and a red T-shirt stands in front of a hollowed out home raised on wooden planks.

The state cut a program that supports people with disabilities in disasters. Advocates are alarmed

Disability advocates say the Disability Disaster Access and Resources program, also known as DDAR, should be expanded, not cut.

Gray portable backup power batteries on a shelf.

How Altadena businesses are trying to recover from the Eaton Fire

A year after the deadly Eaton Fire, Altadena business owners aim to return while also dealing with rebuilding their homes.

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California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding

Homeowners say recovery from the January 2025 L.A. fires has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.

LAFD ‘never had a chance’ in Palisades: What new chief says about facing future disasters

Here are three takeaways from an LAist interview with LAFD Chief Jaime Moore about the Palisades Fire. Hear the whole interview here.

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