-
Listen Listen
Erin Stone
What I cover
I cover the local implications of global climate change and environmental challenges and solutions across Southern California.
My background
I previously covered topics such as mental health, domestic violence and environmental issues for newspapers in Texas, Arizona and Northern California. I turned my focus to climate coverage after reporting on the devastating impacts of rising sea levels on communities in the remote Sundarbans islands in India.
My goals
I want to highlight community-driven efforts to combat local and global pollution and equip readers with information and connections that help them understand, prepare for and take meaningful action in the face of today’s climate and environmental challenges.
Best way to reach me
Feel free to reach out by email at estone@laist.com. Or if you have a tip you’d like to share more privately, you can reach me on Signal. My username is @erins.62.
Stories by Erin Stone
-
Experts say composted organic mulch can help prevent erosion.
-
The free event will highlight oyster restoration along the coast.
-
Eaton and Palisades fire survivors have waited longer than any other disaster survivors for long-term federal help.
-
People experiencing homelessness have largely been invisible in public health data, until recently.
-
Federal EPA officials break ground on a project to clean up soil and groundwater at one of three toxic industrial sites in the southeast L.A. city.
-
The federal government is moving to repeal the “roadless rule," which has prevented construction in certain parts of national forests since 2001.
-
The weather pattern doesn’t guarantee flooding here, but now could be a good time to consider flood insurance, which is not included in most homeowners or renters policies.
-
A new survey by the Department of Angels finds that people who lost homes face an average gap of $500,000 between what they have and what they need to rebuild.
-
State and local officials, tribal leaders, activists and others spoke in opposition to the federal government's review of California's coastal management practices.
-
Edison leader Pedro Pizarro spoke on AirTalk with Larry Mantle about an L.A. County Fire Department report, which concluded the utility's equipment sparked the 2025 fire.
-
A new report says arcing from electrical equipment owned by the utility sparked the January 2025 fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
-
A Santa Monica local founded the Farmlink Project, which was recently one of 10 recipients of a $50,000 Keeling Curve prize.
