Erin Stone
Before coming to LAist in late 2021, I 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.
Having grown up in Southern California, I remember a time when wildfires weren’t a year-round problem and it was pretty rare for summer temperatures to climb above 100 degrees for more than a few days.
Today, we face a very different reality: The effects of climate change are the subject of daily headlines at home and around the world. It may be a global problem, but the shifts are experienced locally.
My mission is to equip you with information and connections to help you understand, prepare for and take action on local climate and environmental challenges. I also want to answer your questions and help give you a sense of agency as we face the future together.
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The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 75% — close to double the national rate. -
Sheriff's officials have door-to-door searches with cadaver dogs underway in daylight hours.
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It’s part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve public health.
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With high winds and fire danger comes power outages — unplanned due to downed trees and planned to try to prevent fires. We have some tips on making it through an outage.
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LAPD suspends resident visits to fire area as search for more bodies continues. The fire, which has killed 11 people, has burned through more than 23,500 acres.
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The city of Sierra Madre’s float is one of just six floats that are independently built.
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Local scuba divers work to clean up “ghost nets.”
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We throw a lot more stuff away during the holidays.
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With the help of federal incentives and grants, more churches and temples are slowly adding solar.
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The gas storage facility was the site of a huge methane leak in 2015.
