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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
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Drought is nothing new to us here in Southern California. But the climate crisis is making droughts worse, so cities are investing more in conservation and local water supplies.
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89% of Irvine residents live within a 10-minute walk to a park, but that kind of access is not available in many southern California cities.
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Starting June 1st, six million southern Californians won’t be able to water their lawns more than once a week—find other ways to get water use down to about 80 gallons per day per person. But that’s not the case for 14 cities in the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s service area that are exempt from the new drought restrictions.
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We’re in a drought, it’s bad, and you’ve probably heard some serious water restrictions are on their way. Californians need to conserve more water—but besides restricting water use, what else should we do?
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After the driest winter ever recorded, water officials say we don’t have enough water to meet summertime demand in L.A. and other southern California cities. That means water cuts.
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A diverse range of people — from animal rights activists to veterans and many others — gathered in downtown LA to raise the alarm about the climate emergency.
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Only about 0.5% of the spending would go to climate-specific initiatives under Mayor Garcetti's plan.
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A science and environment writer is turning a milestone on the weed calendar into a day of climate action, education, awareness.
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Cities have a lot to figure out, from educating residents to building large-scale composting infrastructure, to negotiating trash contracts.
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South Fontana has seen an explosion of warehouse construction. And with that came diesel trucks that create dangerous pollution. But after an environmental-related lawsuit, this might change, while setting precedents for California.
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Utility Bill Credit Aimed At Fighting Climate Change Could Put Up To $100 Back In Customers' PocketsThe California Climate Credit is part of state’s efforts to fight climate change.
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The White House approved recently the biggest oil release in history from the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, while celebrating oil companies that are ramping up production. That has some climate scientists worried.
