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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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You’ve probably heard about December’s record rain and snow. But it hasn’t done much to ease the drought, according to state water officials.
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The City Council unanimously voted on Wednesday in favor of banning new oil and gas drilling and beginning the process of completely phasing out the existing production.
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The fight over California’s successful rooftop solar program may not be over quite yet. The state agency that oversees utilities quietly tabled a vote on a related proposal.
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Los Angeles is one step closer to getting all of its energy from renewable sources with the completion of a 40,000-acre wind farm in the New Mexico desert.
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More than 300 drilling and oil storage sites will be monitored in Los Angeles and Orange Counties using drone technology.
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In the fight against climate change, California’s rooftop solar incentive program has been a success. It’s gotten panels on more than a million roofs and cut costs for consumers. But now, the state is likely to cut those incentives.
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Starting as soon as January 15, the state will adopt rules that restrict how we use drinkable water. Californians could face fines for things like hosing down driveways or watering grass within two days of rainfall.
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Starting Jan. 1, 2022, California residents and businesses have been required to separate “green waste” from other trash and recycling. It’s a way to reduce the planet-heating greenhouse gases emitted by decomposing food in our landfills.
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For many Angelenos, tamales are the taste of Christmas. But for one family, growing corn for tamales is not only a celebration of their roots, but a way to combat the climate crisis.
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Recent storms jumped the snowpack in the mountains from 16% to about 160% of normal for the state. But we're still playing catch-up.
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While car drivers must get regular smog checks, heavy duty diesel trucks haven’t had same level of oversight — until now.
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Today the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to unhook more than a million Angelenos in unincorporated areas of the county from fossil fuels. The move is another step towards reaching the county’s, and the world’s, goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
