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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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Officials say water is now safe to drink, but testing will continue. And residents will need to flush their plumbing.
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Any significant rain could trigger mud and debris flows, Sierra Madre's fire chief says. Debris basins are not empty, as they were during February's storm, and that could mean trouble.
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Army Corps provides more info on how fire-impacted residents can help preserve their surviving treesA new waiver allows residents to request trees on their property not be cut down during debris removal.
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Debris cleanup threatens to take down trees that could recover.
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Ash and fire debris have raised risk of flooding downstream.
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Residents whose homes still stand in burn zones are concerned about their health and how to make their homes livable again.
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A 9-mile stretch of PCH that was damaged last month will partially reopen on Thursday. Only residents, school buses and impacted businesses will be allowed to enter the area, according to Caltrans.
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Evacuation orders remain in place for some areas as the risk of mudslide and debris flows remains from heavy rain overnight Thursday.
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With extreme weather comes the possibility of power cuts. Here are some tips for what to do beforehand and on making it through an outage.
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We talk to experts about the safety of the technology and its role in the rebuild.
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The investigation into the causes of the Hurst and Eaton fires are still ongoing.
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An aging population of homeowners also complicates recovery of a historic Black community.
