Who gets to rebuild? Los Angeles fires expose the weakness of U.S. home insurance.
Along with this more than fivefold increase in billion-dollar disasters came rising insurance costs - exacerbated by weather disasters striking densely populated areas more frequently, the rising ...
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Toxic dangers lurk in LA, even in homes that didn’t burn
Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.
Is it safe to breathe in L.A.? Lawmakers call for federal action to monitor wildfire pollutants
Toxic chemicals from L.A.'s fires are going underreported and pose serious long-term risks, a group of lawmakers says. They ...
EPA faces backlash for debris site near Los Angeles communities after massive wildfires
Residents are concerned that a site the EPA is using to process hazardous debris from the Eaton Fire could leak chemicals ...
UPDATE: Air quality alert issued for Los Angeles area Monday
On Sunday at 11:55 a.m. an updated air quality alert was issued in effect until Monday at noon. The alert is for San ...
L.A. fires wreaked havoc on the land. Scientists are racing to learn what they’ve done to the sea
But when the L.A. fires broke out, scientists aboard an NOAA ship inadvertently became the first investigators on the scene ...
California still bullish on EV trucks, despite industry opposition and setbacks in Washington
California suffered a setback when its EV truck mandate failed to win federal approval, but officials say they will use a mix ...
The New York Times21d
Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged
By Hiroko Tabuchi and Mira Rojanasakul At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires ... underscore the added danger from wildfires when cars, homes, and other structures burn, researchers ...
The Atlantic21d
Los Angeles’s Ash Problem
Ash from the Palisades Fire, burning just five miles north of us, was descending all around, coating the car we had left behind ... my heart sank. (Los Angeles County has temporarily banned ...