Rachel Wald always has a bit of a cold. That’s life when you have two kids younger than 5, she says. You’re always a little sick. But it wasn’t until after Wald and her family voluntarily fled the ...

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It is third in a series about health risks following the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed ...

As Los Angeles heads into its second week under siege from wildfires, growing concerns over the health impacts of the resulting smoke are coming to the forefront. Unlike wildfires, which typically ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. ‒ The dolphins splashing in the sparkling waters off the Pacific Coast Highway are soon going to get an unwelcome ‒ and unhealthy ‒ surprise. Next time it rains, miles of canyons ...

Efforts to recover from the devastating Los Angeles wildfires are complicated by lithium battery hazards. The devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles beginning Jan. 7 have left a trail of ...

The ongoing Los Angeles fires have burned more than 16,000 structures, many of them full of synthetic materials that, when burned, release chemicals toxic to both humans and wildlife. When things like ...

Watching animals become sick and die over and over again because of the toxic algae bloom has taken a toll on rescue workers and Los Angeles County lifeguards. "It's been more than I've seen in my ...

Susan Estrich is the Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California Law Center as well as being a syndicated columnist. While I’ve been mainlining ...

While I've been mainlining local news to see if my house, on the edge of an evacuation zone, was going to survive, my daughter (who I've been staying with) has been doing research on the air. As ...