Douglas McIntyre, editor-in-chief at Climate Crisis, explains how toxic rain caused by L.A.’s wildfires is polluting freshwater sources, potentially making the region’s water undrinkable. The rainy ...

Wearing a respirator, goggles, gloves and white protective booties, Shaun Kearney gazed at his house in Sunset Mesa, a coastal community next to Pacific Palisades. It survived the fires destroying Los ...

Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

It usually does so when there's been 1/10 of an inch of rain or more. "We advise people not to enter the ocean water and to avoid ... because this ash may contain toxic and carcinogenic chemicals ...

Because of debris runoff from fire zones, public health officials issued an advisory and closed several miles of coastline ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an ocean water closure due to toxic chemicals from fire debris ...

Multiple Los Angeles beaches have been shuttered following a recent rainfall and an increase in fire debris along ocean ...

While the rain is a welcome sight, the runoff that will carry toxic ash into the ocean poses ... the Pacific Coast Highway," Ermacora added. Water contact advisories are in place from San Pedro ...

An ocean water quality rain advisory was issued for all of Los Angeles County beaches after weekend rainfall caused mudslides ...

In the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, concerns about air quality across the county have been on the rise.