LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The “smell of rain” isn’t just a figment of your imagination. Human noses can detect chemical ...

More rain is on the way to SoCal, and residents living near Will Rogers State Beach – which has been chosen as a Palisades Fire toxic waste processing site – are worried the precipitation will cause ...

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades ...

Pacific Coast Highway and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood are reopening to the public this weekend despite concerns from ...

The toxic metal later condensed as dust and settled onto the soil ... co-author of a new study published Thursday in Communications Earth and Environment. The site with the earliest signs of lead ...

As the cleanup phase of recovery begins after the devastating fires in L.A. County, displaced residents grapple with new ...

“Fire debris runoff and pollutants in the water and on the sand may contain toxic or carcinogenic chemicals.” That rain-related closure is expected to last through Thursday, Jan. 30, and DPH cautions ...

After an epic dry streak, the first real rain of winter fell in Southern California, bringing elevated risk of floods and ...

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 ...

Shamim Chowdhury is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on major international breaking news stories, in particular, conflicts, refugees and natural disasters. She has reported ...

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — After weeks of windy and dry weather, rain has fallen in parched Southern California and is expected to aid firefighters who are mopping up multiple wildfires. But potentially ...

Now, officials are warning about the potential of mudslides and “toxic ash” runoff from the rain. Toxic ash is all the chared materials from the fires and it can contain pesticides ...