Monika Scott

From political action to banning plastics, humans are finding ways to confront climate change.

The Getty Fire has burned more than 650 acres, and is only 5% contained as of this morning.

The Easy Fire has burned more than 1,700 acres and is 10% contained. 26,000 people are estimated to be affected. Some 800 firefighters are on the scene.

One homeowner was foreclosed on earlier this year because of her participation in a program which provides LA County homeowners with no-money-down loans for eco-friendly home…

It was a record breaking year for   KCRW’s 7th Annual Radio Race . We listened to 165 total submissions — the most yet — and narrowed those down to   11 finalists.

Electric vehicles seem to be the way of the future, especially for people who want to reduce their carbon footprint. But if you’re a renter, where are you doing most of your charging?

A gripping documentary documents the surprising role drug cartels and illegal traffickers are playing in the looming extinction of a rare whale.

Fires ravaged San Diego in 2007, and scheduled power shut-offs caused chaos. Since then, the city has made improvements to their power grid and their scheduled outage procedures.

As fires continue to chew through the parched Southern California brush, all that smoke can cause health problems. How dangerous is that smoke, and what can you do to protect yourself?