Hayley Smith is an environment reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she covers the many ways climate change is reshaping life in California, including drought, floods, wildfires and deadly heat. She previously worked on the breaking news team. Originally from Miami, she holds a master’s degree in journalism from USC.
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LAUSD campuses could help reduce pollution and enhance water supplies if they obeyed stormwater regulations, environmentalists say. So why don’t they?
June 30, 2024
The California Climate Information System, or CalCIS, would have made California the first state to create an open-source, continually refreshed climate hub.
June 28, 2024
Multiple projects seeking to remove carbon dioxide from the air have been launched across Los Angeles County.
June 23, 2024
A 39-year-old man was fatally shot on a Metro train in the Baldwin Hills area Friday evening, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
June 21, 2024
James Michael Ross, 59, who owns Laguna Beach Collision Center, was booked into Orange County jail on Friday and is set to appear in court Monday.
June 21, 2024
Experts say two consecutive wet winters and forecasts for a warmer-than-normal summer will likely contribute to a ‘very active’ fire season later this fall.
June 18, 2024
More than 20 wildfires have started since Saturday in California, and they have burned more than 20,000 acres, according to Cal Fire.
June 17, 2024
Making the Federal Emergency Management Agency formally recognize extreme heat and smoke would unlock crucial disaster relief funding during those events.
June 17, 2024
There is a 65% chance that La Niña conditions will develop between July and September. The climate pattern is associated with dry weather in Southern California.
June 14, 2024
As climate change unleashes ever-more powerful storms and rising sea levels, San Francisco remains woefully unprepared for inundation, a civil grand jury says.
June 12, 2024