Erin Stone (she/her)

Six stories of loss and resilience, a year after the LA fires: laist.com/news/climate-e…

My latest: Methane emissions from the Permian Basin are 4 times greater than official estimates, according to recent satellite monitoring. A U.S. senator would like to know why. insideclimatenews.org/news/19032026/…

And it feels like summer.

Well, if yesterday's map was ridiculous, I'm running out of superlatives to characterize today's. Countless locations from Pacific Coast to Great Plains are currently experiencing all-time record March warmth, w/ some locations approaching/exceeding April (or even May) records.

These Angelenos journeyed to Adelanto to protest conditions at immigrant detention centers (via @julia_p_barajas and Libby Rainey) laist.com/news/politics/…

The warm winter has left very little snow in California’s Sierra Nevada, and now an extreme heat wave is accelerating the rapid melt in the mountains. I spoke with @NewshaAjami about what warming winters mean for the future of California's water: latimes.com/environment/st…

Weather West update on a prolonged and very likely record-breaking March heatwave in the western U.S. that will begin Thursday in some areas & actually not reach its peak for another 7-10 days in some spots. This forecast is truly extraordinary for March. weatherwest.com/archives/43745

NEW: Andrew Do was ordered to pay the county $250,000 by last September as restitution for his role in a scheme that diverted meal money from needy seniors. 6 months later, officials say he still hasn’t paid. His net worth was $1.5 million, per the court. laist.com/news/andrew-do…

NEW: LA county employee who allegedly had “a long history of sleeping on the job” was in charge of emergency workers sending evacuation alerts during critical moments of the Eaton Fire, per whistleblower claim Fantastic reporting by my colleague @Erstone7 laist.com/news/climate-e…

@nicholasgerda Thanks so much Nick, and for your early guidance.

The official NOAA stats out this week confirm that winter 2025-26 was the warmest on record across a huge portion of the western and central U.S., which has contributed to extremely low mountain snowpack & worsened the CO River crisis. Meanwhile, record March heat is in forecast.

What do you need to know right now about immigration enforcement in Southern California? Take our survey: laist.typeform.com/immigration?ut…

The desert tortoise is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, but it is imperiled thanks in part to an unusual predator: off-road vehicles that race through the region, crisscrossing millions of acres of tortoise habitats. Following years of legal battles, a judge has ordered more than 2,200 miles of trails to be closed. latimes.com/environment/st…

¿Qué necesita saber ahora mismo sobre la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración en el sur de California? laist.typeform.com/immigration

What do you need to know right now about immigration enforcement in Southern California? laist.typeform.com/immigration

The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better? Short answer: no. (Via ⁦@grist⁩) grist.org/energy/coal-uk…

Southern California is getting hotter. LA County now has a heat action plan: laist.com/news/climate-e…

These days inspire a constant state of nausea....

Big decisions are in store for small Altadena water companies and their customers after Eaton Fire: laist.com/news/climate-e…

Burbank launches first-of-its-kind trail accessibility program: laist.com/news/climate-e…

"He was my fruit vendor for years. I saw immigration agents take him." npr.org/2026/01/29/nx-… via @adrianflorido