Environment

By SoCal Connected Staff
February 4, 2010

Too many wild horses, and too little open range. Why the animals that live to run free are being rounded up and stabled in corrals.

By Steve Proffitt
January 21, 2010

Despite being one of the most prepared cities in the world when it comes to earthquakes, LA has one major vulnerability - so-called “killer buildings.”

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 21, 2010

Commentator Marcos Villatoro's takeaway from the Haiti disaster: even though we can't prevent earthquakes, we can fight what makes them so tragic - poverty.

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 21, 2010

Such a thing as quake weather? Can your dog predict a temblor? We sift thru the myths to find the real truth about earthquakes.

By Steve Proffitt
January 20, 2010

You probably aren't as prepared for the next big earthquake as you should be. We've got a slew of resources that can help you correct that.

By Steve Proffitt
January 20, 2010

The biggest quakes produce far more energy than the largest thermonuclear bomb. See just how much energy various quakes can produce, inside.

By Steve Proffitt
January 20, 2010

Take a quick, interactive quiz to find out just how much you know about earthquakes, how to prepare for them, and how to react when one hits.

By Steve Proffitt
January 19, 2010

We all know the basics of an earthquake survival kit - food, water, first aid and maybe a flashlight and radio. But, experts say, don't forget to stash some cash.

By SoCal Connected Staff
January 13, 2010

Here in earthquake country many are wondering how they can help the victims of the Haitian quake. We've got a list of charities.

By Brian Frank
December 3, 2009

Check out this interactive map, and then visit Floodsmart.gov to get your flood risk profile.

By SoCal Connected Staff
December 3, 2009

After we found some holes in FEMA's plan to declare some neighborhoods as flood zones—and require the residents to pay big insurance premiums—FEMA backed down and now says it will revisit its decision.

By Brian Frank
November 30, 2009

Two weeks after SoCal Connected's investigation, FEMA announced it would revise its flood insurance rate maps, granting certain Ventura County homeowners at least a temporary reprieve from paying new premiums.

By SoCal Connected Staff
November 11, 2009

Last week, we heard from LA residents who faced big insurance bills after FEMA declared their homes to be in flood zones. We follow up, this time, it's Ventura county.

By SoCal Connected Staff
November 11, 2009

Crime investigation isn't easy. But when the crime scene is a pile of smoldering ashes, it's really tough. How arson investigators get to the bottom of the crime.

By Brian Frank
November 5, 2009

If you like being a nosy reporter yourself, do the legwork. Check out these primary sources used to produce our segment "Hung Out To Dry?"

By SoCal Connected Staff
November 4, 2009

Some LA residents are facing steep insurance bills after FEMA declared their neighborhoods to be flood zones. And even FEMA isn't sure they're really at risk.

By Correspondent John Larson
October 19, 2009

How illegal marijuana growers ripped off Red Skelton (well, his widow, anyway). And why there's nothing quite as valuable as water to off-the-grid pot farmers.

By Steve Proffitt
October 12, 2009

Big mud ahead? Foothill communities that made it through the Station Fire are now girding for possible mudslides. We've got the latest, plus contacts for help and advice from LA County.

By Steve Proffitt
September 1, 2009

Another tough day ahead for firefighters in the Angeles National Forest. But officials are expressing cautious optimism that, with luck - and some good weather - they may be able to begin containing the blaze.