Even some attorneys are alarmed by the swarm of law firms pitching their services to vulnerable victims who have lost homes and loved ones.

As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a federally owned park to process hazardous waste.

At 97 years old, Nelson has never experienced this much shock after losing her home of more than 50 years in the Eaton Fire.

Not far from where Ceci Carroll lives, a rock-mining company has polluted the air with dust across the San Gabriel Valley, she said. Now, as crews clean charred remains from the Los Angeles wildfires, ...