Los Angeles experienced a severe smog event in 1943, initially feared as a chemical attack. Scientists later discovered ...

It marked the city's first smog incident. Here's what it looked like-back then and over the years that followed.

The “Sleepy Lagoon” was simply the name given to a water reservoir on the Williams ranch in a rural area of Los Angeles County. The reservoir was used primarily to irrigate crops, but for many young ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Bay of Smokes (The Story of Smog in ...

"This fair land where the East meets the West" : "race" in Los Angeles before Pearl Harbor -- "While we are at war with their race" : Pearl Harbor, "race," and Japanese Americans -- "Due to social ...