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Botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer discusses her new book “The Serviceberry,” explaining how this plant serves as a metaphor for living in a “gift economy.”

A guide to effectively providing aid of all kinds to communities and individuals impacted by the fires.

Evacuation-related expenses might be covered by home insurance. Get a copy of your full policy and keep all related records and receipts.

Does “working class” mean what it used to? Is fracking getting more attention than it deserves? Plus, KCRW examines what came out of one culture war in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Since the Palisades Fire, many surfers have avoided the breaks from Malibu to El Porto. But stubbornness and new water quality reports might change that.

Field trips to the Ballona Wetlands bring environmental education to kids who might not spend time in nature.

Federal Homeland Security agents tried to enter two LA Unified schools without a warrant.

Threatened by the Franklin Fire, Pepperdine University Professor Joel Johnson says his wife’s quick thinking and a baby monitor powering off helped them evacuate in less than an hour.

Aveson School of Leaders was among the five schools destroyed in the Eaton Fire. Now, the Aveson community looks back on what was lost and how to rebuild.