Months after the fires, how safe is it to swim at L.A.'s beaches?

Months after the fires, how safe is it to swim at L.A.'s beaches?

Assessing the January fires' environmental toll is tough on land. It's even harder in the sea.

Did the fires make L.A. County’s beaches less safe?

It seems like a straightforward question: Do the tons of toxic material the Los Angeles County fires sent spewing into the ocean pose an ongoing threat to human health? For nearly five months, public agencies, advocacy groups and scientists have analyzed samples of seawater and sand in an attempt to determine whether January’s catastrophe has made it less safe to swim, surf or sunbathe at the region’s famous beaches. Their collective results poi…

Is it Safe to Swim at L.A.'s Beaches Months After the Fires?

Alright, so like, it’s a pretty simple question: Are we all gonna die from the toxic stuff that the Los Angeles County fires dumped into the ocean? For the past five months, a bunch of official guys, activists, and scientists have been poking around in the sand and seawater, trying to figure out if it’s […]