Environment reporter @latimes. Covering wildfires, drought and climate change in California
Los Angeles
Joined April 2009
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I'm honored to be selected for this year's SEAL Environmental Journalism Awards, and in such great company!
Congratulations to our 2025 SEAL Environmental Journalism Awards winners! Each honoree brings accountability to power, empathy to data, and urgency to the conversation on environmental policy.
Read more about this year's winners:
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Just a reminder that in May Governor DeSantis signed a bill removing consideration of climate change from all state laws.
As he explained, ‘I’m not a global warming person.’ search.app/KwHpy7ndZg7293QG6
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Folks, if you're in the L.A. area and aren't otherwise bogged down Thursday morning, come join me and my @latimes climate desk colleagues! We'll be at the @ColburnSchool downtown, talking about the biggest story in the world. Get your tickets here: tixr.com/groups/latimes/even…
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The air quality in Big Bear suddenly reached hazardous levels this week. What happened?
latimes.com/environment/stor… by @sandhya__k and me
Climate change is sometimes viewed as a "young person's problem." But the members of @ThirdActOrg, a group of activists over the age of 60, argue it's an "everyone problem."
My latest:
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This story is part of "Our Climate Challenge," a new project from the @latimes that's all about young people & climate change. The stories have been rolling out all week and can be found here and in this Sunday's print edition:
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Of all the accounts of our work at @ThirdActOrg, this is one of the very best, from @whereishayley in the @latimes
It really gets at why older Americans are a crucial part of the fight for climate and democracy
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Southern California is suddenly besieged by fire.
But experts say the impending arrival of hot Santa Ana winds, combined with two years of overgrown vegetation, could pave the way for an even more fiery fall. Story here:
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Summer 2024 was Earths' hottest on record:
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As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record latimes.com/environment/stor… by @whereishayley
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Brave and powerful story by my @latimes colleague @whereishayley, writing about her decision to have a child even as she reports on the climate crisis: latimes.com/environment/news…
"A pregnant climate reporter? Isn't that a contradiction?"
For this week's #BoilingPoint, I wrote about my journey into motherhood at a moment of escalating crises.
Thx @Sammy_Roth for letting me helm your newsletter & @jimcookeIII for the striking art.
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Thank you @whereishayley for filling in for me on this week’s @latimes Boiling Point newsletters — and and for having the amazing idea of asking ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overview about their energy and water consumption: latimes.com/environment/news…
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NEW: Major structural deficiencies at Men's Central Jail could turn the decaying building into a deathtrap in the next earthquake.
The county has known about this since at least 2006, and done none of the seismic retrofitting needed to fix it.
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Halfway through "danger season," nearly all of America has been touched by extreme weather, according to @UCSUSA.
Only 79 counties (home to just 1% of the population) have not been under at least one extreme weather alert since May.
Details:
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Halfway through "danger season," nearly all of America has been touched by extreme weather, according to @UnionofConcern.
Only 79 counties (home to just 1% of the population) have not been under at least one extreme weather alert since May.
Details:
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“What you used to associate with summer ... has become a dangerous proposition for many people across the country,” @DecletBarreto said. “There are fewer and fewer places where you can basically hide from these impacts.”
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Will La Nina's return send CA back into drought? @grace_2e and I have the latest outlook:
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As extreme heat intensifies, California is struggling to enforce the heat-protection laws it created for outdoor workers nearly 2 decades ago.
Important investigation by @LAJourno and @capitalandmain:
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Tim Walz has an impressive track record when it comes to climate action, including initiatives focused on clean energy, air and water quality, and environmental justice.
Some of his inspiration came from California:
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