Reporter focusing on water and climate change, Los Angeles Times. [email protected]
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Starving gray whales are washing up on the Pacific coast in alarming numbers.
“With the continued warming of the oceans, and the ensuing changes in food availability, animals such as gray whales… are dying.” @susrust.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
‘It’s an injustice’: Shrinking state funds could slow fixes for Californians with toxic water www.latimes.com/environment/...
California is set to reduce funding for a program that helps communities with contaminated water. Critics say it will stall progress.
For the first time, an American pro athlete is speaking out against fossil fuel sponsorships in sports.
I have an exclusive interview with Angels pitcher Brent Suter, who's tired of greenwashing and would much prefer to promote clean energy. Check it out: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/brent-suter
Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains’ last remaining endangered steelhead trout were dead, smothered by debris flows after the Palisades fire.
But the fish surprised them.
New desalination technology — potentially with fewer environmental impacts — is continuing to make inroads in Southern California: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
When rain falls on shopping centers and warehouses, the water runs off parking lots carrying metal dust, chemicals and grease. The gunk washes into storm drains and pollutes creeks and rivers. Environmental advocates are urging California regulators to crack down. www.latimes.com/environment/...
RIP to E&E. Since 2013, E&E has been my constant companion, the morning paper delivered to my digital stoop.
Truly the end of an era. My deepest thanks and appreciation to you all, E&E past and present.
Sammy Roth
Ian James
In September, Politico plans to launch a series of energy-focused newsletters.
What a Spencer Pratt billboard tells us about the power of the Latino vote in L.A. — @gustavoarellano.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/l...
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Residents in the city of Monterey Park are voting on whether to ban data centers. The measure says it’s “to protect air quality, drinking water resources, and public health” and “prevent impacts to electricity and water rates.” @blancabegert.bsky.social
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Local governments in a few U.S. towns and cities have banned data centers, but Monterey Park could be the first city to ban them by popular vote.
Thinking of all the people I met while reporting my book who live in hot, poorly insulated apartments and homes in Phoenix who turn off their AC during extreme heatwaves because they can't afford extreme power bills.
Ian James
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California cities are paying high costs to clean up water pollution running off parking lots. Environmental groups say the state needs to hold businesses accountable.
