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A heated debate is brewing over a proposed bill to abolish California's wildfire hazard severity maps. Supporters say it will create more consistent safety standards; opponents say it will increase housing development in fire-prone areas. Story here: latimes.com/environment/st…

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: latimes.com/environment/st…

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 Robert J. Lopez and capitalandmain.bsky.social: latimes.com/environment/st…

Will La Nina's return send CA back into drought? Grace Toohey and I have the latest outlook: latimes.com/environment/st…

Halfway through "danger season," nearly all of America has been touched by extreme weather, according to Union of Concerned Scientists. Only 79 counties (home to just 1% of the population) have not been under at least one extreme weather alert since May. Details: latimes.com/environment/st…

Thank you Hayley Smith for filling in for me on this week’s Los Angeles Times 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/ne…

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. latimes.com/california/sto…

"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 & Jim Cooke for the striking art. latimes.com/environment/ne…

Brave and powerful story by my Los Angeles Times colleague ⁦Hayley Smith⁩, writing about her decision to have a child even as she reports on the climate crisis: latimes.com/environment/ne…

As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record latimes.com/environment/st… by Hayley Smith

Summer 2024 was Earths' hottest on record: latimes.com/environment/st…

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: latimes.com/environment/st…

Of all the accounts of our work at Third Act, this is one of the very best, from Hayley Smith in the Los Angeles Times It really gets at why older Americans are a crucial part of the fight for climate and democracy latimes.com/environment/st…

The air quality in Big Bear suddenly reached hazardous levels this week. What happened? latimes.com/environment/st… by Sandhya Kambhampati and me

Folks, if you're in the L.A. area and aren't otherwise bogged down Thursday morning, come join me and my Los Angeles Times climate desk colleagues! We'll be at the Colburn School downtown, talking about the biggest story in the world. Get your tickets here: tixr.com/groups/latimes…

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/KwHpy7ndZg7293…