Toward a more sustainable California
Get Boiling Point, our newsletter exploring climate change, energy and the environment, and become part of the conversation — and the solution.
By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through cookies, pixels and similar technologies, for the purposes set forth in our Privacy Policy such as personalizing your experience and ads.
California is on the leading edge of some of the worst effects of climate change — and some of the most promising solutions.
Recent Newsletters
Californians with contaminated water may have to wait longer for fixes as the state’s drinking water program faces a plunge.
Trump administration invites commercial fishing in protected areas
Experts say waiting for the perfect breathing gear has left firefighters exposed to dangerous smoke
A new book explores how cutting-edge technology is transforming what scientists know about wildlife communities — and how it might change our definition of civilization.
President Trump recently rescinded executive orders that restricted off-roading on federal public lands, but other rules remain on place.
Nowhere else on the planet has such a large swath of ocean been studied as thoroughly and for so long, and much of our modern approach to oceanography can be traced back to this hidden gem.
After the Eaton and Palisades fires devastated Southern California, a highly toxic metal stayed in the air much longer and probably traveled much farther than expected, according to a new study.
It’s looking like another really bad year for gray whales.
Regulators at the California Air Resources Board are set to decide May 28 whether to approve the latest blueprint for greenhouse gas limits on major polluters through 2045, a program known as cap-and-invest.
The Colorado River is severely overtapped and its reservoirs are declining to critically low levels. Experts analyze what it would take to head off disaster.
California’s devastating wildfires have prompted a flurry of tech designed to defend homes. Much of it remains pricey and unproven.
A common refrain emerged among the sources I spoke with: The Trump administration is trying to break the Forest Service, they claimed, to pave the way to privatizing or even selling off the 193 million acres of land it oversees.
Your Boiling Point Team
-
Noah Haggerty is an environment and science reporter at the Los Angeles Times covering wildfire in the American West.
-
Susanne Rust is an award-winning investigative reporter specializing in environmental issues.
-
Hayley Smith is an environment reporter at the Los Angeles Times focused on climate policy, technology and solutions.
-
Ian James is a reporter who focuses on water and climate change in California and the West.
-
Tony Briscoe is an environmental reporter with the Los Angeles Times.
-
Rosanna Xia is an environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean.
-
Blanca Begert is a climate and energy reporter for the Los Angeles Times.
-
Lila Seidman is a reporter focused on California wildlife and the outdoors for the Los Angeles Times.