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Tony Barboza

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Tony Barboza is a reporter who covers air quality and the environment with a focus on Southern California. He has been on staff at the Los Angeles Times since 2006, is a graduate of Pomona College and completed a Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado. News tips? Send messages or documents privately using the Signal smartphone app: (213) 421-1511‬.

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California boycotts Trump-aligned automakers in escalating emissions fight

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California boycotts Trump-aligned automakers in escalating emissions fight

California pushes back against automakers that side with the Trump administration, which wants to strip the state’s authority to regulate emissions.
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In the Sierra, scientists bet on ‘survivor’ trees to withstand drought and climate change

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In the Sierra, scientists bet on ‘survivor’ trees to withstand drought and climate change

Sierra Nevada forests are vital for California’s water supply and wildlife, but are under siege from drought, beetles and climate change. Can scientists use drought-surviving trees to build more resilient forests?
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California sues Trump again for revoking state’s authority to limit auto emissions

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California sues Trump again for revoking state’s authority to limit auto emissions

California has joined other states in filing a second lawsuit against the administration for revoking the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
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San Francisco’s new D.A. learned he won the job while visiting his dad in prison

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San Francisco’s new D.A. learned he won the job while visiting his dad in prison

Chesa Boudin, a former deputy public defender, has been elected as San Francisco’s district attorney. He beat out interim district attorney Suzy Loftus.
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Protesters demonstrate against Donald Trump Jr.'s appearance at UCLA on Sunday

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Protesters demonstrate against Donald Trump Jr.'s appearance at UCLA on Sunday

Donald Trump Jr. faces protests as he speaks in Los Angeles on Sunday at UCLA. He will appear at the Reagan Library later in the day.
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Greta Thunberg joins L.A. climate strike, says wildfires ‘will continue to get worse’

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Greta Thunberg joins L.A. climate strike, says wildfires ‘will continue to get worse’

Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, the face of the youth movement against global warming, joined her Los Angeles peers in a planned climate strike Friday.
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Wildfire smoke hovers, then clears, over Southern California. Expect more of the same Friday

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Wildfire smoke hovers, then clears, over Southern California. Expect more of the same Friday

Heavy concentrations of smoke pollution plagued an area from Santa Monica to Long Beach early Thursday. Friday morning may bring a similar pattern.
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Two big California wildfires erupted. Now L.A. and the Bay Area are breathing the smoke

California

Two big California wildfires erupted. Now L.A. and the Bay Area are breathing the smoke

Smoke from the Getty and Kincade fires are polluting the air in California’s two biggest cities, closing schools and adding to disruptions caused by blazes and power outages.

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Getty fire off 405 Freeway in L.A. destroys several homes; thousands flee

Westside residents grab their ‘apocalypse bags’ and race to outrun flames
Politics

Trump administration sues California over cap-and-trade agreement with Canada

Politics

Trump administration sues California over cap-and-trade agreement with Canada

California’s cap-and-trade program requires companies to buy permits to release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Climate & Environment

Wildfires a massive threat to California’s progress in cutting greenhouse gases, report says

Climate & Environment

Wildfires a massive threat to California’s progress in cutting greenhouse gases, report says

California will blow past its 2030 climate target unless it more than triples the pace of greenhouse gas reductions to about 4.5% annually, according to a report released Tuesday by a San Francisco think tank.

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Fire danger spikes with most powerful winds of the season

Power outages considered across California as fire danger rises

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