How do you cope? I feel the sorrow, the quiet plea for guidance every time someone asks me this question. As an environmental reporter dedicated to helping people make sense …
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I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on climate anxiety — and on the feelings of helplessness that have simmered in the hearts and minds of so many friends and colleagues. …
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When California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed suit against Exxon Mobil and accused the oil giant of misleading the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling, many of the allegations …
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Climate protesters arrested outside Kamala Harris’ Brentwood home
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwo climate change activists were arrested in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’ Brentwood home Monday, during the final moments of a Sunrise Movement protest in which more than a …
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It’s becoming increasingly clear in Sacramento: The administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom is intent on pumping up state power to oversee the slow decline of California’s gasoline refinery industry. It …
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Opinion: Imperial County residents deserve to benefit from lithium
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesImperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state’s biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. The county also happens …
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Good news about climate change: Rapid clean energy expansion
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesClimate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change conferences. Although it’s widely known that …
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Metal recycling plant accused of exposing Watts students to hazards
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA metal recycling plant was charged in a 25-count indictment on Thursday for allegedly exposing students at Jordan High School in Watts to thunderous explosions, hazardous waste and lead levels …
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Imperial Beach residents say Tijuana River is poisoning them
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. — The Tijuana River should not be flowing this time of year. But throughout the dry season, it has — delivering millions of gallons a day of an …
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Helene upgraded to Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. — Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge in northwestern parts of the state as well as damaging …