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Welcome to Boiling Point. I’m Ian James, a reporter on The Times’ climate team, writing the newsletter this week to fill in for my colleague Sammy Roth. In Pakistan, two …
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California lawmakers call for heat protections for farmworkers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesState lawmakers, responding to a report that the agency charged with ensuring worker safety in California has sharply cut back on enforcement of outdoor heat protection laws, said new legislation …
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Kern County is having its summer of fire. And summer’s not over
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHAVILAH, Calif. — It’s hard to put in words the mix of fear and dread Daniel Gonzales felt as a wind-whipped fire roared into his yard last month in this remote …
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Cal State L.A.-JPL partnership connects engineers to astrobiology
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen Erika Flores applied for an internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2014, she wasn’t quite sure if her undergraduate work in environmental science fit at a place known …
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The worsening dangers of weather extremes with climate change
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWelcome to Boiling Point. I’m Ian James, a reporter on The Times’ climate team, writing the newsletter this week to fill in for my colleague Sammy Roth. Extreme weather alerts …
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Cat-killing sheriff’s deputies back on the job in Kern County
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBack on March 27, a black cat wandered onto a broad green field at the Sheriff’s Pistol Range in Kern County. Two deputies, laden in olive-drab tactical gear, spotted the …
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Lake County town’s name recalls massacre of Indigenous Californians
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe town of Kelseyville bills itself as one of Northern California’s best-kept secrets — an idyllic wine country community that overlooks the state’s largest freshwater lake, as well as a …
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California hotshot tells how crews are tackling this fire season
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning. It’s Monday, Aug. 19. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Newsletter You’re reading the Essential California newsletter Our reporters guide you through our biggest …
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Friends transform East Hollywood dumping ground into urban oasis
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn a temperate August afternoon, a girthy black carpenter bee with a cape of yellow fuzz circled around the stump that started it all. “I swear to you, they recognize …