Noah Haggerty
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Wildfire and clean energy reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Retired rookie physicist
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Hey Bluesky! Iām a science and environment reporter at
@latimes.com
. Follow for the latest on how California is working to meet its conservation and clean energy goals, protect residents against wildfires and stay a global leader in science šš§¬š“š„
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Many of Altadena's standing homes are still contaminated with lead and asbestos even after cleanup
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Many of Altadena's standing homes are still contaminated with lead and asbestos even after cleanup
A study led by a community group found that even after cleanups were supposedly complete, many standing homes in Altadena remain contaminated with lead and asbestos.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-11-06/many-of-altadenas-standing-homes-still-contaminated-lead-asbestos-after-cleanup
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Great piece about why Zone Zero rulemaking is complicated for a state as big and diverse as CA. Thanks
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
for the clarity, and to the many (mostly) SoCal voices of reason including Max Moritz
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How Zone Zero, designed to protect California homes from wildfire, became plagued with controversy and delays
California needs new rules to help future wildfires from destroying homes and businesses. But Zone Zero regulations, a key tenet of the state's plans, have roiled homeowners.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-11-03/how-zone-zero-became-plagued-with-controversy-and-delays
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First edition of Boiling Point since I left the LA Times, and it's a good one.
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
wrote about the importance of different strategies to limit wildfire damage in NorCal and SoCal:
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The state's wildfire policy long overlooked SoCal. Now it's course correcting
State leaders have long understood Northern California's wildfire crisis and are investing resources to solve it. But in Southern California, the problem is more confounding.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2025-10-16/fire-strategy-socal
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Excited to share Iām joining a stellar team of
@latimes.com
environment reporters to write our Boiling Point newsletter. Every week, weāll rotate, giving you the latest news on water, air, land, fire and critters. Today: Why SoCalās fire problem is so vexing
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The state's wildfire policy long overlooked SoCal. Now it's course correcting
State leaders have long understood Northern California's wildfire crisis and are investing resources to solve it. But in Southern California, the problem is more confounding.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2025-10-16/fire-strategy-socal
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about 1 month ago
Man, machine and mutton: Inside the plan to prevent the next SoCal fire disaster
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Man, machine and mutton: Inside the plan to prevent the next SoCal fire disaster
Local fire crews are launching a sweeping effort to prevent future wildfires in the Santa Monica Mountains. It entails using both animals and machines to create fire breaks ā a controversial solution in Southern California.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-10-14/the-plan-to-prevent-the-next-socal-fire-disaster
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The in-depth tale of 2 mobile home parks, post Palisades fire, by
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
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Why won't the federal government help rebuild one of the few affordable communities in Pacific Palisades?
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
investigates:
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Why an affordable slice of L.A. paradise might never recover from the Palisades fire
The Pacific Palisades Bowl mobile home park is still riddled with fire debris, months after the park next door was cleaned up. Residents are feeling frustrated and helpless.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-10-13/an-affordable-slice-of-l-a-paradise-might-never-recover-from-the-palisades-fire
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Los Angeles Times
about 2 months ago
California needs biomass energy to meet its wildfire goals. Its projects keep going South
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California needs biomass energy to meet its wildfire goals. Its projects keep going South
California needs to burn vegetation both for wildfire mitigation and to generate power. So why do biomass energy projects keep leaving the state?
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-30/california-wants-biomass-energy-its-projects-keep-going-south
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Should we be frustrated or relieved that California biomass companies are flocking to build projects in the South instead of here? Super informative story by my colleague
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www.latimes.com/environment/...
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California needs biomass energy to meet its wildfire goals. Its projects keep going South
California needs to burn vegetation both for wildfire mitigation and to generate power. So why do biomass energy projects keep leaving the state?
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-30/california-wants-biomass-energy-its-projects-keep-going-south
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The L.A. wildfire cleanup was fast. Residents eager to rebuild worry officials chose speed over safety. My latest w/ Tony &
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
@latimes.com
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The L.A. wildfire cleanup was fast. Residents eager to rebuild worry officials chose speed over safety
The federal cleanup of the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires was in some ways a historic achievement. But many residents are worried that by moving fast, the results were compromised.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-22/la-wildfire-cleanup-historically-fast-safety-cost
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The L.A. wildfire cleanup: Experts worry that the rapid pace of the cleanup resulted in sloppy work and lax oversight that may ultimately cost homeowners.
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The L.A. wildfire cleanup was fast. Residents eager to rebuild worry officials chose speed over safety
The federal cleanup of the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires was in some ways a historic achievement. But many residents are worried that by moving fast, the results were compromised.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-22/la-wildfire-cleanup-historically-fast-safety-cost?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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Los Angeles Times
about 2 months ago
The L.A. wildfire cleanup was fast. Residents eager to rebuild worry officials chose speed over safety
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The L.A. wildfire cleanup was fast. Residents eager to rebuild worry officials chose speed over safety
The federal cleanup of the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires was in some ways a historic achievement. But many residents are worried that by moving fast, the results were compromised.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-22/la-wildfire-cleanup-historically-fast-safety-cost
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After the Eaton & Palisades fires, LA County residents were worried about contamination in their soil, air, and water. But fewer than half could get testing, leaving many without answers and deepening mistrust. @nohaggerty.bsky.social in @latimes.com:
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After the trauma of the fires, survivors faced worry over contamination, struggled to find testing
With limited resources and scarce information, L.A. fire survivors remain worried about contamination and unable to get environmental testing.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-19/after-the-fires-survivors-faced-worry-over-contamination-struggled-to-find-testing
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After the trauma of the fires, survivors faced worry over contamination, struggled to find testing
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After the trauma of the fires, survivors faced worry over contamination, struggled to find testing
With limited resources and scarce information, L.A. fire survivors remain worried about contamination and unable to get environmental testing.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-19/after-the-fires-survivors-faced-worry-over-contamination-struggled-to-find-testing
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Sammy Roth
2 months ago
Thanks
@ianjames.bsky.social
for filling in on Boiling Point this week. Wonderful conversation with an Indigenous writer, Yurok Tribe member Amy Bowers Cordalis, about the Klamath River coming back to life now that four dams are gone. I'll be back next Thursday!
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One year after dams were torn down, an Indigenous writer sees a healing Klamath River
Dams were dismantled on the Klamath River last year. An Indigenous writer reflects on how the river is starting to recover.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2025-09-11/boiling-point-klamath-dam-removal-anniversary
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The misinformation around this whole thing has been so bad. IMO, itās a symptom of the fact that social media platforms (and some of the MSM) are still failing to reconcile our immediate want for every detail with our inability to get them
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'A cancer on our society' Toxic social media after Kirk shooting brings calls to log off, put down phones
As Charlie Kirk's graphic killing sparks online vitriol, elected officials warn of the psychological damage that social platforms pose, and experts say bad actors could exploit the situation.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-13/social-media-discourse-utah-governor-comments-on-charlie-kirk-shooting
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Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
A 'Roomba for the forest' could be SoCal's next wildfire weapon
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A 'Roomba for the forest' could be SoCal's next wildfire weapon
The BurnBot is a a remote-controlled vehicular system that removes flammable brush alongside roads with unprecedented precision.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-05/burnbot-roomba-for-the-forest-wildfire-weapon-southern-california
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A āRoomba for the forestā could be SoCalās next wildfire weapon
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A 'Roomba for the forest' could be SoCal's next wildfire weapon
The BurnBot is a a remote-controlled vehicular system that removes flammable brush alongside roads with unprecedented precision.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-05/burnbot-roomba-for-the-forest-wildfire-weapon-southern-california
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Thank you
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
for filling in today with a great Boiling Point. All about John Muir's role in the history of catastrophic Western fire suppression, starting with his famous trip to Yosemite with Teddy Roosevelt:
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To solve the wildfire crisis, we have to let the myth of āthe wildā die
To solve the wildfire crisis, we have to let the myth of āthe wildā die.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2025-08-28/boiling-point-the-myth-keeping-wildfires-alive
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Nicola Pitchford
3 months ago
In SoCal, as here in Marin, tribal descendants of Native tribes with no official federal recognition are beginning to regain some tiny portion of their ancestral lands through nonprofits & fundraising. Incremental, but also deeply meaningful. Story by
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'A land that our ancestors walked': L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time
For the first time in centuries, a piece of ancestral territory belongs to the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians. While small, the half-acre lot serves as a space for the tribe to hold ceremonies an...
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-19/l-a-tribe-wins-first-land-back-for-the-first-time
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Great to see our work in my hometown paper! Its not logging itself thats the issue, its what happens after -- dense plantations are responsible for elevated fire severity in industrial forests. Excellent story by
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
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Private land used for logging is more prone to severe fire than public lands. A new study shows why
New research explains why forests planted for logging purposes fuel devastating wildfires more often than untouched land.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-21/why-private-timber-land-is-more-prone-to-severe-fire-than-public-lands
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Important story from
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
on new wildfire and forestry research:
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Private land used for logging is more prone to severe fire than public lands. A new study shows why
New research explains why forests planted for logging purposes fuel devastating wildfires more often than untouched land.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-21/why-private-timber-land-is-more-prone-to-severe-fire-than-public-lands
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3 months ago
A Southern California tribe is regaining ancestral land. āTo see it come full circle back to us again, itās very healing.ā
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'A land that our ancestors walked': L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time
For the first time in centuries, a piece of ancestral territory belongs to the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians. While small, the half-acre lot serves as a space for the tribe to hold ceremonies an...
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-19/l-a-tribe-wins-first-land-back-for-the-first-time
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Private land used for logging is more prone to severe fire than public lands. A new study shows why
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Private land used for logging is more prone to severe fire than public lands. A new study shows why
New research explains why forests planted for logging purposes fuel devastating wildfires more often than untouched land.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-21/why-private-timber-land-is-more-prone-to-severe-fire-than-public-lands
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'A land that our ancestors walked': L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time
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'A land that our ancestors walked': L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time
For the first time in centuries, a piece of ancestral territory belongs to the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians. While small, the half-acre lot serves as a space for the tribe to hold ceremonies and government business without needing anyone's permission.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-19/l-a-tribe-wins-first-land-back-for-the-first-time
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For the first time in centuries, the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, an LA County-based tribe, has a piece of their ancestral territory. Beautiful story on the land transfer from
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'A land that our ancestors walked': L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time
For the first time in centuries, a piece of ancestral territory belongs to the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians. While small, the half-acre lot serves as a space for the tribe to hold ceremonies an...
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-19/l-a-tribe-wins-first-land-back-for-the-first-time
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3 months ago
After short reprieve, heat and fire weather to return in SoCal
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After short reprieve, heat and fire weather to return in SoCal
As cooler, wetter weather helps southern and central California fire crews contain a handful of blazes burning in the region, the National Weather Service warns it likely wonāt last.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-16/after-short-reprieve-heat-and-fire-weather-to-return-in-socal
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3 months ago
COVID surges nationwide with highest rates in Southwest as students return to school
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COVID surges nationwide with highest rates in Southwest as students return to school
COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% ā the highest in the nation. It comes as California students return to the classroom after RFK Jr. nixed the CDC's recommendation that they receive booster shots.
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2025-08-16/covid-surges-nationwide-with-highest-rates-in-california
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In high-tech race to detect fires early, O.C. bets on volunteers with binoculars
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In high-tech race to detect fires early, O.C. bets on volunteers with binoculars
Amid a frenzy of new technology to detect fires earlier, from satellites to remote cameras to AI, an Orange County group is betting on volunteers. Fire experts say the program is "indispensable."
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-15/o-c-bets-on-volunteers-to-detect-fires-early
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Analysis: 'Beyond Awful' is not good.
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The race to detect fires early includes high-tech satellites, cameras watched by AI, networks of smoke sensors aaand ā¦ some volunteers with binoculars. Despite how amusingly simple it is compared to other solutions, fire experts swear by it. My latest:
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In high-tech race to detect fires early, O.C. bets on volunteers with binoculars
Amid a frenzy of new technology to detect fires earlier, from satellites to remote cameras to AI, an Orange County group is betting on volunteers. Fire experts say the program is "indispensable."
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-15/o-c-bets-on-volunteers-to-detect-fires-early
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3 months ago
Had me at "other scientists say it's a debate"
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In a new paper, Harvard researchers argue Californiaās guidelines for lead contamination in post-fire soil arenāt strict enough. Other scientists say itās a debate best kept to scientific journals with few implications for fire survivors. Hereās what you should know:
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Scientists argue for stricter lead soil contamination standards. What fire survivors should know
In a new paper, Harvard researchers argue for a stricter lead soil contamination standard in California. Other researchers say it has few implications for fire survivors
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-11/scientists-argue-for-stricter-lead-soil-contamination-standards
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Scientists argue for stricter lead soil contamination standards. What fire survivors should know
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Scientists argue for stricter lead soil contamination standards. What fire survivors should know
In a new paper, Harvard researchers argue for a stricter lead soil contamination standard in California. Other researchers say it has few implications for fire survivors
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-11/scientists-argue-for-stricter-lead-soil-contamination-standards
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'The safest place to be': When fleeing fire is no longer an option
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'The safest place to be': When fleeing fire is no longer an option
The new science of fire shelters and refuge areas is changing the way experts are thinking about disaster response.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-10/when-fleeing-fire-is-no-longer-an-option
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Beautiful special section in todayās LA Times with some thoughtful pieces about how we ought to rethink our relationship with fire. Read it here:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Eighty years ago to the day, the U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Today, the city is losing its belief in pacifism:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/w...
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Hiroshimaās Pacifist Cause Is Losing Believers
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/asia/hiroshima-japan-nuclear-peace.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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In Canada, a bird dropped a fish. Which hit a power line. Which started a fire. A powerful anecdote for just how hard it is to *not* start a fire in extremely dry brush, and also just ā¦ truly baffling š
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A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/canada/brush-fire-bc-interior-fish-power-lines.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Must-read by
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In my book I open a chapter w this from Rachel Carson: --> "If we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals eating and drinking them, taking them into the very marrow of our bones - we had better know something about their nature and their power."
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Not much is changing in practice, but I'm happy to share I'm now full time staff at the Los Angeles Times, where I'll (continue to) focus on how wildfire is shaping the American West, and what we can do about it. Follow along!
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Climate & Environment
News and analysis about water quality, air pollution, weather patterns, environmental issues and climate change.
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I asked Councilmember Park what prompted her motion forcing LA to report on its missing evacuation plans: After the Jan. fires, āI donāt know how we have a single conversation about planning for the future that isnāt tied to public safety and evacuation routesā
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After fires and a tsunami, a push to force L.A. to finally analyze evacuation routes
After The Times found L.A. had failed to abide by a 2019 law requiring analysis of evacuation routes, Councilmember Traci Park filed a motion for compliance.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-31/la-councilmember-traci-park-pushes-city-to-analyze-evacuation-routes
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Susanne Rust
4 months ago
You can't sell or produce foie gras in Calfiornia. So what is the bird liver delicacy doing on store shelves?
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Foie gras still on some store shelves in California, despite state ban
California banned the sale of foie gras -- the French delicacy made from the livers of goose and duck. So why can it still be found on store shelves?
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2025-08-01/fois-gras-was-banned-in-california-in-2023-why-is-it-being-sold-in-socal-stores
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Following fires and a tsunami, a push to force L.A. to finally analyze evacuation routes
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Following fires and a tsunami, a push to force L.A. to finally analyze evacuation routes
After The Times found L.A. city had failed to publicly comply with a 2019 law requiring it to analyze the viability of its evacuation routes, Park filed a motion that would force the city to comply.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-31/la-councilmember-traci-park-pushes-city-to-analyze-evacuation-routes
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NEW: After we reported L.A. City had failed to publicly follow a 2019 law requiring it to analyze whether its evacuation plans are viable, City Councilmember Traci Park filed a motion that would force the city to comply
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Following fires and a tsunami, a push to force L.A. to finally analyze evacuation routes
After The Times found L.A. city had failed to publicly comply with a 2019 law requiring it to analyze the viability of its evacuation routes, Park filed a motion that would force the city to comply.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-31/la-councilmember-traci-park-pushes-city-to-analyze-evacuation-routes
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Latest California tsunami forecasts: - Crescent City in Del Norte County, up to 5.4 feet - Port San Luis in San Luis Obispo Count, up to 3.8 feet - The rest of the California coast, 1.4 feet or less - Los Angeles, less than 1 foot
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California tsunami advisory in place after Russia quake; waves slam buildings in Siberia, Japan
A tsunami advisory was issued for the California coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia. Waves of up to 5.4 feet are predicted in Del Norte County, while waves ...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-29/tsunami-warning-issued-california-coast-massive-russian-earthquake
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Cal Fire opens new firefighter training center as feds remain understaffedāThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will welcome 40 students Mondayā¦
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Cal Fire opens new firefighter training center as feds remain understaffed
Cal Fire announced it's opening a new firefighter training center in Merced as it tries to beef up staffing amid uncertainty over federal staffing.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-28/cal-fire-firefighter-training-center-merced
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Cal Fire has been steadily growing its ranks for years (thanks to increasing funding from the state government). As of this July, Cal Fire has 12,223 employees, beating 2024ās peak of 11,754.
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Cal Fire welcomes 40 students to its new firefighting training center today. Itās part of larger efforts by the stateās fire department to beef up their forces as federal crews remain understaffed. My latest for
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Cal Fire opens new firefighter training center as feds remain understaffed
Cal Fire announced it's opening a new firefighter training center in Merced as it tries to beef up staffing amid uncertainty over federal staffing.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-28/cal-fire-firefighter-training-center-merced
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Following the 2018 Camp fire, California required cities to analyze whether they could quickly and safely evacuate their residents. L.A. never complied. My latest for
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Months after the Jan. 7 fires, L.A.'s evacuation plans remain untested
A state law requires cities to evaluate the viability of their evacuation routes. L.A. hasn't done it.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-25/l-a-fire-evacuation-plans-remain-untested
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Last nightās sunset lighting up the smoke from the Dragon Bravo fire at the Grand Canyon While fire crews work tirelessly along the North Rim to contain the blaze, life is continuing pretty much as usual for tourists along the (more popular) South Rim
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