I've never published anything so close to my heart. Hope ya love it.

An update on planned RIFs at Interior subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

At @insideclimatenews.org, we're keeping track of environmental lawsuits involving the Trump administration thanks to great work by my colleagues @peteraldhous.com and @mlavelle.bsky.social. Keep this one handy: insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...

NEW from @insideclimatenews.org: Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard An updating tracker of federal lawsuits involving the Trump administration insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...

Today, Inside Climate News published our first piece in an investigative series on Alabama Power called "Wired for Profit." Take a moment to read and share. insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...

This technology has tremendous potential in the West. Dan does a deep dive into the hurdles (cow's are bulky and run into things) and benefits (healthier grasses with less water) that a few intrepid scientists and ranchers are navigating. Give it a read!

This deep look at the consumer unfriendly actions of Alabama Power is very much worth your time. Great work from my colleagues @dennispillion.bsky.social and @leehedgepeth.bsky.social: insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...

Nuclear is on the verge of a comeback. But where will the uranium to power new reactors come from? @jakebolster.bsky.social, @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I dive into the resurgence of uranium mining and the impacts it will have on communities. insideclimatenews.org/news/0211202...

When uranium prices go up, uranium mines spread out. As the U.S. seeks to revive its nuclear energy supply chain, @wyattmyskow.bsky.social, @dylanbaddour.bsky.social, and I dug into what this may mean for Western communities and landscapes home to U.S. uranium. insideclimatenews.org/news/0211202...

Grateful to Peter for his stellar data analysis work, which produced maps letting people see how many lbs. of two highly toxic pesticides, including the carcinogen 1,3-D, growers applied near their kids' schools. It's an invaluable public service CA regulators should have been providing all along.

TIL the National Environmental Policy Act is the only thing preventing Donald Trump from dropping nuclear weapons all over the American West.

My colleague @kileyprice.bsky.social writes a weekly newsletter about the latest on climate events. This one was about houses collapsing on Hatteras Island, where I was last week for a few fay days off. More homes have fallen today. insideclimatenews.org/news/2810202...

I'm riding my mountain bike on the 850-mile Arizona Trail this fall to see and write about #climate impacts along the way. We're publishing weekly dispatches from the trail in The Arizona Republic | @azcentral.com as I go. The first one just dropped: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

When the Trump administration recently cut certain grants to minority-serving institutions, millions of dollars earmarked for student support at 10 Arizona schools disappeared—forcing some to end student support programs and reduce staff, via AZCIR’s ‪@molboha.bsky.social‬ azcir.org/news/2025/10...

This is part of the series Planet China, which is very much worth your time: insideclimatenews.org/project/plan... @katiesurma.bsky.social @georginagustin.bsky.social @nkus.bsky.social

Wyoming gave a preview of a water a pilot conservation program in the Green River basin Wednesday as Colorado River negotiations barrel forward. It's a good start, but work remains, observers said. insideclimatenews.org/news/1710202...

Good piece by @wyattmyskow.bsky.social on how Trump's efforts to kill the "roadless rule" could harm Southern California wilderness: insideclimatenews.org/news/0310202...

The Esmeralda seven solar project IMO was kind of a shit show. 100 square miles of public lands with rare plants, to be disc and rolled.. they had no water or water rights for dust control. No water in Nevada, no solar. No substation, no offtaker (even w/NVEnergy proposed transmission line nearby).

Well, folks, personal news: After 7 years, today is my last day with @latimes.com. It's been a privilege working with some of the world's best journalists at my hometown paper. Thank you to everyone who's read and supported my work. I'm not done telling climate stories. More news to come.

On the Colorado River, there is no more water. That's the warning from a coalition of environmental groups urging for action and transparency regarding the river's future. My latest: insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

Hi everyone! 👋 I'm officially up and running at @propublica.org covering election and voting issues, and expanding my sourcing nationally. Spread the word. Reach out, say hi, introduce yourself, send tips: [email protected] Cell: 480-476-0108 Signal: jenafifield.01

If you want to escape the sprawl of Southern California, Cleveland National Forest is the place to go. But the rule that protects forests like it from the development is on track to be overturned by the Trump administration. My latest, plus some cool📸 insideclimatenews.org/news/0310202...

I love when student journalists break a crazy story, especially about their own school. This one is extraordinarily macabre. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/01/u...

Wildfires aren’t just getting bigger. They’re getting massively more expensive. A new study shows the most destructive fires are happening more often, fueled by climate change, urban sprawl, and decades of fire suppression. @umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...

"You literally are really bad at being alive,” Stewart jokingly told the ungainly saguaro before him. “But the fungi are helping." Love to see fungi highlighted in climate stories! This one by @wyattmyskow.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2206202...

In today's @insideclimatenews.org weekly newsletter, you get to hear all about my reporting and what I learned in the field for what is my favorite story I've written so far this year (but don't fret, more Big Stories coming soon): insideclimatenews.org/news/3009202...

U.S. officials declared yesterday that "America needs coal more than ever" and that coal “is an industry that has been under assault." Not mentioned: climate change, and how coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel. From my colleague @jakebolster.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2909202...

ICYMI: Our team dug deeper into the Trump administration's misleading climate science report. It's more than a fact check. We show the sleights of hand they employ - fake debates, manipulated data, reliance on fossil fuel-funded experts - to reach a desired outcome. www.politico.com/interactives...

Heatmap News is hiring an intern! Help us tell the inside story of the race to fix the planet. More details on the role and application procedures at the link below. Interested parties should send a cover letter, resume, and a few published clips to editors [at] heatmap [dot] news!

Lots of fun quotes in this one: "We cannot afford to do stupid things with water anymore in Arizona." "I don’t believe utilities should be able to do whatever they damn well please." "Republicans are folding to Big Oil and big corporations instead of lowering rates for consumers."

At a time when the federal government, states and utilities are walking back or outright dismantling efforts to address climate change, Arizona's attorney general continues to make it a priority. I recently spoke with her about why: insideclimatenews.org/news/2909202...

Thrilled to appear alongside @wyattmyskow.bsky.social and Michael Kodas to discuss the status of public lands in the U.S. as part of @insideclimatenews.org's Inside Climate Talk series. Check it out here, and see the other videos on our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f60j...

President Trump went to the U.N. to say climate change is not a major concern and warn against the “green new scam,” a message that seemed to come from a different reality than that of other leaders.

At the UN today Trump called climate change the ‘greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.’ Congrats to the clever plotters for enlisting the planet’s glaciers, oceans and forests in their scheme.

All because of a few compelling but misinformed narratives about building renewables and transmission and folks‘ lack of understanding of the what national environmental policy act actually does. Huge failure.

Permitting reform remains the biggest unforced error of climate politics.

Trump administration putting the Nevada solar boom on hold, to the point where even Nevada's Republican governor is unhappy: thenevadaindependent.com/article/fina...

Environmentalists were blunt in their concern: “NEPA seems so arcane and bureaucratic and ‘oh, it’s red tape,’ but in reality, that red tape is the only thing standing between us and having our water poisoned and our air unbreathable and our wildlife all dead.”

The Trump administration has gutted environmental review for projects needing federal approval, dramatically limiting the public’s ability to raise concerns. A proposed Nevada gold mine will be the first hard rock mine to benefit. A scoop from me: insideclimatenews.org/news/1909202...

We cannot make the headlines blunter people www.theverge.com/policy/77979...

Today marks ten years since I got my first story published in my high school newspaper. Somehow someway, I’m still reporting. Here’s to another ten years.

On the Colorado River, experts issue a dire warning that “immediate and substantial reductions” must be made due to current water levels. “The River recognizes no human laws or governance structures and follows only physical ones,” they write. insideclimatenews.org/news/1509202...

I wrote about the Wilson’s phalarope, a bird that migrates thousands of miles between Mono Lake and another salt lake in Argentina. These amazing birds have inspired a close partnership between communities in California and Argentina. www.latimes.com/environment/...

BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order instructing prosecutors to go after protesters who desecrate the American flag. The Supreme Court has been clear: Desecrating the flag, including by burning it, is protected by the First Amendment.

A Sunday must read from Inside Climate Change: the exploits of "the Chinese Erin Brockovich.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2408202...

A new coalition has formed to advocate for Arizona’s water rights on the Colorado River. Their message: “The unwillingness of some to protect its future have put immense pressure on the Colorado River system” and is a threat to Arizona’s share of the river. insideclimatenews.org/news/2008202...

While President Trump calls opposition to the Resolution Copper mine that would destroy a sacred site for Western Apache people “anti-American,” I have the actual details on what’s happening and why the mine is so controversial. insideclimatenews.org/news/1908202...

Trump smearing us as ‘anti-American’. If Oak Flat is mined, the winners won't be Americans, and definitely not Native Americans, whose sacred site will be destroyed but two foreign mining giants, BHP (Australia) and Rio Tinto (UK) whose largest shareholder is a Chinese state-owned company.

The San Pedro Valley is one of Arizona's ecological jewels and a top choice for developers to buy up land to mitigate the impact of projects elsewhere. But now, miners are seeking to extract from the valley's mountains—putting the area's mitigation sites at risk. azluminaria.org/2025/08/07/a...