The @lapressclub.bsky.social's 67th Southern California Journalism Awards were announced this weekend. Capital & Main took 21 prizes — including seven 1st place awards! Here is a 🧵 of our award-winning journalism:

In Rural Pennsylvania, Crypto Mining Offers a Lifeline for Dying Gas Wells By @audreyjcarleton.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/in-rural-pen...

So proud of my former @newmarkjplus.bsky.social students. Our 2-year @statnews.com investigation into the ethics of a Mount Sinai research study that takes brain tissue from vulnerable patients won a Silurians Press Club award for science + health reporting: www.silurians.org/2025-siluria...

In 2020, a Congressional oversight committee found that widespread failure to provide necessary medical care contributed to ICE detainee deaths. At least six people have died in ICE custody since President Trump took office, per the @aila.org. capitalandmain.com/detained-man...

Police Violently Crack Down on Los Angeles Protests My latest video report for @capitalandmain.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BCS...

President Donald Trump posted a statement on #TruthSocial threatening to pull federal funding from California schools if a transgender student athlete is allowed to compete at this weekend’s state track and field championships. capitalandmain.com/california-i...

Just 3% of Pennsylvanians now have solar panels on their roofs, though 31% said they’d be interested in installing them. Despite clear and growing demand for solar energy, the political will to meet it has yet to catch up. capitalandmain.com/solar-grants...

Fracking-Powered Crypto Mine in Pennsylvania Shuts Down Without Word to Regulators capitalandmain.com/fracking-pow... Great reporting as usual from @audreyjcarleton.bsky.social

"Most of the USDA programs are aimed at changing irrigation practices to use less water..." Farmers are already feeling the pinch from program cuts. Capital & Main is tracking how DOGE's actions are affecting them. #DOGETracker #DOGE #USDA capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

The company set up and started the mine in Elk County. After a little more than two years, the company has packed up and left, abandoning the wells and associated crypto infrastructure in violation of state law, according to state regulators. From @capitalandmain.bsky.social

Last year, @audreyjcarleton.bsky.social reported that Diversified Energy had set up and started the mine without securing a required air quality permit from state regulators. capitalandmain.com/in-rural-pen...

In 2022, Diversified Energy turned on an old fracking site in Pennsylvania to power cryptocurrency-mining. More than two years later, the company has packed up and left, abandoning the wells and associated crypto infrastructure in violation of state law. capitalandmain.com/fracking-pow...

Less than a year after announcing plans to establish a hydrogen-based aviation fuel hub at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania-based natural gas producer CNX has quietly taken down the website on which it advertised the hub. capitalandmain.com/the-trump-ad...

Colorado may become the first in the nation to require retailers to place labels warning about the health risks associated with fossil fuels — similar to warnings labels on cigarettes. Some warned it would "shame consumers." capitalandmain.com/in-colorado-...

DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States

"America is and will remain the gold standard for environmental protection" - the President Great story from @audreyjcarleton.bsky.social @capitalandmain.bsky.social

A natural gas producer in Pennsylvania was fined $1.9 million in 2021 for damaging wetlands and streams. Now, the fracking operation is among 600+ controversial projects President Trump wants to expedite to combat the nation’s "energy emergency." capitalandmain.com/gas-operator...

To start the week on a (semi) positive note, a great story from fellow @capitalandmain.bsky.social reporter @audreyjcarleton.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/the-little-t... A town doing what the state and feds won't

House DEP Budget Hearing: Republican Rep. Kail Says It Is ‘Outrageous’ DEP Has A Process Where Citizens Can Petition Their Government For Changes In Regulations [PaEN] tinyurl.com/ym8xsp9x

How did climate change fuel wildfires? Wet-to-dry whiplash. In Pasadena, 20 of the rainiest days since 1893 occurred after 2000. One was last Feb. Yet there hasn’t been a drop in eight months, with heat waves in between. Vegetation grew, then dried, then burned: capitalandmain.com/how-climate-...

NEW: Leaked materials obtained by @fldnotes.bsky.social reveal a coordinated campaign by petchem & plastic industry to mislead consumers about the recyclability of disposable water bottles & other single-use containers. Story by Hiroko Tabuchi and @nytimes.com here: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/c... 🧵

New: A state law codifying consumer protections for low-income utility consumers is set to lapse come 2025 after lawmakers deadlocked on a reauthorization deal.