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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 1d

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:

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As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn - Inside Climate News

A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall.

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Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 5d

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📸
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Proposal to Undo Roadless Rule Would Open Some of Southern California’s Last Wild Forests to Development - Inside Climate News

The Trump administration claims opening protected areas like Cleveland National Forest to road building will aid the timber industry and reduce wildfires. Opponents see a giveaway that will lead to mo...

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5d

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...

USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel

A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

www.uscannenbergmedia.com

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Paige Vega @paigeblank.bsky.social · 6d

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...

The surging price tag of wildfires, in one chart

Wildfires are getting worse — and a lot more expensive for the rest of us.

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Whitney Bauck @whitneybauck.bsky.social · 6d

"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...

Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert - Inside Climate News

Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They may prove critical to the survival of fragile deserts stressed by climate ...

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 8d

And if you think this is interesting, you should read the full story: insideclimatenews.org/news/2206202...

Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert - Inside Climate News

Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They may prove critical to the survival of fragile deserts stressed by climate ...

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 8d

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):

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Behind the Scenes: Uncovering the Secret Lives of Cacti and Fungi in the Sonoran Desert - Inside Climate News

Researchers are unraveling the complex symbiotic relationship between fungi and the saguaro cactus, which is increasingly at risk from climate change.

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 8d

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
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Citing ‘AI Arms Race,’ Trump Administration Announces Efforts to Rekindle US Coal Industry - Inside Climate News

The administration is opening millions of additional acres of public land to mining while slashing royalty rates and environmental regulations for coal. Environmentalists warn of skyrocketing costs an...

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Scott Waldman @scottpwaldman.bsky.social · 9d

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...

How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 9d

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!

Heatmap Is Hiring a News Intern

Come work with us.

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 9d

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."

Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 9d

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:

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Q&A: Arizona’s AG Takes on Utilities, Big Water Users and the Trump Administration - Inside Climate News

Kris Mayes has long been one of the state’s biggest climate champions. As attorney general, she's taking on the Trump administration and the state's biggest utility as it pushes a 14 percent rate hike...

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 9d

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...

Q&A: Arizona’s AG Takes on Utilities, Big Water Users and the Trump Administration - Inside Climate News

Kris Mayes has long been one of the state’s biggest climate champions. As attorney general, she's taking on the Trump administration and the state's biggest utility as it pushes a 14 percent rate hike...

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Jake Bolster @jakebolster.bsky.social · 13d

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...

Inside Climate Talks: A Tumultuous Moment for Public Lands and All Who Rely on Them

YouTube video by Inside Climate News

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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 15d

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.

Trump Takes His ‘Green Energy Scam’ Talk to the UN - Inside Climate News

The U.S. president promoted himself and criticized a wide variety of targets, including renewable energy.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15d

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.

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 17d

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.

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 17d

Permitting reform remains the biggest unforced error of climate politics.

Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 19d

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.”

Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 19d

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...

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 19d

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

Final federal approval of massive NV Energy transmission project delayed again - The Nevada Independent

Final federal approval of massive NV Energy transmission project delayed again. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 19d

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.”

Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 19d

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...

One of the First to Benefit From Trump’s Cuts to Environmental Review: a Nevada Gold Mine - Inside Climate News

Orla Mining's project near Elko will be the first open-pit mine to receive an accelerated review following the Trump administration’s push to speed permitting for extraction. Opponents fear the public...

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 19d

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...

One of the First to Benefit From Trump’s Cuts to Environmental Review: a Nevada Gold Mine - Inside Climate News

Orla Mining's project near Elko will be the first open-pit mine to receive an accelerated review following the Trump administration’s push to speed permitting for extraction. Opponents fear the public...

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 21d

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

Republicans are honoring Charlie Kirk’s memory by declaring war on the First AmendmentThe guardians of ‘free speech’ sure had a change of heart.

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 21d

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.

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 23d

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.
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‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately - Inside Climate News

A new report finds that Lakes Mead and Powell, the nation’s largest reservoirs, could store just 9 percent of their combined capacity by the end of next summer.

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