Sammy Roth
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60,000 ordered to evacuate in Orange County as wind-driven brush fire grows rapidly
Alex Wigglesworth - Los Angeles Times 93d 3 tweets
The Silverado fire broke out in Orange County on Monday morning amid conditions forecasters were calling the most dangerous fire weather of the year.
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Sammy Roth Southern California Edison says its equipment may have ignited the Silverado fire in Orange County 92d
Los Angeles County emergency officials warn of fire conditions in the coming days
Paloma Esquivel - Los Angeles Times 93d 1 tweets
L.A. County emergency management officials are warning of potential wildfires and power outages.
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Sammy Roth An abrupt change from cool fall weather to extreme dry winds over the next couple of days has Los Angeles County emergency management officials sounding the alarm about potential wildfires and power outages, reports 93d
As Colorado wildfires burn, fears that climate change is causing “multi-level emergency” mount
The Denver Post 94d 3 tweets
The record-breaking forest fires burning in Colorado even as winter sets in are the latest sign climate change is hitting the West hard, causing scientists to up their rhetoric and warn it is past …
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Sammy Roth This feels like every climate apocalypse story out of California over the last few months: Record-shattering fires, choking smoke, unprecedented heat, dangerous drying and a sudden realization that faster climate action is needed. Except it's Colorado. 93d
As wildfires explode in the West, Forest Service can't afford prevention efforts
Anna Phillips - Los Angeles Times 98d 3 tweets
President Trump has repeatedly said that 'forest management' is the key to preventing out-of-control wildfires. Yet across the West, the government has put on hold millions of acres worth of projects to reduce fire risk.
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Sammy Roth There are millions of acres of fire-prevention projects ready to go in the West, just waiting for funding. "That $500 million everybody thought was going to go to rebuilding the Forest Service seems to have evaporated into thin air.” via 98d
Editorial: This is easy — new buildings should be designed for a fossil fuel-free future
L.A. Times Opinion - Los Angeles Times 100d 2 tweets
The International Code Council missed an opportunity to back model building codes that would require new buildings to be designed to support charging stations for electric vehicles and sufficient outlets for all-electric appliances.
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Sammy Roth . editorial board on building electrification: "Even if there’s no mandate in the codes, making sure that buildings we design and build now will be part of the solution rather than add to the problem is the smart thing to do." 99d
‘This Is a War’: Cross-Border Fight Over Water Erupts in Mexico
Nytimes.com 105d 6 tweets
Farmers in Mexico ambushed soldiers and seized a dam to stop water payments to the United States, in a sign of growing conflict over increasingly scarce resources.
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Sammy Roth Farmers in Mexico ambushed soldiers and seized a dam to stop water payments to the United States, in a sign of growing conflict over increasingly scarce resources 101d
Court allows Exide to abandon a toxic site in Vernon. Taxpayers will fund the cleanup
Tony Barboza - Los Angeles Times 101d 1 tweets
A bankruptcy court says Exide Technologies can abandon its toxic battery recycling plant in Vernon, leaving a massive cleanup to California taxpayers.
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Sammy Roth A bankruptcy court ruled Friday that Exide may abandon its shuttered battery recycling plant in Vernon, leaving a massive cleanup of lead and other toxic pollutants at the site and in surrounding neighborhoods to California taxpayers: via 101d
With dry La Niña conditions, persistent Western drought looms large in winter outlook
Los Angeles Times 103d 1 tweets
Warmer, drier conditions are predicted for portions of the U.S. currently enduring drought.
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Sammy Roth The forecast looks warm and continued dry this winter in California and the Southwest, which raises the disturbing prospect of a perpetual fire season, writes 103d
Airborne radioactivity increases downwind of fracking, study finds
Damian Carrington - the Guardian 106d 5 tweets
Particles released by drilling could damage the health of nearby residents, say scientists
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Sammy Roth Petros Koutrakis at the Harvard School of Public Health, who led the study, said: “If you asked me to go and live downwind [of fracking sites], I would not go. People should not go crazy, but I think it’s a significant risk that needs to be addressed.” 103d
Too Much Sun Degrades Coatings That Keep Pipes From Corroding, Risking Leaks, Spills and Explosions
InsideClimate News 108d 3 tweets
Pipeline installation delays leave pipes stored longer than recommended aboveground, where UV light can deteriorate the coatings that prevent corrosion.
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Sammy Roth Never thought I’d read this many words about pipeline coating! But it’s an important story by 103d
Hotter Days Widen Racial Gap in U.S. Schools, Data Shows
Nytimes.com 114d 19 tweets
Higher temperatures are linked to worse test scores, but only for Black and Hispanic children. The likely culprit: a lack of air-conditioning.
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Sammy Roth “Higher temperatures are linked to worse test scores, but only for Black and Hispanic children. The likely culprit: a lack of air-conditioning.” Wow. Story by 103d
How the coronavirus is changing L.A. County's waste stream
Alex Wigglesworth - Los Angeles Times 109d 1 tweets
The coronavirus outbreak has indelibly imprinted itself on life in Los Angeles — down to the composition of trash washing up on its beaches.
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Sammy Roth Disposable masks and gloves were the second-most-common trash item found in ⁦⁩’s LA County beach cleanups this year. Folks....don’t be that person. 109d
Indy Environment: Natural gas contributes to Nevada's emissions, and a fight over what to do about it is looming
Thenevadaindependent.com 109d 1 tweets
This week's Indy Environment looks at a greenhouse gas emissions source that is starting to come under increased scrutiny amid discussions about climate change: natural gas use in homes and businesses.
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Sammy Roth The battle over natural gas and building electrification appears to be migrating from California to Nevada, per this ⁦⁩ piece 109d
These maps show how air pollution and COVID-19 can be a deadly mix
Sammy Roth - Los Angeles Times 111d 3 tweets
Poor air quality has put Black people and Latinos at greater risk from the coronavirus, in Los Angeles and across the country.
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Sammy Roth Take a look at this visualization, developed by for . It shows coronavirus case counts overlaid on a map of neighborhood-by-neighborhood pollution burdens in Los Angeles County. It’s not hard to see what’s going on. 111d
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Sammy Roth We know Black people and Latinos are suffering the most from COVID-19 — and there's growing evidence air pollution is at least partly to blame. In this week's edition of Boiling Point, I look at maps showing the COVID/pollution nexus in Los Angeles 111d
What caused California's rolling blackouts? Climate change and poor planning
Sammy Roth - Los Angeles Times 112d 4 tweets
The state recently experienced four of its five hottest August days in the last 35 years — and its power grid wasn't prepared.
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Sammy Roth JUST POSTED: Climate change, poor planning and complex market mechanisms created a perfect storm that caused California’s rolling blackouts in August, state officials said in a new analysis Tuesday 112d
Trump’s Pick for the Supreme Court Could Deepen the Risk for Its Most Crucial Climate Change Ruling
InsideClimate News 119d 7 tweets
Amy Coney Barrett’s views on precedent could undermine Massachusetts vs. EPA, the case ruling that greenhouse gases are pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
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Sammy Roth I did not realize Amy Coney Barrett’s father spent most of his career as a lawyer for Shell Oil. 117d
This California Utility Is Now Measuring Building Electrification in “Avoided Carbon”
Greentechmedia.com 117d 1 tweets
Sacramento’s municipal utility has introduced a new energy-efficiency metric to align efficiency, electrification and decarbonization.
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Sammy Roth New research from ⁦⁩ finds measuring energy efficiency in terms of avoided carbon would incentivize utilities to push building electrification. Sacramento Municipal Utility District is already doing it 117d
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IID Division 2 Candidates Forum. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Zoom Video 117d 1 tweets
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IID Division 2 Candidates Forum. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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Sammy Roth There's a debate starting now between two candidates for Imperial Irrigation District board of directors, Ryan Childers and J.B. Hamby. Watch here: I wrote earlier this year about why the race matters to the West's water supply: 117d
The Trump Team Has a Plan to Not Fight Climate Change
Wired 134d 4 tweets
It may take decades to see the worst effects of global warming. Yet Jim Reilly, the director of the US Geological Survey, is committed to short-term thinking.
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Sammy Roth Lots going on in the world, but if you care about climate science, this deep dive into the inner works of the U.S. Geological Survey under the Trump administration, by , is a must read 124d
Election and Supreme Court Fight Will Decide Trump’s Environmental Legacy
John Schwartz, Lisa Friedman - Nytimes.com 126d 12 tweets
Court losses are piling up for President Trump's environmental deregulation agenda. But a second term in the White House could help them stick.
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Sammy Roth Even as court losses mount for the Trump administration's environmental rollbacks, the Supreme Court could still ultimately uphold many of the rewrites: via 125d