Environment
I’ve covered wildfire impacts, land-use, water, climate change and cutting edge science extensively throughout the Monterey and San Francisco Bay areas. My reporting has spurred regulatory investigations and earned statewide awards.
News
Land use
Proposed fire rules put debate over high-risk neighborhoods on center stage
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | July 19, 2021
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Proposed fire safe regulations could impact Santa Cruz County landowners
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | February 23 2021
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CZU Fire victims could see geologic hazard inspection waived in rebuilding process
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | August 10, 2021
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Santa Cruz County to solidify easing CZU fire rebuild requirements
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | September 14, 2021
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Path ahead laid out for Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | June 25, 2021
Features
Geologists assess debris flow risk in Santa Cruz Mountains
The Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The East Bay Times | Nov. 28,2020
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‘It’s gone to the ground’: Big Basin Water Co. struggles to recover from fire
The Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The East Bay Times | Oct. 30, 2020
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Big Basin Water Co. faces state ordered deadlines to bolster supplies
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | May 13, 2021
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Amah Mutsun Tribal Band reignites cultural burning
The Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The East Bay Times | November 25, 2021
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A Checkup On California's Efforts To Combat Climate Change
NPR | ​March 14, 2020
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Metal polluted air puts Los Angeles residents at risk
UC Santa Cruz Science Notes | October 30, 2019
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One Increasingly Popular Way to Control Floods: Let the Water Come
KQED | March 19, 2019
Water
Early indicators of drought surface in Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The East Bay Times | March 27, 2021
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Steel tanks replace redwood relics; Lompico modernizes water system
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | June 17, 2021
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Mill Creek Dam in San Vicente Redwoods, set to be removed
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | April 28, 2021
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Big Basin Water Company lifts do not drink water order for some customers
Santa Cruz Sentinel | November 9, 2020
Research
Pumas inched closer to cities during COVID shelter-in-place orders
June 30, 2021, The Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Researchers, robots dive into what makes some bay algal blooms toxic
April 24, 2021 The Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The East Bay Times
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Western Pacific leatherback turtle population dwindling
March 21, The Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The East Bay Times.
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December 3, 2021, The Santa Cruz Sentinel
Toxics
Mixed-use affordable housing project moves ahead, despite contamination
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | December 8, 2021
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Potential contamination at Capitola Road and 17th Avenue area
The Santa Cruz Sentinel | June 23, 2021
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EPA Will Consider Limits on Toxic Chemicals in Ski Gloves and Frying Pans Showing Up in Waterways
KQED | Feb. 9, 2019.
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California Bill on PFAS Chemicals Advances, But in Watered Down Form
KQED | June 21, 2019.
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EPA Orders Amazon And EBay To Stop Selling Bogus Coronavirus-Fighting Products
NPR | June 11, 2020