Molly Peterson
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7/ Epilogue: take a listen to Alice using assistive technology on KQED to keep speaking out. It’s a beautiful audio essay www.kqed.org/perspectives...
Alice Wong: I Still Have a Voice | KQED
Alice Wong can no longer speak. But she still has a voice.
www.kqed.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
7/ Epilogue: take a listen to Alice using assistive technology on KQED to keep speaking out. It’s a beautiful audio essay www.kqed.org/perspectives...
Nobody wanted to talk about this...at first. Then they did. Rachel Becker gets below the surface on this one to talk to people about an invasive species whose costs are still climbing.
They've been compared to the 'bedbugs' of the Delta.
One year since their discovery near the Port of Stockton — a first for North America — golden mussels encrust boats and piers, and threaten water supplies for farms and cities. And there's no help on the way.
calmatters.org/environment/...
One year since their discovery near the Port of Stockton — a first for North America — golden mussels encrust boats and piers, and threaten water supplies for farms and cities. And there's no help on the way.
calmatters.org/environment/...
'Emerging threat': An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way
One year after the discovery that golden mussels had invaded the Delta, thick colonies coat boats and piers and threaten water supplies for cities and farms. Yet the state has no specific funding or p...
calmatters.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Nobody wanted to talk about this...at first. Then they did. Rachel Becker gets below the surface on this one to talk to people about an invasive species whose costs are still climbing.
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That’s a wrap on #20CongressoAbraji!
SEJ board members @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, Michael Kodas, @bobbymagill.bsky.social & @mollypeterson.bsky.social brought global perspectives to São Paulo and connected with attendees, Brazilian SEJ members. Stay tuned for their takeaways and a webinar!
SEJ board members @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, Michael Kodas, @bobbymagill.bsky.social & @mollypeterson.bsky.social brought global perspectives to São Paulo and connected with attendees, Brazilian SEJ members. Stay tuned for their takeaways and a webinar!
July 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
That’s a wrap on #20CongressoAbraji!
SEJ board members @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, Michael Kodas, @bobbymagill.bsky.social & @mollypeterson.bsky.social brought global perspectives to São Paulo and connected with attendees, Brazilian SEJ members. Stay tuned for their takeaways and a webinar!
SEJ board members @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, Michael Kodas, @bobbymagill.bsky.social & @mollypeterson.bsky.social brought global perspectives to São Paulo and connected with attendees, Brazilian SEJ members. Stay tuned for their takeaways and a webinar!
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ooo she sounds smart and hot wonder if she has a name!!!
May 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
ooo she sounds smart and hot wonder if she has a name!!!
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‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries
#news #environment
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#news #environment
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EJ Today Headlines: www.sej.org/headlines/list
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‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries - Public Health Watch
Steelworkers, other advocates say proposed changes would put workers and communities at risk
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April 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries
#news #environment
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report for @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social
EJ Today Headlines: www.sej.org/headlines/list
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#news #environment
Jim Morris and @mollypeterson.bsky.social
report for @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social
EJ Today Headlines: www.sej.org/headlines/list
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‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries - Public Health Watch
Steelworkers, other advocates say proposed changes would put workers and communities at risk
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April 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Literally 🔥
@mollypeterson.bsky.social provides a breath-taking description of how systemic failures in CA's hazardous waste management program works with forces arrayed to protect bad actors to harm real people.
This system broken & the harms are real.
publichealthwatch.org/2025/03/18/c...
@mollypeterson.bsky.social provides a breath-taking description of how systemic failures in CA's hazardous waste management program works with forces arrayed to protect bad actors to harm real people.
This system broken & the harms are real.
publichealthwatch.org/2025/03/18/c...
California Falls Short in Enforcing Regulations for the Metal Shredding Industry - Public Health Watch
After decades of lax oversight, new efforts are underway to protect communities from toxic emissions without putting the industry out of business.
publichealthwatch.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Literally 🔥
@mollypeterson.bsky.social provides a breath-taking description of how systemic failures in CA's hazardous waste management program works with forces arrayed to protect bad actors to harm real people.
This system broken & the harms are real.
publichealthwatch.org/2025/03/18/c...
@mollypeterson.bsky.social provides a breath-taking description of how systemic failures in CA's hazardous waste management program works with forces arrayed to protect bad actors to harm real people.
This system broken & the harms are real.
publichealthwatch.org/2025/03/18/c...
"[O]n Feb. 5, Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old former college student who goes by the moniker “Big Balls” online and now works for Musk, was given a FEMA badge."
Californians, including some wealthy and private ones, are in FEMA's records.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Californians, including some wealthy and private ones, are in FEMA's records.
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Elon Musk’s agents have gained access to FEMA’s sensitive disaster data
Representatives from Elon Musk’s government efficiency task force were said to be examining data on FEMA grants, according to staff members.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"[O]n Feb. 5, Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old former college student who goes by the moniker “Big Balls” online and now works for Musk, was given a FEMA badge."
Californians, including some wealthy and private ones, are in FEMA's records.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Californians, including some wealthy and private ones, are in FEMA's records.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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"We still have time to fail each other. But we still have time to try not to." medium.com/@mollypeters... via @mollypeterson.bsky.social
Disasters Are Exactly the Time for Urban Planning
That first Tuesday in January, well south of the fires, wind put out just about every third streetlight on Figueroa in northeast LA. Nobody…
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January 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"We still have time to fail each other. But we still have time to try not to." medium.com/@mollypeters... via @mollypeterson.bsky.social
Under what circumstances has LAFD required residential properties to have hydrants?
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Fire hydrants ran dry as Pacific Palisades burned. L.A. city officials blame 'tremendous demand'
Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, all hydrants 'went dry,' an LADWP official says.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Under what circumstances has LAFD required residential properties to have hydrants?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Rick Caruso, former member of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, who authorize and help prioritize infrastructure updates
I think it also should be mentioned that the person who really got this going was Rick Caruso, the West Coast Trump/developer who Bass kicked the ass of in the election, and who falsely spread conspiracy theories about fire hydrants in the same radio interview.
Not going to stick up for Bass because this is the job, but we’re all in our feelings right now and going after a mayor in a weak-mayor city over a countywide disaster is cope. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/u...
January 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Rick Caruso, former member of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, who authorize and help prioritize infrastructure updates
Not in an evac area, woke up in the night because it smelled like a campfire inside. My house has well-sealed windows but apparently drafty doors, so I blocked those up and doubled up on air purifiers. Outdoor AQIs are 320-400ish for PM 2.5 and PM 10.
January 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Not in an evac area, woke up in the night because it smelled like a campfire inside. My house has well-sealed windows but apparently drafty doors, so I blocked those up and doubled up on air purifiers. Outdoor AQIs are 320-400ish for PM 2.5 and PM 10.
The Pasadena Park Wellness Center had to evacuate patients from the #EatonFire yesterday, dozens in wheelchairs, some with only surgical masks on, family members around them. It's a risk we've known about.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuTO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuTO...
Seniors evacuated from nursing homes due to Eaton Fire near Altadena
YouTube video by NBCLA
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January 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Pasadena Park Wellness Center had to evacuate patients from the #EatonFire yesterday, dozens in wheelchairs, some with only surgical masks on, family members around them. It's a risk we've known about.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuTO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuTO...
way too many inexperienced reporters from national outlets on tv without masks on, in and around the Palisades, not loving the health risks out there
January 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
way too many inexperienced reporters from national outlets on tv without masks on, in and around the Palisades, not loving the health risks out there
“The Guild has secured strong ethics protections for our members, including the right to withhold one’s byline, and we will firmly guard against any effort to improperly or unfairly alter our reporting.”
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LAT Guild statement: Our commitment to journalistic integrity — L.A. Times Guild - Los Angeles Times Guild
Journalists of the Los Angeles Times are committed to shining a light on injustice, exposing wrongdoing, and seeking the facts. We speak truth to power, regardless of which party is in power.
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December 5, 2024 at 8:49 PM
“The Guild has secured strong ethics protections for our members, including the right to withhold one’s byline, and we will firmly guard against any effort to improperly or unfairly alter our reporting.”
latguild.com/news/2024/12...
latguild.com/news/2024/12...
how is los angeles already declaring unlawful assembly
October 31, 2024 at 4:45 AM
how is los angeles already declaring unlawful assembly
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kind of funny that in their effort to paint NPR as being ignorant of Wuhan lab leaks, they play the intro to the story about Wuhan lab leaks
April 10, 2024 at 9:02 PM
kind of funny that in their effort to paint NPR as being ignorant of Wuhan lab leaks, they play the intro to the story about Wuhan lab leaks
if theres any such thing as a climate friendly monarch this ain’t it, did he offset the costs of jetting out of town with his side squeeze, change out the light bulbs in the castle
January 3, 2024 at 2:13 AM
if theres any such thing as a climate friendly monarch this ain’t it, did he offset the costs of jetting out of town with his side squeeze, change out the light bulbs in the castle
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Reporters, interested in clean air?
@mollypeterson.bsky.social and Dillon Bergin will explain how to identify pollution erased from the regulatory record near you using data collected from all 10 EPA regions, state and local governments. #foia www.sej.org/calendar/sej...
@mollypeterson.bsky.social and Dillon Bergin will explain how to identify pollution erased from the regulatory record near you using data collected from all 10 EPA regions, state and local governments. #foia www.sej.org/calendar/sej...
SEJ Webinar: Mining Public Records To Unearth Air Pollution
In this SEJ webinar, join California Newsroom reporter Molly Peterson and MuckRock data reporter Dillon Bergin to learn how to turn a question into an effective public records request; find the record...
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October 19, 2023 at 1:13 AM
Reporters, interested in clean air?
@mollypeterson.bsky.social and Dillon Bergin will explain how to identify pollution erased from the regulatory record near you using data collected from all 10 EPA regions, state and local governments. #foia www.sej.org/calendar/sej...
@mollypeterson.bsky.social and Dillon Bergin will explain how to identify pollution erased from the regulatory record near you using data collected from all 10 EPA regions, state and local governments. #foia www.sej.org/calendar/sej...
tl;dr jann wenner interview poetry
September 15, 2023 at 8:26 PM
tl;dr jann wenner interview poetry
“The case ought to provoke real introspection among liberals in particular. The Democratic mayor of Atlanta is among Cop City’s principal defenders…How distant, now, the pledges of reform, the public sympathy, the national Democrats in kente cloth. Words are easy.”
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nymag.com/intelligence...
The Cop City Indictment Prosecutes Dissent
Georgia uses RICO to tar activists as dangerous anarchists.
nymag.com
September 11, 2023 at 4:27 PM
“The case ought to provoke real introspection among liberals in particular. The Democratic mayor of Atlanta is among Cop City’s principal defenders…How distant, now, the pledges of reform, the public sympathy, the national Democrats in kente cloth. Words are easy.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...