Sammy Roth
@sammyroth.bsky.social
I write Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate & culture. Former L.A. Times climate columnist and Desert Sun energy reporter. Also hosted Boiling Point and The Hatch podcasts.
Find me at Dodger Stadium, Disneyland or hiking in the mountains.
Find me at Dodger Stadium, Disneyland or hiking in the mountains.
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Sammy Roth
@sammyroth.bsky.social
· Oct 16
OK, here we go...
I'm excited to launch Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate and culture. I'll be writing about climate solutions in pop culture, media & sports. America's most influential storytellers need to get in the game.
Sign up here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
I'm excited to launch Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate and culture. I'll be writing about climate solutions in pop culture, media & sports. America's most influential storytellers need to get in the game.
Sign up here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
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February 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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First the Washington Post gutted its climate desk. Now its editorial board is cheerleading for Trump’s biggest and most dangerous climate rollback.
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Jeff Bezos twists the knife
The Washington Post editorial board is now cheerleading for President Trump's climate rollbacks.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
First the Washington Post gutted its climate desk. Now its editorial board is cheerleading for Trump’s biggest and most dangerous climate rollback.
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
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Days after laying off many of the great climate change reporters I once worked with, the Washington Post published an editorial applauding Trump for ripping up the federal government’s authority to regulate climate pollution. Important column by @sammyroth.bsky.social
First the Washington Post gutted its climate desk. Now its editorial board is cheerleading for Trump’s biggest and most dangerous climate rollback.
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Jeff Bezos twists the knife
The Washington Post editorial board is now cheerleading for President Trump's climate rollbacks.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Days after laying off many of the great climate change reporters I once worked with, the Washington Post published an editorial applauding Trump for ripping up the federal government’s authority to regulate climate pollution. Important column by @sammyroth.bsky.social
“That is the bottom line on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s new reality. He was once Ohtani’s sidekick. He is now Ohtani’s partner.” www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...
Commentary: Yoshinobu Yamamoto must remain the calm in the Dodgers' storm
Yoshinobu Yamamoto says nothing has changed since his iconic World Series play, but he has become an essential leader as the Dodgers chase a three-peat.
www.latimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
“That is the bottom line on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s new reality. He was once Ohtani’s sidekick. He is now Ohtani’s partner.” www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...
First the Washington Post gutted its climate desk. Now its editorial board is cheerleading for Trump’s biggest and most dangerous climate rollback.
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Jeff Bezos twists the knife
The Washington Post editorial board is now cheerleading for President Trump's climate rollbacks.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
First the Washington Post gutted its climate desk. Now its editorial board is cheerleading for Trump’s biggest and most dangerous climate rollback.
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
My latest for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/jeff-bezos...
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Edwin Díaz responds to Steve Cohen comments, settles into Dodgers' 'really good clubhouse'
Edwin Díaz responds to Steve Cohen comments, settles into Dodgers' 'really good clubhouse'
New Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz threw a clean bullpen session without any hiccups on Friday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has liked what he has seen thus far.
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Edwin Díaz responds to Steve Cohen comments, settles into Dodgers' 'really good clubhouse'
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Thanks to @lareported.bsky.social for giving me the space to think through @metrolosangeles.bsky.social's D Line Extension, due to open in the next few months.
lareported.substack.com/p/metro-d-li...
lareported.substack.com/p/metro-d-li...
Take the D train
Will Metro’s Wilshire Boulevard line be our public-transit turning point?
lareported.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Thanks to @lareported.bsky.social for giving me the space to think through @metrolosangeles.bsky.social's D Line Extension, due to open in the next few months.
lareported.substack.com/p/metro-d-li...
lareported.substack.com/p/metro-d-li...
Now in their 80s, Mike and Patricia McCoy are still fighting to protect the Southern California coast, half a century after they helped save the Tijuana River Estuary. Great profile: www.latimes.com/california/s... via @latimes.com
Commentary: In 50-year fight to protect California's coast, they're the real McCoys, still at it in their 80s
Imperial Beach couple Mike and Patricia McCoy have inspired generations of coastal conservationists.
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Now in their 80s, Mike and Patricia McCoy are still fighting to protect the Southern California coast, half a century after they helped save the Tijuana River Estuary. Great profile: www.latimes.com/california/s... via @latimes.com
Great to see U.S. Olympic athletes speaking out about what's happening back home. www.latimes.com/sports/olymp... via @kbaxter11.bsky.social
U.S. Olympic athletes in Italy are speaking out about the political situation at home
American skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Hunter Hess and other Milan-Cortina Olympic athletes aren't shying away from talking about what's going on in the United States.
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Great to see U.S. Olympic athletes speaking out about what's happening back home. www.latimes.com/sports/olymp... via @kbaxter11.bsky.social
After decades of community pressure, California has plugged a horribly leaky, polluting South L.A. oil drilling site whose operators refused to clean it up: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @latimes.com
Notoriously hazardous South L.A. oil wells finally plugged after decades of community pressure
A two-acre Los Angeles oil drill site near the St. Vincent Elementary School in University Park, had been releasing noxious fumes for years. Finally, the wells have been shut down.
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
After decades of community pressure, California has plugged a horribly leaky, polluting South L.A. oil drilling site whose operators refused to clean it up: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @latimes.com
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LA's golden megaevent era kicks off *this weekend* with the All-Star Game and I found weird and wacky activations all over LA. Also, the latest Casey Wasserman news which I was very annoyed I had to stay awake last night to update.
All of this and more in my weekly news roundup, Hot Links🔥
All of this and more in my weekly news roundup, Hot Links🔥
Hey now, you're an All-Star
There are basketball-adjacent activations happening all weekend in more places than you might think
www.torched.la
February 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
LA's golden megaevent era kicks off *this weekend* with the All-Star Game and I found weird and wacky activations all over LA. Also, the latest Casey Wasserman news which I was very annoyed I had to stay awake last night to update.
All of this and more in my weekly news roundup, Hot Links🔥
All of this and more in my weekly news roundup, Hot Links🔥
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"I spent a few hours trying to get in touch with Rep. Fine ... to ask where he got his information or whether he planned to take the post down. Calls to his office went unanswered and emails to him and his spokesman weren’t returned."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bad-bunny-...
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bad-bunny-...
MAGA’s Hopped Up Outrage
MAGA Media and Republican lawmakers whipped themselves into a frenzy over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show—only for the FCC to quietly determine the outrage was built on lyrics that were never per...
www.status.news
February 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"I spent a few hours trying to get in touch with Rep. Fine ... to ask where he got his information or whether he planned to take the post down. Calls to his office went unanswered and emails to him and his spokesman weren’t returned."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bad-bunny-...
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bad-bunny-...
The biggest winner of the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show? The NFL www.latimes.com/delos/newsle... via @fidel.bsky.social
Commentary: The biggest winner of the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show? The NFL
But Sunday night’s biggest winner wasn’t Bad Bunny or Latinos. It was the National Football League. By booking him, the NFL made it clear its playing the long game when it comes to global expansion.
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The biggest winner of the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show? The NFL www.latimes.com/delos/newsle... via @fidel.bsky.social
"Remember this on opening day. Remember the courage required of Alex Vesia to make this kind of public showing. Remember how he handled his greatest trauma w/ the sort of strength & conviction that has made these Dodgers one of the greatest teams in baseball history" www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...
Commentary: Alex Vesia opens up about unimaginable loss: 'Life can change in an instant'
Dodgers left-hander Alex Vesia spoke publicly for the first time since he and his wife, Kayla, lost their newborn daughter in the middle of last year's World Series.
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:23 AM
"Remember this on opening day. Remember the courage required of Alex Vesia to make this kind of public showing. Remember how he handled his greatest trauma w/ the sort of strength & conviction that has made these Dodgers one of the greatest teams in baseball history" www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...
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In a new paper, scientists warn that climate systems tipping points could set off a chain reaction to put Earth on a hothouse trajectory. Is anyone listening to unpleasant truths? Or do most prefer 'pleasant lies' as @steurer.bsky.social suggests?
Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future - Inside Climate News
Scientists say warming is increasing faster than at any time in at least 3 million years. There is no guide for what comes next.
insideclimatenews.org
February 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In a new paper, scientists warn that climate systems tipping points could set off a chain reaction to put Earth on a hothouse trajectory. Is anyone listening to unpleasant truths? Or do most prefer 'pleasant lies' as @steurer.bsky.social suggests?
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Rivian finds a way to shine even as the EV market struggles in the dark
Rivian finds a way to shine even as the EV market struggles in the dark
After multiple years of layoffs and negative profits, the electric vehicle maker Rivian reported promising earnings for 2025. The Irvine-based automaker is getting ready to release its cheapest vehicle yet.
www.latimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Rivian finds a way to shine even as the EV market struggles in the dark
Gavin Newsom, to his credit, keeps defending California's climate achievements on the world stage: www.latimes.com/california/s... via @pwillon.bsky.social @hayleysmith.bsky.social
Newsom tells world leaders Trump's retreat on the environment will mean economic harm
newsom speaks at global security conference
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Gavin Newsom, to his credit, keeps defending California's climate achievements on the world stage: www.latimes.com/california/s... via @pwillon.bsky.social @hayleysmith.bsky.social
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The Trump administration gave seven states a deadline to reach a Colorado River deal. As they missed it, the governors of California, Arizona and Nevada called their stance "firm and fair." www.latimes.com/environment/...
As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining
Seven states have missed a federal deadline to reach a water deal on the Colorado River. They remain divided how to cut water use.
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
The Trump administration gave seven states a deadline to reach a Colorado River deal. As they missed it, the governors of California, Arizona and Nevada called their stance "firm and fair." www.latimes.com/environment/...
New Mexico lawmakers rejected a bill requiring net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Seven Democrats in the state Senate joined with Republicans to kill the bill: www.abqjournal.com/news/clear-h...
Clear Horizons Act rejected by Senate amid concerns over economic impact
Backers of bill codifying greenhouse gas emission limits vow not to give up after latest defeat
www.abqjournal.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
New Mexico lawmakers rejected a bill requiring net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Seven Democrats in the state Senate joined with Republicans to kill the bill: www.abqjournal.com/news/clear-h...
Palisades Bowl mobile homes finally getting cleaned up, not that it means residents have any idea if or when they'll be able to go home:
www.latimes.com/environment/... via @nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/... via @nohaggerty.bsky.social
Largest place in Palisades left to clean sees work start at last. But residents aren't happy
Cleanup crews arrived at the largest site in the Palisades still filled with fire debris this week. However, residents hardly see it as a step toward returning home.
www.latimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Palisades Bowl mobile homes finally getting cleaned up, not that it means residents have any idea if or when they'll be able to go home:
www.latimes.com/environment/... via @nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/... via @nohaggerty.bsky.social
Bill Plaschke once again predicting the Dodgers will be the best team ever, and me once again having trouble disagreeing: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...
Commentary: Start talking three-peat! Dave Roberts believes these Dodgers can be better than ever
These Dodgers have a team that could be better than the teams that have dominated baseball the last two years.
www.latimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Bill Plaschke once again predicting the Dodgers will be the best team ever, and me once again having trouble disagreeing: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...
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The states that share the Colorado River have failed to reach a deal by the federal government's deadline. What's next? More talk, but also the possibility of a long court battle while climate change continues to threaten reservoir storage and users.
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Colorado River states tell feds 'no deal' on water shortage plan
A Valentine's Day deadline will pass without shortage-sharing agreement among the seven Colorado River states, raising the specter of lawsuits.
www.azcentral.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The states that share the Colorado River have failed to reach a deal by the federal government's deadline. What's next? More talk, but also the possibility of a long court battle while climate change continues to threaten reservoir storage and users.
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
President Trump has finally nominated someone to lead the National Park Service, and it's an executive at a parks concessionaire that was previously involved in a nasty legal dispute involving Yosemite: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2026/02/conc...
Concessionaire Nominated To Run National Park Service
A top official for national parks concessionaire Delaware North has been nominated by President Donald Trump to head the National Park Service.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM
President Trump has finally nominated someone to lead the National Park Service, and it's an executive at a parks concessionaire that was previously involved in a nasty legal dispute involving Yosemite: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2026/02/conc...
Always love desert hike recs, and @jaclyncosgrove.bsky.social has some good ones: www.latimes.com/travel/newsl...
3 desert hikes near L.A. to try before winter's end
The Mojave Desert near Los Angeles is full of hiking trails and adventure. Here are three trails near L.A. already bursting with wildflowers and possibilities.
www.latimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Always love desert hike recs, and @jaclyncosgrove.bsky.social has some good ones: www.latimes.com/travel/newsl...
Rob Manfred refusing substantive comment on Casey Wasserman, naturally: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...
'Our dealings are not with Casey.' Rob Manfred distances MLB from LA28's Casey Wasserman
Embattled LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman, who lobbied MLB to let players compete the 2028 Olympics, faces pressure after appearing in the Epstein files.
www.latimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Rob Manfred refusing substantive comment on Casey Wasserman, naturally: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...