Paige Vega
@paigeblank.bsky.social
Climate Editor @vox.com | mentor @uprootproject.bsky.social + @sejorg.bsky.social | Previously editing at High Country News | Based in western Colorado
The surging price tag of wildfires, in one chart
Wildfires are getting worse — and a lot more expensive for the rest of us.
Umair Irfan for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...
Wildfires are getting worse — and a lot more expensive for the rest of us.
Umair Irfan for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The surging price tag of wildfires, in one chart
Wildfires are getting worse — and a lot more expensive for the rest of us.
Umair Irfan for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...
Wildfires are getting worse — and a lot more expensive for the rest of us.
Umair Irfan for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...
Parents — and anyone trying to make sense of vaccines right now — are facing mixed messages from the government and leading doctors.
Our new guide offers answers, and we’ve made it free to read as a public service.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/46052...
Our new guide offers answers, and we’ve made it free to read as a public service.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/46052...
September 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Parents — and anyone trying to make sense of vaccines right now — are facing mixed messages from the government and leading doctors.
Our new guide offers answers, and we’ve made it free to read as a public service.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/46052...
Our new guide offers answers, and we’ve made it free to read as a public service.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/46052...
Our guide includes helpful cards, like this one, as a quick reference: www.vox.com/climate/4603...
September 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our guide includes helpful cards, like this one, as a quick reference: www.vox.com/climate/4603...
He landed in Brownsville, Texas, a city right on the border, that’s become a frontline in this fight. Brownsville isn’t just vulnerable—it’s also leading the resistance, building one of the country’s most sophisticated surveillance efforts to get ahead of these threats
www.vox.com/climate/4603...
www.vox.com/climate/4603...
September 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
He landed in Brownsville, Texas, a city right on the border, that’s become a frontline in this fight. Brownsville isn’t just vulnerable—it’s also leading the resistance, building one of the country’s most sophisticated surveillance efforts to get ahead of these threats
www.vox.com/climate/4603...
www.vox.com/climate/4603...
🚨 Major scoop from @vox.com's @dylanlscott.bsky.social 🚨
RFK Jr. has had a really bad couple of weeks.
But now, it gets worse.
Today, we're breaking the story that Kennedy’s HHS and the White House have buried a major federal study on American alcohol consumption. www.vox.com/health/46008... 🧵👇
RFK Jr. has had a really bad couple of weeks.
But now, it gets worse.
Today, we're breaking the story that Kennedy’s HHS and the White House have buried a major federal study on American alcohol consumption. www.vox.com/health/46008... 🧵👇
September 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🚨 Major scoop from @vox.com's @dylanlscott.bsky.social 🚨
RFK Jr. has had a really bad couple of weeks.
But now, it gets worse.
Today, we're breaking the story that Kennedy’s HHS and the White House have buried a major federal study on American alcohol consumption. www.vox.com/health/46008... 🧵👇
RFK Jr. has had a really bad couple of weeks.
But now, it gets worse.
Today, we're breaking the story that Kennedy’s HHS and the White House have buried a major federal study on American alcohol consumption. www.vox.com/health/46008... 🧵👇
We spent 50 years saving the grizzly. Now, no one wants to be the one to let it go.
But if we treat the Endangered Species List as permanent life support, the whole thing risks collapsing under its own good intentions.
Christine Peterson for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
But if we treat the Endangered Species List as permanent life support, the whole thing risks collapsing under its own good intentions.
Christine Peterson for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
June 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We spent 50 years saving the grizzly. Now, no one wants to be the one to let it go.
But if we treat the Endangered Species List as permanent life support, the whole thing risks collapsing under its own good intentions.
Christine Peterson for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
But if we treat the Endangered Species List as permanent life support, the whole thing risks collapsing under its own good intentions.
Christine Peterson for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
Genuine treatments for those with high support needs autism are actually within reach — Kennedy is just ignoring them.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/41474...
@dylanlscott.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/41474...
May 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Genuine treatments for those with high support needs autism are actually within reach — Kennedy is just ignoring them.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/41474...
@dylanlscott.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/41474...
Camera trap photos like these are literally saving jaguar lives—and paying ranchers thousands in the process.
It's all part of a coexistence program in the US-Mexico Borderlands intended to protect the world's northernmost jaguar population.
@benjij.bsky.social: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
It's all part of a coexistence program in the US-Mexico Borderlands intended to protect the world's northernmost jaguar population.
@benjij.bsky.social: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
May 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Camera trap photos like these are literally saving jaguar lives—and paying ranchers thousands in the process.
It's all part of a coexistence program in the US-Mexico Borderlands intended to protect the world's northernmost jaguar population.
@benjij.bsky.social: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
It's all part of a coexistence program in the US-Mexico Borderlands intended to protect the world's northernmost jaguar population.
@benjij.bsky.social: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
A conservation program in the US-Mexico Borderlands is mobilizing an unlikely advocate to help save the endangered jaguar—the rancher.
@benjij.bsky.social's latest feature details an amazing shift: humans and apex predators more peacefully coexisting.
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
@benjij.bsky.social's latest feature details an amazing shift: humans and apex predators more peacefully coexisting.
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
May 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A conservation program in the US-Mexico Borderlands is mobilizing an unlikely advocate to help save the endangered jaguar—the rancher.
@benjij.bsky.social's latest feature details an amazing shift: humans and apex predators more peacefully coexisting.
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
@benjij.bsky.social's latest feature details an amazing shift: humans and apex predators more peacefully coexisting.
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
Just a few months into Trump’s second presidency, it’s still an open question just how fragile the country’s progress on clean energy and climate will be.
But the data is clear: The economic benefits of clean technologies have become impossible to ignore.
www.vox.com/climate/3770... @vox.com
But the data is clear: The economic benefits of clean technologies have become impossible to ignore.
www.vox.com/climate/3770... @vox.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Just a few months into Trump’s second presidency, it’s still an open question just how fragile the country’s progress on clean energy and climate will be.
But the data is clear: The economic benefits of clean technologies have become impossible to ignore.
www.vox.com/climate/3770... @vox.com
But the data is clear: The economic benefits of clean technologies have become impossible to ignore.
www.vox.com/climate/3770... @vox.com
The fate of this beloved American creature is in Trump’s hands.
The president says he’s pro-America. Will his administration protect its most iconic butterfly?
@benjij.bsky.social's latest for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
The president says he’s pro-America. Will his administration protect its most iconic butterfly?
@benjij.bsky.social's latest for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The fate of this beloved American creature is in Trump’s hands.
The president says he’s pro-America. Will his administration protect its most iconic butterfly?
@benjij.bsky.social's latest for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
The president says he’s pro-America. Will his administration protect its most iconic butterfly?
@benjij.bsky.social's latest for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
Hi friends! Next week I'll be in Tempe, AZ for the annual SEJ conference and would love to connect!
In particular, I'll be looking to chat w/ potential contributors for @vox.com's climate and biodiversity sections that I edit. Freelancers, I would love to meet up!
@sejorg.bsky.social #SEJ2025
In particular, I'll be looking to chat w/ potential contributors for @vox.com's climate and biodiversity sections that I edit. Freelancers, I would love to meet up!
@sejorg.bsky.social #SEJ2025
April 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hi friends! Next week I'll be in Tempe, AZ for the annual SEJ conference and would love to connect!
In particular, I'll be looking to chat w/ potential contributors for @vox.com's climate and biodiversity sections that I edit. Freelancers, I would love to meet up!
@sejorg.bsky.social #SEJ2025
In particular, I'll be looking to chat w/ potential contributors for @vox.com's climate and biodiversity sections that I edit. Freelancers, I would love to meet up!
@sejorg.bsky.social #SEJ2025
Florida’s iconic corals aren’t having babies anymore. Scientists are alarmed.
@benjij.bsky.social explains how a baby bust threatens the future of an already struggling reef: www.vox.com/down-to-eart... @vox.com
@benjij.bsky.social explains how a baby bust threatens the future of an already struggling reef: www.vox.com/down-to-eart... @vox.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Florida’s iconic corals aren’t having babies anymore. Scientists are alarmed.
@benjij.bsky.social explains how a baby bust threatens the future of an already struggling reef: www.vox.com/down-to-eart... @vox.com
@benjij.bsky.social explains how a baby bust threatens the future of an already struggling reef: www.vox.com/down-to-eart... @vox.com
Fun news! I've recently started assigning/editing more of our health and science coverage at @vox.com and working with the incredibly talented @dylanlscott.bsky.social.
Here's our first piece together: www.vox.com/health/40085...
Here's our first piece together: www.vox.com/health/40085...
February 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Fun news! I've recently started assigning/editing more of our health and science coverage at @vox.com and working with the incredibly talented @dylanlscott.bsky.social.
Here's our first piece together: www.vox.com/health/40085...
Here's our first piece together: www.vox.com/health/40085...
Are you an employee with the USFWS or another environmental agency that's been impact by recent government action? We'd love to hear from you.
Reach out to @benjij.bsky.social and help inform more @vox.com reporting on this developing story.
Reach out to @benjij.bsky.social and help inform more @vox.com reporting on this developing story.
February 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Are you an employee with the USFWS or another environmental agency that's been impact by recent government action? We'd love to hear from you.
Reach out to @benjij.bsky.social and help inform more @vox.com reporting on this developing story.
Reach out to @benjij.bsky.social and help inform more @vox.com reporting on this developing story.
Florida's coral reefs are having a baby crisis.
As the oceans become more inhospitable for this iconic species, virtually all efforts to conserve them have moved on land.
@benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
As the oceans become more inhospitable for this iconic species, virtually all efforts to conserve them have moved on land.
@benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
February 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Florida's coral reefs are having a baby crisis.
As the oceans become more inhospitable for this iconic species, virtually all efforts to conserve them have moved on land.
@benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
As the oceans become more inhospitable for this iconic species, virtually all efforts to conserve them have moved on land.
@benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
When disasters reach such extraordinary scales, it’s not just the scorched community that pays—we all do. Through higher prices for goods and rising insurance rates and taxes, the burden of the blazes, directly and indirectly, reaches far beyond the burn zone.
www.vox.com/climate/3977... @vox.com
www.vox.com/climate/3977... @vox.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When disasters reach such extraordinary scales, it’s not just the scorched community that pays—we all do. Through higher prices for goods and rising insurance rates and taxes, the burden of the blazes, directly and indirectly, reaches far beyond the burn zone.
www.vox.com/climate/3977... @vox.com
www.vox.com/climate/3977... @vox.com
RFK + MAHA share some of the same concerns as the environmental movement.
But what happens to climate action and conservation when a new brand of environmentalist—particularly those who distrust science—enters the chat?
@benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/3935...
But what happens to climate action and conservation when a new brand of environmentalist—particularly those who distrust science—enters the chat?
@benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/3935...
January 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
RFK + MAHA share some of the same concerns as the environmental movement.
But what happens to climate action and conservation when a new brand of environmentalist—particularly those who distrust science—enters the chat?
@benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/3935...
But what happens to climate action and conservation when a new brand of environmentalist—particularly those who distrust science—enters the chat?
@benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/3935...
This and more answers from the @vox.com on the unique danger of urban wildfires—particularly at the scale we're seeing unfold across Los Angeles and Southern California right now.
www.vox.com/climate/3941...
www.vox.com/climate/3941...
January 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This and more answers from the @vox.com on the unique danger of urban wildfires—particularly at the scale we're seeing unfold across Los Angeles and Southern California right now.
www.vox.com/climate/3941...
www.vox.com/climate/3941...
Good Q. If we're looking at the past 8 years, it's a pretty clear picture (though one that deserves a lot of caveats). www.crfb.org/papers/trump...
But what's consistently growing the debt is spending on social security, medicare/medicaid
This is a good piece too: www.vox.com/policy/36727...
But what's consistently growing the debt is spending on social security, medicare/medicaid
This is a good piece too: www.vox.com/policy/36727...
December 11, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Good Q. If we're looking at the past 8 years, it's a pretty clear picture (though one that deserves a lot of caveats). www.crfb.org/papers/trump...
But what's consistently growing the debt is spending on social security, medicare/medicaid
This is a good piece too: www.vox.com/policy/36727...
But what's consistently growing the debt is spending on social security, medicare/medicaid
This is a good piece too: www.vox.com/policy/36727...
CALLING ALL ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS:
TOMORROW: Join me and my talented colleagues @vox.com in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center to talk about how to develop and frame essential reporting on ocean ecosystems.
You can still sign up for the workshop here: pulitzercenter.org/event/how-ma...
TOMORROW: Join me and my talented colleagues @vox.com in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center to talk about how to develop and frame essential reporting on ocean ecosystems.
You can still sign up for the workshop here: pulitzercenter.org/event/how-ma...
December 2, 2024 at 3:13 PM
CALLING ALL ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS:
TOMORROW: Join me and my talented colleagues @vox.com in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center to talk about how to develop and frame essential reporting on ocean ecosystems.
You can still sign up for the workshop here: pulitzercenter.org/event/how-ma...
TOMORROW: Join me and my talented colleagues @vox.com in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center to talk about how to develop and frame essential reporting on ocean ecosystems.
You can still sign up for the workshop here: pulitzercenter.org/event/how-ma...
blue skies + blue snowsuit
thank you, southwest Colorado for the most beautiful Sunday
thank you, southwest Colorado for the most beautiful Sunday
December 1, 2024 at 10:59 PM
blue skies + blue snowsuit
thank you, southwest Colorado for the most beautiful Sunday
thank you, southwest Colorado for the most beautiful Sunday
Stunning story, stunning photos. Don't miss it.
"The demand for more local knowledge has revived interest in traditional farming and fishing methods as rising temperatures create an environment that no one has experienced before."
"The demand for more local knowledge has revived interest in traditional farming and fishing methods as rising temperatures create an environment that no one has experienced before."
October 12, 2023 at 3:34 PM
Stunning story, stunning photos. Don't miss it.
"The demand for more local knowledge has revived interest in traditional farming and fishing methods as rising temperatures create an environment that no one has experienced before."
"The demand for more local knowledge has revived interest in traditional farming and fishing methods as rising temperatures create an environment that no one has experienced before."