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
I am still reeling from the end of "The Rose Field." Anyone else? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/b...
Philip Pullman Brings Lyra’s Story to a Close
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I am still reeling from the end of "The Rose Field." Anyone else? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/b...
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How 'Stranger Things' became Netflix's 'Star Wars,' propelling it into Hollywood's stratosphere
How 'Stranger Things' became Netflix's 'Star Wars,' propelling it into Hollywood's stratosphere
When Netflix was trying to establish itself as a place for original TV shows, "Stranger Things" was a key program that pierced the cultural zeitgeist.
www.latimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
How 'Stranger Things' became Netflix's 'Star Wars,' propelling it into Hollywood's stratosphere
Zillow bowed to pressure from real estate agents and removed climate risk scores from home listings: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Zillow bowed to pressure from real estate agents and removed climate risk scores from home listings: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
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Join CCNow’s Kyle Pope in conversation with leading voices in climate reporting and activism — @billmckibben.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social, @amywestervelt.bsky.social — to discuss how reporters can deepen public understanding and hold power to account buff.ly/ZIku7VW
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Join CCNow’s Kyle Pope in conversation with leading voices in climate reporting and activism — @billmckibben.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social, @amywestervelt.bsky.social — to discuss how reporters can deepen public understanding and hold power to account buff.ly/ZIku7VW
Gas station chains like Wawa and Sheetz are competing to attract EV drivers with better amenities: grist.org/solutions/ho...
How gas stations can become the best place to charge your EV
Fuel retailers are betting that fast chargers, clean bathrooms, and good snacks can keep their gas stations central to how Americans refuel.
grist.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Gas station chains like Wawa and Sheetz are competing to attract EV drivers with better amenities: grist.org/solutions/ho...
Rundown of new EVs on display at the L.A. Auto Show, from @hayleysmith.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...
The L.A. Auto Show ends this weekend. Here are new EVs you can buy today
This year's L.A. Auto Show saw new electric vehicle debuts in a shifting EV landscape.
www.latimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Rundown of new EVs on display at the L.A. Auto Show, from @hayleysmith.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Just wait until they hear about freeways!
“Pickleball is the first major noise pollution to hit the suburbs,” claims anti-pickleball activist who mentions cars backfiring in literally the same interview. www.latimes.com/california/s... via @hannahfry.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Just wait until they hear about freeways!
“Pickleball is the first major noise pollution to hit the suburbs,” claims anti-pickleball activist who mentions cars backfiring in literally the same interview. www.latimes.com/california/s... via @hannahfry.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
“Pickleball is the first major noise pollution to hit the suburbs,” claims anti-pickleball activist who mentions cars backfiring in literally the same interview. www.latimes.com/california/s... via @hannahfry.bsky.social
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Read more about it in this article by @sammyroth.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: California is finally quitting coal. Here's what comes next
To replace a 40-year-old Utah coal plant, Los Angeles is investing in green hydrogen.
www.latimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Read more about it in this article by @sammyroth.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...
I’ve been waiting for an answer from the L.A. Department of Water and Power on when exactly they’d stop burning coal at Intermountain. They had promised by the end of November. This certainly appears to be it.
Something to be thankful for!
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I’ve been waiting for an answer from the L.A. Department of Water and Power on when exactly they’d stop burning coal at Intermountain. They had promised by the end of November. This certainly appears to be it.
Lincoln, Nebraska has a very cool program where landlords get money to upgrade decrepit apartment buildings — including by installing climate-friendly heat pumps! — and they have to keep rents low. Everybody wins. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c... via @carabuckley.bsky.social
In Nebraska, Makeovers for Buildings That Don’t Price Out the Locals
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Lincoln, Nebraska has a very cool program where landlords get money to upgrade decrepit apartment buildings — including by installing climate-friendly heat pumps! — and they have to keep rents low. Everybody wins. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c... via @carabuckley.bsky.social
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New essay: The environmental story that shaped so many of us — small is beautiful — now collides with the scale the climate crisis actually demands.
I wrote about why we need to update our instincts for the world we’re living in now, not the world of 1973. jrehmeyer.substack.com/p/small-is-b...
I wrote about why we need to update our instincts for the world we’re living in now, not the world of 1973. jrehmeyer.substack.com/p/small-is-b...
Small Is Beautiful — But It’s Not Enough
Why our environmental intuitions must evolve for the climate crisis
jrehmeyer.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
New essay: The environmental story that shaped so many of us — small is beautiful — now collides with the scale the climate crisis actually demands.
I wrote about why we need to update our instincts for the world we’re living in now, not the world of 1973. jrehmeyer.substack.com/p/small-is-b...
I wrote about why we need to update our instincts for the world we’re living in now, not the world of 1973. jrehmeyer.substack.com/p/small-is-b...
As federal support withers, California invests in cheap heat pumps www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
As Federal Support Withers, California Invests in Cheap Heat Pumps
The state is allocating more than $100 million to create demand for energy-efficient technologies that renters and low-income residents can afford.
www.bloomberg.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
As federal support withers, California invests in cheap heat pumps www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"CA has made supporting Indigenous fire stewardship a priority... But burning freely across the landscape (with perhaps only a phone call to the local land manager or fire department to give them a heads up) is still a dream, a long way off." www.latimes.com/environment/... @nohaggerty.bsky.social
Can California learn to let Native American fire practitioners burn freely?
Indigenous fire practices are slowly regaining wider acceptance in California, but the dream of burning freely based on the needs of the land is still a long way off.
www.latimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
"CA has made supporting Indigenous fire stewardship a priority... But burning freely across the landscape (with perhaps only a phone call to the local land manager or fire department to give them a heads up) is still a dream, a long way off." www.latimes.com/environment/... @nohaggerty.bsky.social
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Plaschke: Thanks for the ride! 13 moments that defined the Dodgers' 2025 World Series title run
Commentary: Thanks for the ride! 13 moments that defined the Dodgers' 2025 World Series title run
Weeks later the chest still pounds, the throat still thickens, the mind still has not completely grasped. The Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series championship in pure dramatic art.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Plaschke: Thanks for the ride! 13 moments that defined the Dodgers' 2025 World Series title run
The California Public Utilities Commission is poised to reduce profit margins for investor-owned utilities: calmatters.org/economy/2025...
California is about to cut utility profits to historic lows. Your bill will barely budge
State regulators are poised to cut power companies’ "return on equity" to the lowest level in 20 years. But electric bills will barely budge. Here’s why.
calmatters.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The California Public Utilities Commission is poised to reduce profit margins for investor-owned utilities: calmatters.org/economy/2025...
The Trump administration's latest environmental rollback involes rules for deadly soot pollution from cars, factories and power plants: apnews.com/article/epa-...
Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on p...
apnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The Trump administration's latest environmental rollback involes rules for deadly soot pollution from cars, factories and power plants: apnews.com/article/epa-...
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A federal judge in Kentucky ruled a bankruptcy court’s judgment, which could have put the city on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, was improper.
Oakland might not owe coal company hundreds of millions after new court ruling
A federal judge in Kentucky ruled a bankruptcy court’s judgment, which could have put the city on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, was improper.
oaklandside.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A federal judge in Kentucky ruled a bankruptcy court’s judgment, which could have put the city on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, was improper.
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Does the Metro board need to debate the Dodger Stadium gondola? No, says Metro
Does the Metro board need to debate the Dodger Stadium gondola? No, says Metro
A heavily debated plan to build a gondola to Dodger stadium may move forward without leaders on the Metro board speaking about the issue.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Does the Metro board need to debate the Dodger Stadium gondola? No, says Metro
Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan want to build the first-ever gasoline pipeline to California. It's hard to know if it would make gas cheaper: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
California could get its first gasoline pipeline. Would that lower gas prices?
The proposed Western Gateway Pipeline from Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan would deliver gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to Arizona and California from as fast east as Missouri by 2029.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan want to build the first-ever gasoline pipeline to California. It's hard to know if it would make gas cheaper: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
The Pacific Institute documented 420 incidents of water-related violent conflict globally last year — a record. Climate change is stoking more violence: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
Violent conflict over water hit a record last year
Violence over water is on the rise worldwide. Researchers counted a record 420 incidents of conflict in 2024, many in Ukraine and the Middle East.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The Pacific Institute documented 420 incidents of water-related violent conflict globally last year — a record. Climate change is stoking more violence: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
Tesla just finished its largest charging station, along Interstate 5 between L.A. and San Francisco. It's got 164 chargers, and they're all powered by solar panels and batteries: insideevs.com/news/780042/...
Tesla Just Opened Its Biggest Supercharger Station Ever—And It's Powered By Solar And Batteries
Tesla's huge 164-stall charger in California is powered by solar panels and huge amounts of off-grid storage.
insideevs.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Tesla just finished its largest charging station, along Interstate 5 between L.A. and San Francisco. It's got 164 chargers, and they're all powered by solar panels and batteries: insideevs.com/news/780042/...
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As filming in L.A. decreases, the U.K. sees gains, new report says
As filming in L.A. decreases, the U.K. sees gains, new report says
Scripted projects filmed in Los Angeles in 2024 decreased by 14.2% compared with the previous year, according to a new report from FilmLA.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
As filming in L.A. decreases, the U.K. sees gains, new report says
"Trail networks seem to bring joy even to people who never get out onto them. An insatiable appetite for stories of adventure & desire to imagine the possibility wild spaces hold may be as core to human nature as the shelter we left behind"
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... @joanmeiners.bsky.social
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... @joanmeiners.bsky.social
On the Arizona Trail, saguaros, coati and a midnight skunk reveal resilient biodiversity
As the trail wound its way into Arizona's Sky Islands, the region's biodiversity was on full display, as were the threats from rising temperatures.
www.azcentral.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"Trail networks seem to bring joy even to people who never get out onto them. An insatiable appetite for stories of adventure & desire to imagine the possibility wild spaces hold may be as core to human nature as the shelter we left behind"
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... @joanmeiners.bsky.social
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... @joanmeiners.bsky.social
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'Wicked: For Good' flies to the top of the box office with $150-million domestic debut
'Wicked: For Good' flies to the top of the box office with $150-million domestic debut
After a sleepy October, the box office was dominated this weekend by a highly-anticipated sequel, "Wicked: For Good," with $150 million in domestic ticket sales.
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
'Wicked: For Good' flies to the top of the box office with $150-million domestic debut