Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jane Fonda joined Gov. Gavin Newsom at a soccer field just outside a Los Angeles County oil drilling site to urge California voters to ban new drilling near homes, schools and parks. My Los Angeles Times colleague Tony Briscoe was there: latimes.com/environment/st…

A new bill seeks to bring wolverines back to California, where they roamed until they were hunted, trapped and poisoned into oblivion 100 years ago.

Only two of the elusive creatures have been spotted in the state since they vanished. My story: lat.ms/3PfUHfn

President Biden's new clean energy plan targets 1 million acres of Western public lands for solar farms.

That sounds like a lot — and it is.

But this is what we'll need to tackle the climate crisis, writes Climate Columnist Sammy Roth

Read more:
latimes.com/environment/ne…

I closed out 2023 with a fantastic reading month. I read two books by celebrities, two by journalists and two novels. Naomi Klein & Jeff Pearlman were standouts.

Happy Birthday ESA! 🎂🎉🍾 #ESA50

Born 50 years ago today is law that stands up for biodiversity and faces down extinction.

Join us in celebrating the Endangered Species Act — with action.

We've compiled a dozen ways to strengthen the Act. ⬇️
biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Enda…

I didn’t even know Santa was into 90s hip hop.

A fungi fun guide!

There is an undeniable moral & scientific imperative to #EndFossilFuels #FastFairForever .

“The U.S. must deliver on their pledge to push for fossil fuel phase out or else the entire #Cop28 is a failure,” Jean Su 蘇安君

Happy birthday to me.

For #GivingTuesday , please donate to Center for Biological Diversity or another wonderful nonprofit of your choice. If you're unable to give, please watch this penguin video over and over again to lift your mood.

When my voicemail in Mandarin is transcribed, it’s definitely NOT helpful.

NEW: We expect the I-10 Freeway to be reopened to traffic in 3-5 weeks.

The state is working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to get this done.

I threw in a nature nonfiction in the mix of female-driven novels by Angie Kim Jenny Xie & Emily Austin for my Oct reading enjoyment.

Strutting into the wknd like

On the 5th anniversary of Camp & Woolsey fires, it's clear that limits to homebuilding in California's riskiest wildfire zones are necessary.

Soup season is far superior than pumpkin spice season.

We're no stranger to fighting anti-wildlife poison-pill riders snuck into federal funding bills. But for the first time, they’re coming after us directly.

Last week,Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) tried to block us from any federal funding.
Read more 👇
biologicaldiversity.org/publications/e…

1) What are the lunch options there?
2) How can I send you my press releases?!

Golf courses: use 2.08 billion gallons of water per year on average, harming desert landscapes & native ecosystems.

Javelinas: maintain a balance in their ecosystem, aerating soils, dispersing seeds and are a good food source for pumas, jaguars & coyotes.

#TeamJavelina

Hey, I know this author!
*adds another book to reading queue*

Callie Rhoades interviews Dr. Tiffany Yap in The Oaklandside Q&A