Bettina Boxall

Retired newspaperwoman (ex-@latimes enviro reporter, Pulitzer Prize winner, ex-@latguild officer). Happiest on western public lands.

[Meg James @MegJamesLAT]

MAJOR NEWS: The @latimes just announced its new executive editor: Kevin Merida who for the past five years has run ESPN's The Undefeated platform that plumbs the intersection of race, culture and sports. Merida starts in June. https://t.co/ktJeQO1z6L

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Time now to hang up the keyboard, stop staring at a computer screen and enjoy the natural wonders of this amazing state.

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Some personal news: Friday was my last day at the @latimes. After 45 years as a newspaper journalist, 34 of them at The Times, I am retiring. Writing about CA water, wildfire and public lands has been the most rewarding beat of my long career.

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Poseidon wins key seawater desalination permit https://t.co/7cuzPS5T8M

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Poseidon is fighting a permit condition that would link start-up of the Huntington Beach desalter to shovel-ready environmental mitigation projects. https://t.co/N6LVuguaF7

[Kerry Flynn 🐶 @kerrymflynn]

.@Gannett is underpaying women and journalists of color, according to a @newsguild pay equity study.

At @azcentral, women's median pay was $29,700 less than their male counterparts. Journalists of color earned $25,100 less than their White colleagues

https://t.co/QcIrIGPxGp

[Rosanna Xia @RosannaXia]

!!! The DDT dumpsite in the ocean turned out to be MUCH BIGGER than expected. After surveying a swath of seafloor larger than *all of San Francisco,* scientists told me they still could not find an end to the dumping ground. It just kept going... https://t.co/thx7M2836J

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

How the Getty spent the pandemic: deep cleaning with squirrel-hair dusters and dental picks to battle moths that loved those dark, empty exhibit rooms. @debvankin https://t.co/6jgvDT1RGP

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

@imnoahglick @Sammy_Roth Most memorable/absurd Earth Day press release: Years ago got one from a company pitching a solar-battery operated vibrator.

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Nobody loves literature more than our columnists, so, in honor of our annual L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked @LATstevelopez @Jenn_Harris_ @AbcarianLAT @hiltzikm @GustavoArellano @cmonstah @Erika_D_Smith & @BillPlaschke what they're reading right now.

[Meet the Press @MeetThePress]

LISTEN: Co-founder of @PunchbowlNews, @bresreports and @NBCNews Capitol Hill producer and reporter, @AlexNBCNews, talk police reform. Plus, @boxall, staff writer at @latimes covering water and the environment, talks about water security. #ChuckToddCast

https://t.co/D4r3UUjRGj

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Newsom declares drought emergency in two Northern Calif. counties -- sticks to no statewide mandates. https://t.co/EZqOw6tDyn

[. @PaulRogersSJMN]

A rarity for Northern California in this drought year: Rain forecast for this weekend, would be first precipitation in a month
https://t.co/Y0XiQmvPia

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Does the return of drought to Calif. mean the state is stuck in a long megadrought? Not really. @phila_lex does a nice job of exploring the complexities. https://t.co/0HRfqlG6H6

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked Trump-era orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters. She also moved to make climate change a priority in agency decisions. https://t.co/UDDpy9wDyy

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

📈 📉 Over the year, Californians experienced a complex set of guidelines that frequently changed, varied from county to county and created a whipsaw effect where businesses were open one week and sometimes closed within days. 📉📈

https://t.co/qXv15Dt2r4

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Will this bolster efforts to stop massive new developments in fire-prone wildlands? @LouisSahagun https://t.co/MaQx1ssqEB

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Includes badly needed funds to retrofit older homes. @johnmyers https://t.co/058QqGRpDO

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Check out these table manners.

[Anza-Borrego DRC @AnzaBResearch]

Bighorn ram eating a spiny Barrel Cactus for lunch. After trying 3 barrels, tossing one so-so barrel down the mountain, he finds a juicy one to ram open with his horns. Notice him spitting out the spines like they are toothpicks (Video: Sicco Rood).

[Bettina Boxall @boxall]

Pacific Gas & Electric faces criminal charges over 2019 Kincade wildfire, which burned more than 120 square miles and destroyed 374 buildings. https://t.co/cz9FCsVnA7