Daniel Rothberg
@danielrothberg
environmental reporter • covering water, public land and mining • working on a book about water in the Great Basin💧• tips: [email protected]
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'When I saw that, I thought: Someone is stealing water.' Federal officials say he masterminded an epic California water heist. Some farmers say he’s their Robin Hood. A riveting story by jessica garrison: latimes.com/california/sto…
This was a fascinating piece by Erica Gies / SlowWater.World exploring how to engineer marsh habitat 'without smothering the very ecosystem they’re trying to protect.'
What are baseflow droughts — and why should we care? ppic.org/blog/what-are-… From PPIC Water
🗓️ Join Freedom of the Press, Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) on May 2 at noon ET for a webinar: The Intersections of Press Freedom and the Environment
We will address obstacles U.S. journalists face when reporting urgent environmental issues for their communities.
RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Wrote about PFAS in my newsletter today (westernwaternotes.com/p/the-scary-re…), featuring this illuminating Zoë Schlanger story about the challenges ahead:
“Maine is one step ahead in facing PFAS head-on—but also one step ahead in understanding just how hard that is.' theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
Some BIG news from The Markup and CalMatters.
California will be an incredible testbed to ground The Markup's work, plus, the combo of investigative + public service means our journalism will build real, long-standing relationships with communities.
What do you get when you combine beautiful mountains, a town with no government, and a developer eager for influence and backed by a private equity firm? Probably something like Big Sky, Montana.
On the future of skiing in the West for Harper's Magazine
harpers.org/archive/2024/0…