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Jacob Margolis
What I cover
I cover science, with a focus on environmental stories and disasters, as well as investigations and accountability.
My background
I created, wrote and hosted the LAist Studios podcasts, The Big One: Your Survival Guide and The Big Burn: How To Survive In The Age of Wildfires. I was part of the team that won the 2021 Investigative Reporters and Editors Audio Journalism Award for the series "Hot Days: Heat’s Mounting Death Toll On Workers In The U.S. "Most recently, I’ve published investigations into large scale illegal dumping in L.A. County and previously unreported heavy metal concentrations in fire retardants.
My goals
To uncover how science, policy, and power intersect — so people have the information they need to hold decision-makers accountable and protect their communities.
Best way to reach me
You can reach me by email: jmargolis@laist.com. Or for encrypted communications, I'm on Signal: @jacobmargolis.1.
Stories by Jacob Margolis
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Which is worrying because it's one of our most important sources of water.
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Just last month we were celebrating our clean air, now it's looking a bit polluted.
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40 percent of Angelenos think climate change will impact them a great deal.
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Both L.A. and California as a whole had above average temperatures the first quarter of 2020.
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We may have natural beauty, but our geography means air pollution gets trapped in the LA basin.
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We live in paradise but we put up with some awfully dangerous air quality.
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A new study finds extremes we now see once every 50 years — including terrible flooding in coastal areas — could become commonplace in the next few decades.
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A new study finds extremes we now see once every 50 years -- including terrible flooding in coastal areas -- could become commonplace in the next few decades.
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The state's strawberry industry is working hard every day to save as much of the perishable crop from waste as possible.
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Strawberry season is about to peak in California. So is coronavirus.
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Just because we're going through a pandemic doesn't mean we shouldn't be ready for other potential disasters.
