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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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Temperatures into the 90s are expected to hit Wednesday through Friday. LA and the rest of SoCal should be closer to normal April weather by Sunday.
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An LAist investigation found toxic heavy metals in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and Franklin fires. Here's what that means.
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Spring's here, which means it's time to plant some tomatoes.
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As predicted, rainfall rates peaked between late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
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This week's rain storm is expected to be strong enough to cause debris flows in and around recently burned areas.
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Snow levels could drop to 4,000 feet, potentially affecting the Grapevine, as storms move through Southern California this week.
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The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approves changes to some landfill rules to allow wildfire debris to be sent to sites in Calabasas, Sylmar and Lancaster.
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Even the region's coastal communities are going to bake.
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It's not the total amount of rain that's a concern. It's how hard that rain is going to fall.
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Heavy rain deluged Southern California, with flood warnings and more extreme weather throughout the day.
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Construction material and ash will be removed along with six inches of soil in an effort to mitigate contamination.
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Rainfall totals are likely to be higher than what we saw this week.
