Climate change is battering California. Can the state find a way forward? Listen every Thursday as award-winning L.A. Times columnist Sammy Roth dives deep with scientists, energy leaders, legislators, activists and journalists who are experts on today's climate challenges and solutions. They’ll discuss everything from electric cars to renewable energy to the difficulties of phasing out fossil fuels.
Sammy has been reporting on climate and energy in California and the American West for over a decade, touring sprawling solar farms, coal-fired power plants and hilltops blanketed with wind turbines. He’s focused on telling stories that challenge public officials and energy companies to do better.
34 episodes
Episodes
Boiling Point introduces: Rebuilding L.A.
00:44:469/4/2025
A New Look at L.A.’s War on Smog
00:25:408/28/2025
Taking a Hack at Climate Change
00:38:078/21/2025
The Colorado Plateau at a Crossroads
00:39:168/14/2025
The Future of the Colorado River
00:33:338/7/2025
Abundance, Part 2: What’s Slowing Down Solar?
00:39:587/31/2025
Abundance Part 1: Rethinking CEQA to Build More Homes
00:38:307/24/2025
Cows, Carbon and Fixing Our Food
00:42:007/17/2025
Just How Bad Is the Beautiful Bill for Clean Energy?