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.
27 episodes
Cows, Carbon and Fixing Our Food
00:42:007/17/2025
Just How Bad Is the Beautiful Bill for Clean Energy?
00:37:357/10/2025
Boiling Point Introduces: A Matter of Degrees
00:36:116/26/2025
The Lithium Dilemma at Rhyolite Ridge, Part 2
00:43:106/19/2025
The Lithium Dilemma at Rhyolite Ridge, Part 1
00:36:206/12/2025
Fighting Climate Change in an Authoritarian Age
00:29:186/5/2025
As Trump Slashes Renewable Energy, Is Nuclear the Future?