Articles by Alexandria Herr
Alexandria Herr is a journalist who writes about climate change and the environment. You can find her work in Grist, Slate, Salon, and elsewhere.
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LA’s homeless communities are avoiding cooling centers, and it’s not just because of COVID-19
Pinned between the climate crisis, COVID, and street sweeps, homeless people in L.A. are struggling to keep cool.
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An oil well right next to your house? The California Senate says that’s OK.
Buffer zones between communities and oil wells seem like a no-brainer -- but the California Senate just rejected them.
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Environmental groups sue to save the ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental laws
“We will not allow Trump to silence us.”
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Peatlands could become a climate feedback loop we definitely don’t want to trigger
A new experiment provides a window into the future of peatlands, the world's largest natural carbon store.
