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Boiling Point

Boiling Point

By: L.A. Times Studios
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 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.2025 Boiling Point - L.A. Times Studios Economics Politics & Government
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  • The Lithium Dilemma at Rhyolite Ridge, Part 2

    The Lithium Dilemma at Rhyolite Ridge, Part 2
    Jun 19 2025

    Sammy Roth returns to Esmeralda County, Nevada, to tour the proposed Rhyolite Ridge mine with Bernard Rowe, managing director of Ioneer. Rowe explains why he believes the mine can operate without harming Tiehm’s buckwheat, and lays out his company’s vision for responsible extraction of lithium and boron.
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    43 mins
  • The Lithium Dilemma at Rhyolite Ridge, Part 1

    The Lithium Dilemma at Rhyolite Ridge, Part 1
    Jun 12 2025

    Sammy Roth travels to Esmeralda County, Nevada, to meet Naomi Fraga, a botany professor at Claremont Graduate University, and see the endangered Tiehm’s buckwheat up close. The wildflower stands in the way of one of the country’s biggest proposed lithium mines — a project supporters say is crucial to the clean energy transition. This is Part 1 of a special two-part episode.
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    36 mins
  • Fighting Climate Change in an Authoritarian Age

    Fighting Climate Change in an Authoritarian Age
    Jun 5 2025

    What’s a greater threat to humanity: climate change, or the potential collapse of democracy? In this episode, Sammy Roth speaks with Clark University geography professor James McCarthy, who’s studied how authoritarianism and environmental destruction can be deeply intertwined.
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    29 mins

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