Rosanna Xia is an environment reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for explanatory reporting, and her coverage of a toxic dumpsite in the deep ocean has been anthologized in the “Best American Science and Nature Writing” series. Her award-winning book, “California Against the Sea,” has been praised as a poetic and mind-expanding exploration of what we stand to lose in the face of rising water.
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Invasive mussel found in North America for first time, posing immediate threat in California’s Delta
Golden mussels, an invasive species that officials across the country have been worried about for years, invaded North America for the first time through the Port of Stockton.
Nov. 2, 2024
It’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to climate change. Here’s a list of books that can help inspire and expand your own feelings about the future.
Sept. 11, 2024
What, exactly, is climate anxiety? And how should we cope? Environmental reporter Rosanna Xia explores the many dimensions to our existential dread.
Sept. 11, 2024
Davina Corbin was killed in what appeared to be a dog attack in Feather Falls in Butte County. Police found 25 Great Danes roaming the area where her body was located.
Aug. 10, 2024
Anaheim police officers responded to the 1400 block of North State College Boulevard to assist a U.S. Marshals Service task force in confronting the suspect
Aug. 10, 2024
Jing Tang Li of El Monte was arrested in connection with more than 1,000 kilograms of meth found on shipping containers headed for Australia.
Aug. 9, 2024
Earlier this week, the body of Aayan Randhawa was spotted floating in the water just off lifeguard tower 3 in Huntington Beach.
Aug. 9, 2024
Investigators from the Ventura County Cold Case Unit have arrested a suspected serial killer from Mississippi in connection to three unresolved murders in California from 1977.
Aug. 9, 2024
Happy ‘California Panda Day!’ San Diego Zoo welcomes first new pandas to enter the U.S. in more than 21 years.
Aug. 8, 2024
A woman was brutally assaulted Wednesday morning at a Metro station in Pasadena in an attack that authorities described as attempted murder.
Aug. 8, 2024