Susanne Rust

Investigative reporter specializing in environmental issues, Los Angeles Times

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Investigative reporter specializing in environmental issues for the Los Angeles Times. Senior reporter and director of the energy and environment project at the Columbia School of Journalism; former investigative reporter covering environmental issues for California Watch, a nonprofit news website

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Sea otter 841 went viral last summer for stealing surfboards and evading authorities. Now she’s returned to the Santa Cruz waters where she made her name.

Santa Cruz’s outlaw sea otter is back in action

Sea otter 841 went viral last summer for stealing surfboards and evading authorities. Now she’s returned to the Santa Cruz waters where she made her name.

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Scientists and biologists are investigating why hundreds of gray whales are dying.

Nearly 500 gray whales have died along North America’s western coast since 2018. Why?

Scientists and biologists are investigating why hundreds of gray whales are dying.

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In the 1940s and 1950s, the U.S. conducted dozens of nuclear tests on the Marshall Islands. The tests forced people from their homes.

Climate change threatens Marshall Islands, where the U.S. has dumped a lot of nuclear waste

In the 1940s and 1950s, the U.S. conducted dozens of nuclear tests on the Marshall Islands. The tests forced people from their homes.

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