Amber X. Chen

California, Los Angeles

Climate Change Fellow at The Nation

teenager on the climate beat 🌟 writing in @thenation @guardian @atmosmag @lapublicpress @latimes @teenvogue @truthout @phillyinquirer & @gridphilly

Articles

How the Wildfires Could Reshape the Climate Movement in California

2 months ago | thenation.com | Amber X. Chen |Maggie Grether

How the Wildfires Could Reshape the Climate Movement in CaliforniaAs the city debates how it can best address the impacts of increasingly devastating natural disasters, organizers hope to seize the moment. Ad Policy The Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California on January 8, 2025.
Your School Burned in the LA Fires. What Happens Now?

Jan 24, 2025 | teenvogue.com | Amber X. Chen

When Jackson Brooks and Dayton Johansen, both juniors at Marshall Fundamental Secondary School in Pasadena, California, got to school on Tuesday, January 7, the Santa Ana winds were starting to pick up in intensity. Some of their peers were already growing concerned. Later that day, the Eaton fire erupted in the Altadena-Pasadena area, forcing many students and teachers to evacuate.
Altadena residents question why evacuation warnings came so late

Jan 22, 2025 | lapublicpress.org | Amber X. Chen

Nikki High is used to the annual Santa Ana winds that whip through her home in Altadena, where she has lived for 47 years. High, who owns the local bookstore Octavia’s Bookshelf, had enough experience to know that the wind storm two weeks ago was going to be a bad one. On Jan. 7, she powered up her devices and downloaded TV shows in preparation to weather out the storm at home with her dogs. And she figured that if she were in danger, officials would warn her. They did not.
Clothes, toiletries - and a free stylist: the LA teen creating a space for peers amid the fires

Jan 15, 2025 | theguardian.com | Amber X. Chen

Cars lined up outside an art studio in eastern Los Angeles on Sunday morning, packed with boxes of feminine care products, pimple patches, skincare, clothes, underwear, makeup and more. Some volunteers had driven for hours to support a unique mutual aid effort. As fires in Los Angeles continue to rage, people across the city are springing into action to meet the needs of the thousands of families who have been displaced.
The “Save Chinatown” Coalition Goes on the Defensive in Philadelphia

Dec 12, 2024 | thenation.com | Amber X. Chen |Lucy Tobier

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UAW 4811 reaches tentative agreement with UC to extend contract

Nov 21, 2024 | dailycal.org | Amber X. Chen

The United Auto Workers, or UAW, union 4811 bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with the University of California to extend their current contract. UAW 4811 is the union representing 48,000 academic workers across the UC system. This tentative agreement, reached Nov. 15, is simply about giving the union more time to bargain for its next full contract, according to Tanzil Chowdhury, the statewide ASE chair for UAW 4811.
Will “Serious” Republicans Block Any of Trump’s Freak-Show Cabinet Picks?

Nov 19, 2024 | thenation.com | Joan Walsh |Amber X. Chen |Aida Chavez |Elie Mystal

Politics / November 19, 2024 Will “Serious” Republicans Block Any of Trump’s Freak-Show Cabinet Picks? Will they stand up to even the scariest of these nominees? I’m not optimistic. Edit Ad Policy President-elect Donald Trump at a House Republicans conference meeting on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024.
Why Trump Picked Lee Zeldin to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency

Nov 17, 2024 | thenation.com | Amber X. Chen

Why Trump Picked Lee Zeldin to Lead the Environmental Protection AgencyWith a Republican majority in Congress and Zeldin promising to “deregulate” the EPA, the new Trump administration will prioritize fossil fuel interests over environmental protection. Ad Policy Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with former Republican representative from New York Lee Zeldin.
The Future of Rent Control Is on the Ballot in California

Oct 21, 2024 | thenation.com | Amber X. Chen |Maggie Grether

Politics / StudentNation / October 21, 2024The Future of Rent Control Is on the Ballot in CaliforniaProposition 33 could overturn the controversial Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which has limited rent control policies in the state for decades. Ad PolicyThe People’s Rose Parade protests for more affordable housing and rent control in Pasadena, California.
Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia?

Sep 15, 2024 | thenation.com | Amber X. Chen

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