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Danielle Venton

California

Editor and Science Reporter at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)

Climate reporter @kqednews // wildfire, space & oceans // studied @UCSC_SciCom @humboldtcalpoly // Also at https://t.co/TMkAWoV4J0

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  • 4 days ago | kqed.org | Danielle Venton

    Jun 24Failed to save articlePlease try againOver the next decade, the Vera C. Rubin observatory, equipped with a giant camera built at SLAC in Menlo Park, will find billions of new stars, galaxies and asteroids, and shed light on dark matter and dark energy.

  • 2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Danielle Venton

    Jun 13Failed to save articlePlease try againThe remains of a house in Altadena, California, after the Eaton Fire swept through the area northeast of Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 9, 2025. As California regulators launch an investigation into State Farm’s handling of Eaton and Palisades fire claims, policyholders call for transparency before the insurer’s next rate hike is considered.

  • 2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Danielle Venton

    Jun 13Failed to save articlePlease try againA fire technician wields a drip torch, used to ignite grasses during a prescribed burn on private property in Penn Valley, a small, rural community in Nevada County, California, on June 22, 2023. As California braces for fire season, experts see signals — and shortcomings — in the Forest Service Chief’s annual letter.  (Erin Baldassari/KQED)It has become a yearly tradition.

  • 3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Danielle Venton

    Jun 5Failed to save articlePlease try againFollow along with us as KQED’s Climate Book Club starts its dive into a book about how Californians are acting to protect their state. (Claus Mikosch/Getty Images)People like you are helping to solve environmental and climate problems across our state. This summer, KQED’s Climate Book Club is reading about how that’s happening, from keeping forests green with good fire to protecting California abalone.

  • 1 month ago | kqed.org | Danielle Venton

    May 20Failed to save articlePlease try againA person fishes at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on April 5, 2023. Dangerous forever chemicals, known as PFAS, have been found in nearly every fish sample from the San Francisco Bay. (Kori Suzuki/KQED)“Our concern is that there are a lot of fishing communities who eat a significant amount of fish from the Bay, and they could be more exposed to these highly toxic chemicals,” Sutton said.

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Danielle Venton
Danielle Venton @DanielleVenton
13 Jun 25

My latest for @KQEDscience. Forecasters predict worse-than-normal fire conditions, esp. in Nor Cal & the mountains. The Trump administration has a track record of politicizing fires, threatening to withhold aid & taking aim at the state’s governor. https://t.co/wHCVuJGqJs

Danielle Venton
Danielle Venton @DanielleVenton
12 Jun 25

All taken care of. Link here if you're curious https://t.co/JD9w1Kj5TS

Danielle Venton
Danielle Venton @DanielleVenton

help a journalist? #icanhazpdf? which of you aces can help me access this older item in Foreign Affairs? https://t.co/5N0Zhm11ky

Danielle Venton
Danielle Venton @DanielleVenton
12 Jun 25

RT @DanielleVenton: help a journalist? #icanhazpdf? which of you aces can help me access this older item in Foreign Affairs? https://t.co/5…