Elena Vasquez

Elena Vasquez

Environment and climate reporter. UCSB environmental science, USC science communication. Former CAL FIRE analyst. Previously at High Country News. Based in Santa Barbara.

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California Is Spending $3.7 Billion on Wildfire Prevention. Is It Working?

Three years into California's largest-ever investment in fire prevention, the state is seeing results in some areas and frustrating delays in others.

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