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Elizabeth Weil

Elizabeth Weil was a writer at large covering climate and California for ProPublica. Previously, she was a writer at large at The New York Times Magazine.

Elizabeth Weil was a writer at large covering climate and California for ProPublica. Previously, she was a writer at large at The New York Times Magazine.

A Cal Fire firefighter standing with his back to the camera facing a forest fire.
California Burning

They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?

This is a story about frustration, about watching the West burn when you fully understand why it’s burning — and understand why it did not need to be this bad.

by Elizabeth Weil,