Molly Peterson Environment Reporter
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Molly Peterson is an environment reporter who has won numerous awards for her work at Southern California Public Radio.
Molly has reported, edited, directed programs, and produced stories for NPR and NPR shows including "Day to Day" and KQED's "California Report." She was a contributing producer for Nick Spitzer's weekly music program, "American Routes," and reported for "Living on Earth" in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricanes Katrina & Rita. Prior to joining KPCC, she produced a nationally-distributed radio documentary about New Orleans called "Finding Solid Ground."
A former LA Press Club radio journalist of the year, Peterson reported on the faulty pumps installed at New Orleans canals after Hurricane Katrina. That project was a finalist for an Investigative Reporters and Editors award.
Peterson worked for NPR American legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg during the Clinton Impeachment.
She studied international politics at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, and graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law. She is an inactive member of the State Bar of California.
Peterson was lucky enough to grow up climbing northern California trees and fishing eastern Sierra waters.
Stories by Molly Peterson
Even e-waste recyclers think cathode-ray TVs are junk
More flat panel televisions in California homes mean more older tube televisions are stacking up in warehouses. That electronic waste has nowhere to go.
City council approves electricity rate hikes
The Los Angeles City Council has approved electricity rate hikes for Angelenos after the city’s utility spent a year and a half laying groundwork for the increase.
Seafood-dependent nations face climate risks in their waters
Over a billion people, many the world's poorest, live on fish and shellfish. Changes in the ocean wrought by carbon emissions threaten that food, says Oceana.
Greenpeace questions California's global carbon offset plans
Greenpeace has published a new report that comes down hard on California’s greenhouse gas reduction agreements.
'Dr. Keeling's Curve' opens at The Blank Theater
'Dr. Keeling's Curve,' one-man play about a key player in climate change research, opens tonight in Santa Monica.
Swifts swoop over downtown L.A.!
Watching tiny birds crowd themselves into a chimney for the night is amazing; when I think of non-Angelenos who say LA is all nutritionists and actors, I think of the Vaux's swifts.
Monitoring project for LA pollution wins $400k Knight grant
A group that organized a global sensor network for radiation after Japan's 9.0 earthquake has won a grant to set up a monitoring network for air pollution in L.A.
ARB to manufacturers: fight climate change, not California
California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols seems to be getting irritated with the repeated complaints from business about cap-and-trade.
Refiners, manufacturers still hate cap-and-trade for carbon
Manufacturers, oil refiners, and other business groups really, really, really don't want the state of California to cap carbon emissions and enable trading for them.
One vote remains before electric bills rise in Los Angeles
A vote next week is all that stands between Angelenos and higher electricity rates. An LA City Council committee unanimously approved a Department of Water and Power plan to raise rates, sending the issue to the full council next week.
County greens up LA river's headwaters (Know where that is?)
It’s not much to look at, the place where Bell Creek and Calabasas Creek join. But the curved “V”s of concrete represent the LA River’s headwaters.
What KPCC reporters do with old batteries
KPCC's reporters have a mixed record when it comes to battery recycling.
City Council takes on DWP's plan for higher energy rates
So this is it: just a few appearances left before the L.A. City Council, and soon customers of the L.A. Department of Water & Power could see slightly bigger bills.
Ratepayer advocate backs DWP power rate hike
The L.A. Department of Water and Power will ask the City Council to ok higher electricity rates. After a divisive battle last time, the mood now is different.
Why kelp stranded high on a beach is good for coastal ecology
In Malibu on Wednesday, scientists will present a workshop on why you might want to see piles of seaweed left on public beaches.
