Danielle Venton

@DanielleVenton

Climate reporter @kqednews // wildfire, space & oceans // studied @UCSC_SciCom @humboldtcalpoly // Also at http://dventon.bsky.social

Sonoma County, CA

Joined September 2010

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jul 16

Super cool tool

CCA Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force@CAwildfireTF · Jul 16

The new @CAL_FIRE Burn Severity Viewer maps wildfire impacts on vegetation statewide from 2015-2023. The interactive tool shows burn severity data for fires over 1,000 acres, helping inform restoration planning and reduce future wildfire risk. bit.ly/tf-ca-burn-sev…

Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · 8 h

Sharing good news when it's there: "Trump EPA commits to ‘100% cleanup’ of chronically polluted Tijuana River in MOU with Mexico" latimes.com/environment/st…

DanielleVenton's tweet card. Citing the concerns of Navy Seals in ocean training and Southern Californians generally, EPA chief Lee Zeldin said he and President Trump are accelerating the cleanup of serious pollution that has...

Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jul 17

TODAY @DanielleVenton will discuss climate action and "Climate Stewardship" book with author Adina Merenlender @HoplandREC @ucanr & @natureatcal at KQED's Climate Book Club! July 17, 6:30pm in San Francisco kqed.org/event/5503

PPam Kan-Rice@UCANRpam · Jul 12

Discuss climate action and "Climate Stewardship" by Adina Merenlender of @HoplandREC, @ucanr & @NatureAtCal with @DanielleVenton at KQED's Climate Book Club! Thursday, July 17, 6:30pm

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jul 15

A really good discussion here, both with nuance and a lot of common sense. Questions of how to handle fires are more complicated than we (the public) want them to be.

TThe Hotshot Wake Up@HotshotWake · Jul 14

New Article Out: When A National Historic Landmark Burns Down, Should We Ask Questions? More than 70 structures burned in the Grand Canyon National Park, including the Historic Lodge. 📖: thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/when-a-natio…

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jul 12

Discuss climate action and "Climate Stewardship" by Adina Merenlender of @HoplandREC, @ucanr & @NatureAtCal with @DanielleVenton at KQED's Climate Book Club! Thursday, July 17, 6:30pm

DDanielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jun 5

Our book club reading schedule is starting. Please join and read with us! We're learning about how Californians are solving environmental problems around the state. In-person event with the author scheduled for July 17th: kqed.org/science/199718…

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Mark Warner@MarkWarner · Jun 25

In case you missed it!

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jun 13

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. kqed.org/science/199725…

DanielleVenton's tweet card. As California braces for fire season, experts see signals — and shortcomings — in the Forest Service Chief’s annual letter.

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jun 12

All taken care of. Link here if you're curious gwern.net/doc/history/20…

DDanielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jun 12

help a journalist? #icanhazpdf? which of you aces can help me access this older item in Foreign Affairs? foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jun 12

help a journalist? #icanhazpdf? which of you aces can help me access this older item in Foreign Affairs? foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

DanielleVenton's tweet card. The problems with American politics today stem from the basic design of U.S. political institutions, exacerbated by increasingly hostile polarization. Unfortunately, absent some sort of major...

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Dr. Daniel Swain@Weather_West · Jun 11

I've long said that this team of remarkable communicators (& their amazing blogs, which were accessible but did not "dumb down" science!) was NOAA's best & most cost effective public-facing weather/climate education effort. This is a huge loss. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

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Tristan Snell@TristanSnell · Jun 5

BEST OPENING LINE TO A STORY THIS YEAR: "Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high. And then it blew up." Bravo, @APNews. 10/10, no notes.

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Rachel Metz@rachelmetz · Jun 5

Even the most bananas counterprogramming is no match for this news cycle.

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Jun 5

DanielleVenton's tweet card. Follow along with us as KQED’s Climate Book Club starts its dive into a book about how Californians are acting to protect their state.

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · May 22

In which I learned Clorox owns Burt’s Bees and Colgate-Palmolive owns Tom’s of Maine: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/0…

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · May 21

A new study from researchers at the San Francisco Estuary Institute found that 10 species of commonly consumed 🎣 from the Bay frequently contain ⏫levels of “forever chemicals,” which can take hundreds to thousands of years to break down @KQEDscience kqed.org/science/199687…

DanielleVenton's tweet card. Dangerous forever chemicals, known as PFAS, have been found in nearly every fish sample from the San Francisco Bay.

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · May 2

Final days to vote for your pick for our next KQED Climate Book Club read! Make your selection by Monday, May 5th: kqed.org/science/199663…

DanielleVenton's tweet card. KQED’s Climate Book Club wants your vote! Help pick our next read — from sci-fi to ag history to Indigenous rights — and join the convo on Discord. Make your selection by May 5.

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Dan Shipper 📧@danshipper · Apr 25

ive never related harder to something in my life

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Apr 22

Have you or anyone you know had your insurance cancelled or non-renewed because of inaccurate drone or satellite imagery? Pls contact me if so for possible KQED Science story (email d venton AT kqed DOT org)

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Danielle Venton@DanielleVenton · Apr 21

My biggest thanks to @Channel5iveNews for having me on for a deep, thoughtful conversation about how we can better live with fire. Being on camera, rather than behind a radio mic, is new for me, but Andrew & his team were welcoming and awesome

CChannel 5@Channel5iveNews · Apr 20

New video about the LA Wildfires and how to stop them from happening again out now

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