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Covers:  General, California, COVID-19, Health, Climate
Environment reporter @latimes. Covering wildfires, drought and climate change in California

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Hayley Smith is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times, where she writes breaking news and enterprise stories about topics like coronavirus, climate change and all things California. She is the recipient of a Pulitzer Center grant for COVID-19 reporting and a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism from USC Annenberg.

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These parts of L.A. barely felt the winter coronavirus surge. Here is why they were spared

These parts of L.A. barely felt the winter coronavirus surge. Here is why they were spared

The winter surge of COVID-19 brutalized much of Los Angeles County, sending case rates and deaths skyrocketin…

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'Just living with pain': Women's healthcare waylaid by COVID-19 pandemic

'Just living with pain': Women's healthcare waylaid by COVID-19 pandemic

When Stephanie Fajuri, 36, had an abnormal Pap smear a decade ago, her doctor advised her to come in for annu…

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'Separate and unequal': South L.A.'s MLK hospital faces crisis on top of crisis

'Separate and unequal': South L.A.'s MLK hospital faces crisis on top of crisis

Under the hum of mechanical equipment and the steady chirp of a heart-rate monitor, a COVID-19 patient lies q…

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Beds filling halls. Agonizing ER waits. Burned-out staff. Inside overloaded California hospitals

Beds filling halls. Agonizing ER waits. Burned-out staff. Inside overloaded California hospitals

When Erick Fernandez's alarm goes off at 4:30 a.m., the stress begins. As an emergency room nurse at Antelope…

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Private fire crews in wine country raise concerns over equity and safety

Private fire crews in wine country raise concerns over equity and safety

As California wildfires get worse, the role of private firefighting crews helping well-heeled clients protect…

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The frightening implications of California's first million-acre fire

The frightening implications of California's first million-acre fire

It was mid-August and California was experiencing yet another bout of extreme weather. In Death Valley, the t…

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Trump announces new coal export terminal in Oakland

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Trump announces new coal export terminal in Oakland

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Mill Creek Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in Louisville, Ky. (Jon Cherry / Getty Images) President Trump on Thursday said he will invoke Cold War-era emergency powers to direct a nearly $700-million investment into the waning coal industry, including construction of a new West Coast coal export terminal in Oakland.
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California extends its key climate program, but critics say it's being weakened

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Hayley Smith Sat 30 May 2026 at 12:43 am UTC 7 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. File image of Valero's Wilmington refinery. In a high-stakes decision that will shape California’s economy for years to come, air regulators on Friday approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s signature climate program, cap-and-invest.
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