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Nicholas Schou

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As seen in: MSN, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, The History Channel, Yahoo Sports Canada, AlterNet, LA Weekly, Editor & Publisher, Montecito Journal
Covers:  Climate, water, energy, crime and social justice
Investigative Reporter & Editor. Author of Kill the Messenger, Orange Sunshine, The Weed Runners & Spooked. Bye, Twitter: bsky.app/profile/nicholasschou

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Nicholas Schou (www.nicholasschou.com) is the former Editor in Chief of OC Weekly and an investigative reporter whose work has led to the release from prison of wrongfully convicted individuals as well as the indictment and imprisonment of a Huntington Beach Mayor. Schou's work has appeared in numerous publications including The Atlantic, The Guardian, London Observer, Newsweek, Salon, and the Los Angeles Times. He is also the author of several books including Kill the Messenger, which was made…

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Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

The global climate refugee crisis hits Los Angeles - a look into the Pacific Palisades.

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After Dianne Feinstein: as a political giant steps down, California weighs its future

After Dianne Feinstein: as a political giant steps down, California weighs its future

When Dianne Feinstein arrived in Washington in 1992, her home state of California was solidly purple and Repu…

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'Didn't read it, will not read it': Harry and Meghan of little interest to Montecito neighbours

'Didn't read it, will not read it': Harry and Meghan of little interest to Montecito neighbours

On the day Prince Harry's controversial, headline-grabbing memoir officially became the fastest-selling non-f…

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After the Deluge

After the Deluge

By the timeMontecito fire chief Kevin Taylor held a press conference to issue a mandatory evacuation order af…

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Fellow Travelers | Citric Acid

Fellow Travelers | Citric Acid

Mike Davis will always be foremost remembered for City of Quartz , his noirish and discipline-busting 1990 st…

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Nicholas Schou | Investigative Reporter, Journalist, Author

Nicholas Schou | Investigative Reporter, Journalist, Author

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To Live and Die in LA’s Diesel Death Zones

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By Nicholas Schou Verified
| redcanarycollective.org
Seen from outer space, the San Pedro Port Complex stands out as the most identifiable manmade feature along the West Coast of the United States. The complex combines the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, together creating the third-largest maritime cargo port on the planet after Shanghai and Singapore. It handles one-third of all global maritime shipping that arrives in the United States, or, some 20 million containers per year.
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A beachside city became California’s legal cannabis capital. Not everyone is stoked

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| Yahoo Sports Canada Verified
Anyone driving north along the 101 freeway from Los Angeles will know they’ve arrived in Carpinteria by the smell. The salty breeze caressing California’s scenic coastline is gone in a flash. In its place, a dank aroma more reminiscent of a Grateful Dead concert. Related: Hey budtender, take me to the Ganja Giggle Garden! A pot-crawl round LA’s boutique cannabis stores In this beachside enclave, cannabis greenhouses stretch from the mountains to the beach.
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A beachside city became California’s legal cannabis capital. Not everyone is stoked

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| MSN Verified
Anyone driving north along the 101 freeway from Los Angeles will know they’ve arrived in Carpinteria by the smell. The salty breeze caressing California’s scenic coastline is gone in a flash. In its place, a dank aroma more reminiscent of a Grateful Dead concert. Related: Hey budtender, take me to the Ganja Giggle Garden! A pot-crawl round LA’s boutique cannabis stores In this beachside enclave, cannabis greenhouses stretch from the mountains to the beach.
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