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898
Account age
3 yrs
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📊 Post engagement
3
Avg engagement / post
0.3%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: "It’s a huge, huge win for a grassroots movement." Three months · 9 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1.2 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
4.4×
Follows 202 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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Lake Mead and Lake Powell have fallen to their lowest combined levels on record, a grim milestone in the Colorado River's deepening crisis. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-07-21/colorado-river-reservoirs-record-lows
The company Cadiz Inc. has been trying for years to pump groundwater in the Mojave Desert and ship it to thirsty cities in California. Now, the Trump administration has signed off on part of its plan. https://www.latimes.com/environment/s…
Before the Venezuela earthquakes, engineers warned that the country’s soft soil and tall concrete structures — many lacking sufficient seismic reinforcement — could result in catastrophic destruction. https://www.latimes.com/california/sto…
High in the Rocky Mountains, spring-fed streams and ponds have vanished, leaving patches of cracked mud in what were once spongy meadows.
This year has been so extremely warm and arid that the mountains have remained largely snowless. The …
‘It’s an injustice’: Shrinking state funds could slow fixes for Californians with toxic water https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-10/california-drinking-water-funding
When rain falls on shopping centers and warehouses, the water runs off parking lots carrying metal dust, chemicals and grease. The gunk washes into storm drains and pollutes creeks and rivers. Environmental advocates are urging California …
A company plans to test a new desalination technology in deep water off the California coast after a successful trial in a reservoir. The company says its system, if proved viable, would deliver drinking water at lower cost than a conventi…
The Trump administration plans to increase the water it’s sending to Central Valley farmlands from Shasta Lake this year. Environmental and fishing groups say this threatens to harm salmon by depriving them of vital cold water. https://www…
In May, the Leona Valley is usually bustling with families who arrive from across Southern California for an annual tradition: U-pick cherries. But climate change is bringing warmer winters, and this year has been so warm that the trees pr…
The dire ‘math problem’ of the Colorado River
I asked Anne Castle how far western states’ leaders are from really addressing the crisis.
Her answer: Nowhere near.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-05-14/boiling-point-col…
Rainfall in much of the world, including California and the western U.S., has become more concentrated in heavier storms, with longer dry spells in between. "The more concentrated rainfall you get, the drier you become." https://www.latime…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 3 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.2× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated66/100
Good
Credibility score
89%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 89% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.3% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Reporter focusing on water and climate change in California and the West, Los Angeles Times
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