Liza Gross
Reporter, California
Liza Gross is a reporter for Inside Climate News based in Northern California. She is the author of The Science Writers’ Investigative Reporting Handbook and a contributor to The Science Writers’ Handbook, both funded by National Association of Science Writers’ Peggy Girshman Idea Grants. She has long covered science, conservation, agriculture, public and environmental health and justice with a focus on the misuse of science for private gain. Prior to joining ICN, she worked as a part-time magazine editor for the open-access journal PLOS Biology, a reporter for the Food & Environment Reporting Network and produced freelance stories for numerous national outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Discover and Mother Jones. Her work has won awards from the Association of Health Care Journalists, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Society of Professional Journalists NorCal and Association of Food Journalists.
Extreme Heat Poses an Emerging Threat to Food Crops
By Liza Gross
California Passes Law Requiring Buffer Zones for New Oil and Gas Wells
By Liza Gross
When an Oil Well Is Your Neighbor
By Liza Gross
California Water Regulators Still Haven’t Considered the Growing Body of Research on the Risks of Oil Field Wastewater
By Liza Gross
Fossil Fuels Aren’t Just Harming the Planet. They’re Making Us Sick
By Liza Gross, Victoria St. Martin
California Regulators Banned Fracking Wastewater for Irrigation, but Allow Wastewater From Oil Drilling. Scientists Say There’s Little Difference
By Liza Gross
What Does Climate Justice in California Look Like?
By Liza Gross
California’s Climate Reputation Tarnished by Inaction and Oil Money
By Liza Gross
Shining a Light on Suicide Risk for Wildland Firefighters
By Liza Gross
Why Did California Regulators Choose a Firm with Ties to Chevron to Study Irrigating Crops with Oil Wastewater?
By Liza Gross
A California Water Board Assures the Public that Oil Wastewater Is Safe for Irrigation, But Experts Say the Evidence Is Scant
By Liza Gross
‘Reduced Risk’ Pesticides Are Widespread in California Streams
By Liza Gross
Groups Urge the EPA to Do Its Duty: Regulate Factory Farm Emissions
By Liza Gross
Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater
By Liza Gross
Q&A: Sustainable Farming Expert Weighs in on California’s Historic Investments in ‘Climate Smart’ Agriculture
By Liza Gross
Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers
By Liza Gross