Laura Bliss

Laura Bliss

Laura Bliss is an editor and writer at Bloomberg Businessweek.

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LA’s Fire Recovery Reflects Its Risks From Climate and Trump

One year after the blazes, property values are down, and reconstruction is slow.

January 7, 2026

January 7, 2026

LA’s Fire Recovery Reflects Its Risks From Climate and Trump

One year after the blazes, property values are down, and reconstruction is slow.

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December 8, 2025

December 8, 2025

How Trump Pushed US Park Rangers to the Breaking Point—and a Union Drive

Galvanized by cuts to the federal workforce, park workers are organizing to protect their jobs and some of America’s most iconic places.

How Trump Pushed US Park Rangers to the Breaking Point—and a Union Drive

November 25, 2025

November 25, 2025

AI’s Ripple Effects Extend to Home Sales

The housing market is an example of the K-shaped market phenomenon.

Houses For Sale In Texas As Existing Homes Sales Figures Released

November 24, 2025

November 24, 2025

Park Service Union Movement Spreads to Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree

Employees in dozens of park units are organizing to fight attempts by the Trump administration to downsize the agency.

Park Service Union Movement Spreads to Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree

October 6, 2025

October 6, 2025

California Proposes New Regulations to Prevent Landfill Fires

If adopted, the rules would address some of the problems highlighted by a recent Businessweek investigation into America’s hot garbage problem.

California Proposes New Regulations to Prevent Landfill Fires

October 1, 2025

October 1, 2025

How the US Government Shutdown Impacts Climate Work

Lawmakers Rally As Hundreds Fired At Weather Agency

October 1, 2025

October 1, 2025

National Parks Told to Remain Open During Shutdown Despite Risks

Sites were damaged when they remained open to the public during the last government shut down in 2018.

US Set For Wednesday Shutdown As Democrats Reject Stopgap Bill

September 22, 2025

September 22, 2025

Inflation Is Worse Than the CPI Shows, Says Ex US Comptroller

The widely watched gauge of consumer prices fails to capture the cost of living crisis for many Americans, argues Gene Ludwig.

Inflation Is Worse Than the CPI Shows, Says Ex US Comptroller

August 25, 2025

August 25, 2025

Yosemite Workers Vote to Unionize

Park rangers in Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon have organized in response to Trump’s attacks on the federal workforce.

Yosemite Workers Vote to Unionize

August 19, 2025

August 19, 2025

How to Solve the Global Housing Puzzle

With office conversions, high rises with gardens and a new take on roommates.

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August 18, 2025

August 18, 2025

Yosemite Employee Fired After Flying Trans Pride Flag

Shannon “SJ” Joslin says they were fired for exercising freedom of speech.

Yosemite Employee Fired After Flying Trans Pride Flag

August 18, 2025

August 18, 2025

Women’s Earnings Never Really Recover After They Have Children

The time crunch many women experience in their 30s has economic reverberations throughout their lives.

Women’s Earnings Never Really Recover After They Have Children

July 17, 2025

July 17, 2025

Why Access to Running Water Is a Luxury in Wealthy US Cities

“Plumbing poverty” is surging in Houston, Phoenix, Portland, Oregon and other urban areas.

Why Access to Running Water Is a Luxury in Wealthy US Cities

July 1, 2025

July 1, 2025

America’s Overheated Landfills Have Been Making People Sick

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers of trash juice.

America’s Overheated Landfills Have Been Making People Sick

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

LA Fire Victims Are Betting on a Radical Idea to Help Them Rebuild

As costs soar and climate risks mount, there are no easy answers for LA’s recovery. So one block in Altadena is working together to get home.

LA Fire Victims Are Betting on a Radical Idea to Help Them Rebuild

February 21, 2025

February 21, 2025

Trump Job Cuts Threaten Safety at National Parks, Workers Say

An axed custodian warns that the condition of the parks is “not going to be pretty.”

Trump Job Cuts Threaten Safety at National Parks, Workers Say

February 11, 2025

February 11, 2025

Better Ways to Protect Homeowners Against Disasters’ Costs

Creativity is needed as climate change makes places increasingly uninsurable. Plus: The future for fast food.

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January 10, 2025

January 10, 2025

How LA Residents Are Tracking Fires

Thousands Flee From Uncontrolled Wildfires Burning Near LA

January 10, 2025

January 10, 2025

As Los Angeles Fires Burn, Residents Turn to Nonprofit Watch Duty

With unfounded conspiracy theories and spam spreading on social media, the fire tracking app has become a popular source of information.

Thousands Flee From Uncontrolled Wildfires Burning Near LA

January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025

Gridlocked Cars Amid Wildfires Is an Enduring Image From LA

Plus: How war has changed technology on Israel’s farms, and the federal land where homes would be welcome.

Los Angeles-Area Fires Erupt As Dangerous Wind Storm Begins