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Matt Jaffe
Matt Jaffe
writes about the environment and culture of California and the Southwest.
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Jun 8, 2020
The Curious Case of the Giant Boole
Most of its neighbors were logged, but the Boole sequoia—one of the world’s largest trees—survived. So why was it named for its adversa…
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Matt Jaffe
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Oct 22, 2019
Mojave on My Mind
Twenty-five years after a landmark act of Congress, a writer hits the road and considers the evolving landscape of the California deser…
By
Matt Jaffe
Jul 22, 2019
Pressed for Space
Every U.S. manned rocket launch—including Apollo 11’s—started with a test at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. Government agencies and…
By
Matt Jaffe