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Adiel Kaplan

@adielkaplan.bsky.social

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Reporter w/ NBC News investigative unit. Adjunct for the Stabile Center @ Columbia Journalism School. Enthusiastic sticky-noter.

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Adiel Kaplan @adielkaplan.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

NBC News laid me off Thursday, as part of a move away from investigative projects to more breaking news. That’s an unfortunate shift, at a time when investigative reporting is so vital. I’m now looking for new opportunities to do that work and will be at NICAR to connect in person.

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Lewis Kamb @lewiskamb.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

'Entirely foreseeable': The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared www.nbcnews.com/weather/wild..., via @evanbush.bsky.social @adielkaplan.bsky.social

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'Entirely foreseeable': The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared

The blazes are the result of a combination of suburban sprawl in fire-prone areas, fierce Santa Ana winds, dry conditions fueled by climate change and the limits of firefighting.

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Adiel Kaplan @adielkaplan.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

Just over a year ago, we published a story about how the Forest Service was overstating its wildfire prevention work to Congress. Today the House passed a bill to improve accountability for that program:

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House passes bill to improve wildfire prevention accountability after NBC News report

An NBC News investigation found the Forest Service overstated the land it treated to reduce wildfire risk by an estimated 21% nationally.

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Adiel Kaplan @adielkaplan.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

New story is, I guess, my first post here: A Dallas-area UPS driver died Sunday. He's the 2nd delivery driver to do so after collapsing in the Texas heat this summer, as heat safety policies in the state—namely on whether construction workers are entitled to water breaks—enter a new legal limbo.

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As Texas heat-safety battle rages, another delivery driver dies after a sweltering shift

Dueling policies over water breaks for laborers are caught in a court fight as federal officials probe more than 20 heat-related workplace deaths in the state this year.

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