Bettina Boxall (born 1952[citation needed]) is an American journalist who covered water issues and the environment for the Los Angeles Times.
[4][5][6] When she was growing up, Boxall did not have a deep desire to become a reporter, but in high school she became editor of The Maine Campus which was why she chose journalism as her major in university.
[8][9] Boxall began working at Los Angeles Times in 1987 covering environmental and natural resources, focusing on fire and water issues.
"In a 2016 interview, she spoke about the issues in the community of Monterey, and how local government needs to step up to prevent wildfires, saying "This area has burned over and over again and maybe we shouldn't have [houses] there.
[6] The civil suit was settled after numerous staffers, both current and former employees, joined in a writing campaign; social media protested the disparate treatment as black journalists called out the Times using the hashtag #BlackatLAT.
The prize was for their 15-month investigation, leading up to the series of "Big Burn" stories, exploring the cost and effectiveness of fighting wildfires in the western United States.
[18][19] The Pulitzer board noted that the series was a "fresh and painstaking exploration into the cost and effectiveness of attempts to combat the growing menace of wildfires.