L.A. can lean on other cities to prevent fires, not just to fight them
As Los Angeles burned, firefighters from near and far rushed to our city. Crews from all over California; from Texas, Oregon, Arizona, tribal reservations and Mexico and Canada (despite the…
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Global warming is really good for city-dwelling rats, study finds.
If scorching heat waves, destructive storms, prolonged droughts and rising seas aren’t enough to make some folks fear the consequences of climate change, perhaps this will do the trick: The…
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U.S.-Australia firefighting cooperation threatened by climate change
MELBOURNE — As flames engulfed swaths of Los Angeles County this month and U.S. fire authorities scrambled to coordinate help from overseas, one longtime firefighting partner was left off their list:…
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Trump takes aim at clean energy, climate change and the environment on day one
On the day he took his oath of office, President Trump promised to sign numerous executive orders that stand to undercut California’s aggressive auto emission standards, undo Biden-era environmental protections…
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Supreme Court to decide if California zero-emissions goal can be challenged
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court opened the door Friday for a potential challenge to California’s long-standing authority to set stricter emissions limits for new vehicles, including its “zero emissions” goal for…
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7.0 quake prompts endangered Death Valley fish species to get busy
Powerful earthquakes like the one felt last week across Northern California are stark reminders for people to plan — perhaps to fortify their home or business or, at minimum, finally…
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Newsom wants $25 million to fight the Trump litigation he sees coming
State lawmakers will gavel in a special session Monday focused on a proposed $25-million litigation fund to respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s anticipated attacks on California policies on civil rights,…
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One billion pounds of food is wasted annually. That contributes directly to climate change.
Mexico City — Each day, an army of trucks delivers tens of thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to Mexico City’s Central de Abasto, one of the world’s largest…
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Editorial: How California can protect the environment from Trump
Of the many ways Donald Trump’s return to the White House promises to upend federal policy, few are more predictable or damaging than the U-turn he and his allies threaten…
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Biglaw Firms Draw Protesters Over Their Work Driving Climate Change
Thanks to the dedicated work of Law Students for Climate Accountability, we know that Biglaw firms continue to be a “hotbed of fossil fuel activity.” According to the group’s fifth…
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When Santa Ana ‘devil winds’ arrive, L.A. takes notice
There may be no weather pattern more iconically associated with Los Angeles than the Santa Ana winds. One of the earliest written descriptions of the Santa Anas comes from the…
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Good news about climate change: Rapid clean energy expansion
Climate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change conferences. Although it’s widely known that…
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Close access to Southern California forests to prevent more fires
Every hiker in Los Angeles knows that sinking feeling. You stare at the mountains (because that’s what we do when we have a moment) and see a dark column of…
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A key ally in the battle against climate change? People over 60
A few days before Earth Day, a crowd of about 100 people gathered in front of Los Angeles City Hall to protest global warming and advocate for climate justice. They…
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Young climate activists find powerful voice in social media
Imagine this: You receive a warning about a raging wildfire near your home. The air won’t stop filling with acrid smoke, and the sky has turned from blue to an…
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At Least 2 People Killed As Storm Batters Northern Europe
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U.N. Climate Summit Ends With Lukewarm Agreement
The United Nations COP28 climate summit in Dubai ended Wednesday without a deal that explicitly calls for phasing out the fossil fuels that scientists say are rapidly destabilizing the planet’s…
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UN Climate Summit On ‘Verge Of Complete Failure,’ Al Gore Says
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DeSantis Says Humanity ‘Safer Than Ever’ From Climate Change
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said humans are “safer than ever” from the threat of climate change, and he blasted the Biden administration’s effort to address the phenomenon as he…
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Climate Change-Denying GOP Rep. Comes ‘So Close’ To Figuring It Out On Fox
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Tuesday was among those who mocked Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) for his latest dismissal of climate change, saying the GOP lawmaker came “so close to figuring…
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