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Trump Denies California Request for Federal Disaster Aid After Historic Fires
The White House's decision was met with outrage by environmentalists and lawmakers who represent the state.
California Housing Policy Is Making Wildfires Worse
Housing is the megafire-sized climate issue that lawmakers in California keep failing to adequately address.
Amid COVID and Wildfires, Farmworkers Have Been Pushed to the Brink
This administration has declared farmworkers essential but failed to provide them adequate work conditions and pay.
West Coast Wildfires Underscore Ominous Global Trend: Forests Are Dying
Trees are resilient, but the current rate of atmospheric warming is driving changes faster than forests can adapt to.
Survivors of Forced Sterilization in California Prisons Are Speaking Out
The U.S. has a long history of forced sterilization -- particularly of Black, Brown, poor and disabled people.
Climate Anxiety Is Rising in the US — But Not Among Republicans
Climate change hardly registered among Republicans, who said abortion and crime are among their top issues in a poll.
Trump’s Forest Management Talk Is a Ruse, Former White House Officials Say
Trump is using the baseless complaint of forest management for political purposes, former officials allege.
Indigenous Stewardship of the Land Would Help to Prevent Raging Climate Fires
A return to Indigenous practices could help better steward the land and foster greater climate resiliency.
Undocumented Farmworkers Face Triple Threat as West Coast Burns
Farmworkers continue working amid a pandemic and climate-fueled fires.
Trump Is Conveniently Ignoring the Climate-Fueled Fires Raging in the West
Addressing the climate crisis would undermine the fantasies Trump is peddling on the campaign trail.