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Here’s What Trump Can — and Can’t — Do to Disrupt Los Angeles Wildfire Aid
Experts say it would be hard for Trump to revoke FEMA funding, but Congress could slow down California’s recovery.
Experts Expect the Health Impacts of Toxic California Wildfire Smoke to Linger
At the moment, air pollution experts know how much smoke fills the air. But they don’t know what’s in it.
Wildfires Can Contaminate Drinking Water Systems With Harmful Chemicals
Some local water systems in the Los Angeles area have begun issuing warnings about potentially unsafe drinking water.
Mutual Aid Networks That Emerged in Housing Crisis Are Mobilizing Amid LA Fires
“If you can make a sandwich, you can start a mutual aid network,” one Los Angeles organizer told Truthout.
CA Law Allows Low Wages for Incarcerated Firefighters as “Involuntary Servitude”
Voters in November rejected a ballot measure that would've made it easier to change prisoners' working conditions.
How Big Developers Crushed Regulation That Could Have Mitigated LA Fires
Real estate interests opposed laws limiting development in high wildfire risk areas — putting more people in harm's way.
Advocates Demand Tenant Protections as LA Landlords Use Fires to Price Gouge
Tenant groups are calling for an eviction moratorium and rent freeze as landlords seek to profit from the crisis.
While Los Angeles Burns, AI Fans the Flames
Artificial intelligence is a water-guzzling industry hastening future climate crises from California's own backyard.
CA Tax Loophole Benefits Oil and Gas Companies, Undermines Firefighting Revenue
The loophole gives oil and gas companies up to $146 million in annual tax breaks that could be used to combat wildfires.
California Wildfires Are a Climate Wake-Up Call — But Is Anyone Listening?
Evacuated journalist Sonali Kolhatkar says corporate media cover such disasters as isolated incidents instead.