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Trump’s Order to Expand Logging Threatens to Increase Climate-Fueled Wildfires
The president’s push to expand timber and fossil fuel production “is a double whammy on the climate.”
Climate Crisis Wildfires Caused 15,000 Smoke Inhalation Deaths in 15-Year Span
Wildfire smoke worsened by the climate crisis caused 15,000 deaths from 2006 to 2020.
Trump Slashed Team That Investigates Line-of-Duty Fire Deaths
The cuts will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.
Trump’s EPA Is Botching Removal of Toxic Waste From the Los Angeles Fires
The federal government is prioritizing speed over public health, refusing to test ash from LA for toxicity.
Group Says Some Airbnb Hosts Illegally Spiked Rental Prices Amid LA Fires
Many wildfire evacuees looked to short-term rentals as a stop-gap measure while they looked for new housing.
Altadena Communities Unite to Rebuild as Developers Eye the Ashes
In the wake of the Eaton wildfire in LA, residents are building collective power to push back predatory developers.
LA Fires Didn’t Discriminate in Their Destruction — But Recovery Efforts Could
Amid rent gouging, land speculators and insurance woes, the cost of rebuilding may exceed working people’s means.
Insurers Are Abandoning Homeowners Over Wildfire Risk But Investing in Big Oil
The firms invested half a trillion in fossil fuels, stoking the crisis that led them to dump thousands of homeowners.
Report: Climate Crisis Significantly Increased Likelihood of Los Angeles Fires
An event like the Los Angeles fires is now likely to happen every 17 years, a World Weather Attribution report said.
I’ve Covered Climate Disasters for Decades. Now I Live on the Front Lines.
There is only one certainty in our future: Unless we take action to reverse climate crisis, we will all be its victims.