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Climate Change

"'The Birds Are Back.' Resilience In The Ruins Of The Palisades Fire"

"Will Rogers State Historic Park is a vast stretch of natural space in the Santa Monica Mountains. It's a treasure to Angelenos. People get married there, picnic there, and have kids' birthday parties on the great lawn. ... Last week, as firestorm engulfed large parts of Los Angeles, this piece of American history was reduced to rubble."

Source: NPR, 01/22/2025

"Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged"

"At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin, reached 100 times average levels even miles from the flames, according to early detailed measurements obtained by The New York Times. Levels of chlorine, which is also toxic at low concentrations, reached 40 times the average."

Source: NYTimes, 01/22/2025

"Brazil Taps COP30 Head, Warns Of Trump's Impact On Climate Talks"

"Brazil's newly nominated head of the planned 2025 COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement would cast a shadow over the talks."

Source: Reuters, 01/22/2025

"Trump Freezes New Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Wind Leases"

"President Trump directed the Treasury Department to freeze new offshore wind leases on the outer continental shelf Monday evening as one of a flurry of executive orders he signed within hours of taking office."

Source: The Hill, 01/22/2025

"Trump Orders Removal of EV-Favoring Policies and Subsidies"

"President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider eliminating subsidies and other policies that favor electric vehicles, laying the groundwork for moves that risk slowing adoption of cleaner cars in the US."

Source: Bloomberg, 01/22/2025

"Trump Freezes Inflation Reduction Act And Infrastructure-Law Funding"

"The Trump administration has ordered federal agencies to ​“immediately pause the disbursement of funds” under the landmark federal climate and energy laws passed during the Biden administration, a move that will throw tens of billions of dollars of lawfully designated federal funding into limbo — and one that is likely to be challenged in court."

Source: Canary Media, 01/22/2025

As Trump Declares ‘Energy Emergency,’ Enviros Stress ‘Climate Emergency’

"During his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders that could bolster the fossil fuel industry amid mounting losses from the climate crisis."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/22/2025

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