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The peer-reviewed science shows that the primary factor behind the increase in wildfire extent in the western U.S. is increased aridity and fuel load due to human-caused warming. Via @AAAS SciLine: sciline.org/climate/climat…

UPDATE: Gavin Newsom signed a series of executive orders to try and expedite the rebuilding process. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office says they include: -Suspend CEQA review and California Coastal Act permitting for reconstruction of properties substantially damaged or destroyed in

There has been an outpour of support of Angelenos wanting to donate resources to residents impacted by the wildfires. To reach community needs, the City is announcing donation drop-off locations. The following locations are based on the needs of impacted communities:

In the final week of his presidency, Joe Biden will designate two huge new national monuments in California. Details from Lila Seidman & Alex Wigglesworth for Los Angeles Times: latimes.com/environment/st…

It's official: 2024 was the hottest year on record. Roughly 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial average, which scientists say we should be trying desperately to avoid in future years. Fossil fuels the main cause. latimes.com/environment/st… via Corinne Purtill Karen Kaplan

🚨Evacuation Center Now Open🚨 The Pomona Fairplex is now serving as an evacuation center for families and their pets. This center is open to receive both families and small/large animals in need of shelter. Help is available. #CommunitySupport #Pomona #eatonfire

Check out the latest from Matt Simon and Izzy Ross of grist, featuring Matt Petersen's thoughts on how states can and will continue to lead on climate action in the next Administration. ⤵️ grist.org/solutions/how-…

Lessons from the burn zone: Why some homes survived the L.A. wildfires latimes.com/environment/st…

POLITIFACT: “Regional water reservoirs in Southern California are at historical highs. “A change in Northern California’s water management would not have affected the fire response.” politifact.com/article/2025/j…

“The transition to a renewable energy future is unstoppable. The genie is out of the bottle.” Our board member Matt Petersen (CEO of LACl) is quoted in this great article from @Grist. grist.org/solutions/how-…

Elon Musk You obviously didn’t read the article which cited farmers who are upset with him, emptying a reservoir in the middle of winter when that water is supposed to be saved until summer for irrigating farms. None of that water is flowing south towards the LA basin.

LACI President & CEO @MattsPete will Chair the new Commission, with support from UCLA and the leadership of Lindsey P. Horvath More ⤵️

Was so grateful to then Mayor ⁦Sylvester Turner⁩ for stepping up to lead and help build out the governance of @climatemayors. Climate Mayors are much stronger thanks to his leadership and support. Our deepest sympathies to his family and loved ones texastribune.org/2025/03/05/syl…

Lutnick: You realize trillions of dollars of factories are going to be built in America. That's huge gdp. The factories being built in America are huge -- Brennan: That takes years, and you said that robots are going to fill those jobs. So those aren't union worker jobs.

Californians pay the bills for the federal government. We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back. Maybe it’s time to cut that off, Donald J. Trump.

This will cost the GOP the midterms While most Americans (including myself) want the border closed, they don’t want violent, military-based removal of immigrants — with the exception of violent felons. The more ICE amps this up, the more they hand the election to

“Groups of states that loosened gun laws since 2010 recorded over 7,400 more pediatric firearm deaths than would have been expected based on existing trends and population changes.” open.substack.com/pub/insidemedi…

“That’s 19,251 recorded pediatric firearm deaths from 2011-2023 in the states that loosened laws, instead of 11,798 that our model projected, a 63% relative increase.”

Breaking News: More children were killed by guns in states that loosened laws after the Supreme Court limited the ability to restrict ownership, a study found. nyti.ms/45K4hA8