We Can’t Talk About the Los Angeles Fires Without Talking About Climate Change
Two spectators watch as a wildfire burns along the 101 Freeway Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in California.Jae C. Hong/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Fires have been ravaging Los Angeles and neighboring counties since Monday evening, scorching upwards of 83,000 acres of land. Flames have traversed the 405 and 101…
What to Know About the Los Angeles Fires
Wildfires spread across parts of Los Angeles and the surrounding area starting on Monday December 4, 2017.Reed Saxon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday evening, a wildfire ignited in the foothills of a popular hiking spot in Ventura, California, northwest of Los Angeles. By late Tuesday, the Thomas Fire…
A New Study Says That Rising Seas Could Destroy the East Coast
Mark Lennihan/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Large tracts of America’s east coast heritage are at risk from being wiped out by sea level rise, with the rising oceans set to threaten more than 13,000…
The Environmental Disaster Tucked Into the Tax Bill
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)fazeful/Getty The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—recognized for its picturesque vistas and wildlife—has been a battleground for Democrats and Republicans for years. The 20-million-acre park sits above large oil and gas reserves, which Republicans, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), have eyed as a huge source of revenue for the state. Several…
This Map Shows Exactly How Many Republicans in Your District Don’t Believe in Global Warming
Nastco/Getty Republicans have a long history of denying climate science, but a new study shows that a plurality of Republican voters in all 50 states believe that global warming is occurring—but they are not convinced that human beings have anything to do with it. Environmental and political science researchers from University of California- Santa Barbara,…
After Insulting Native Americans, Trump Goes After Their Sacred Land
Trump’s disparagement of Native Americans doesn’t end with his rhetoric. A day after Trump called Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) “Pocahontas” at an event honoring Navajo code talkers during World War II, the Salt Lake Tribune reports that the president will visit Salt Lake City, Utah, next Monday to announce that he’s shrinking national monuments of huge…