With Its Climate Progress Under Assault, California Takes up a Multipronged Defense

With its climate progress under assault, California takes up a multipronged defense

California has the tools, means and desire to to fight back against Trump's environmental actions, including through lawsuits and legislation, experts say.

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.”…

Trump wants to slash funding for climate adaptation—here’s what we’re going to lose because of it

It’s no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United States. With the U.S. government now planning to ramp up fossil fuel use, the risks of these events are likely to become even more pronounced. That leaves a big question: Is the nation prepared to adapt to the consequences? For many years, federally funded scientists have been developing solutions to help reduce the harm climat…

Climate Progress Defense: California's Multipronged Strategy

Alright, so like less than six months into his second term as president, Donald Trump has started or suggested more than 150 actions that folks are saying are pretty bad for the environment. He’s been canceling climate grant programs and loosening up regulations on air and water quality. A lot of this is part of […]

As US ramps up fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block

by Bethany Bradley, UMass Amherst; Jia Hu, University of Arizona, and Meade Krosby, University of Washington It’s no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United States. With the U.S. government now planning to ramp up fossil fuel use, the risks of these events are likely to become … Continue reading As US ramps up fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences …