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California considers climate superfund bill to hold fossil fuel firms accountable
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — As Californians grapple with the aftermath of devastating wildfires, a pressing question looms: Who will bear the financial burden of rebuilding the Los Angeles area? While some point to politicians, others are calling for fossil fuel producers to be held accountable. Christina Scaringe, California Climate Policy Director for the Center for...
Investigators comb a scorched slope to solve a mystery: How did the Palisades Fire start?
One week after the Palisades Fire rushed down a mountainside, swallowing whole communities and killing at least eight people, its cause remains unknown. The answers, when they emerge, will most likely be found on a scorched and blackened ridgeline in western Los Angeles overlooking a Pacific Palisades neighborhood that includes a popular hiking trail —...
LA fires were larger and more intense because of planet-warming pollution, scientists report
CNN — The fires that have ravaged Los Angeles over the past week were larger and burned hotter than they would have in a world without planet-warming fossil fuel pollution, a new analysis suggests. Climate change could be blamed for around 25% of the fuel available for the fires, according to the rapid research from...