Feb. 27, 2017 – A campfire lit near a waterfall grew into the fatal Soberanes Fire, destroying 57 Californian homes last summer. Two teens were accused of starting the Gatlinburg fire in the fall, which killed 14 in eastern Tennessee. Canadian investigators blamed human firestarters for the wildfire that forced the evacuation of 90,000 from […]
John Upton, Climate Central
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Louisiana Floods Directly Linked to Climate Change
Sept. 7, 2016 – Climate change played a heavy role in the nightmarish storm that brought a three-day deluge to coastal Louisiana last month, triggering floods that killed 13 and left thousands more homeless, research released Wednesday showed. The unprecedented 1 to 2 feet of rain that fell over parts of Baton Rouge and nearby […]
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California’s New Climate Rules, Explained
Aug. 26, 2016 – Following more than a year of legislative toing and froing, California’s leaders agreed this week on how ambitious the state will be in the fight against climate change after 2020. Short answer: very. A progressive culture and Silicon Valley-style innovation a decade ago thrust California toward the head of the worldwide […]
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Legal Doubts Over California’s Cap-and-Trade Program
Aug. 18, 2016 – The opinion of lawyers working for California’s lawmakers became clear in the spring. Without new laws, the state’s prominent cap-and-trade program would be dead after 2020. Such a legal reality could put an end to the pollution reduction program, and with it billions in anticipated revenues and some of the Golden […]