A ProPublica and Texas Tribune analysis of legislative proposals finds that the Legislature has repeatedly failed to enact key measures that would help communities prepare for frequent flooding, as recently as this legislative session.
The science of a heat dome is terrifying and poetic (a “self-reinforcing machine of misery”), as described by Matt Simon for Grist. Why we call it a “heat dome” got this explainer from Jeva Lange at Heatmap News.
Researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health announced last week they had finished installing 20 air quality sensors to measure pollution, stretching from the Palisades Highlands to Santa Monica.
Edison unveiled a Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program that could be used to quickly pay Eaton fire victims, including those who were insured, but there’s concern that it’s also a plot to have Altadena residents waive some rights to avoid costly litigation, reports Melody Peterson for LAT.
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Read the full article by Evan George at https://legal-planet.org/2025/07/29/the-worlds-biggest-court-opinion-on-climate/
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