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As California Burns, Climate Activists Call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to Stop #FuelingTheFlames
Gov. Gavin Newsom tours wildfire-ravaged Geyserville in the California Wine Country during the Kincaid Fire on October 25, 2019. (Photo: Karl Mondon/MediaNewsGroup/San Jose Mercury News/Getty Images)
'The First Time... But it Won't Be the Last': Climate Activists Warn California's First Gigafire Is the Shape of Things to Come
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
A firefighter battles a blaze near homes in Madera County, California on September 7, 2020. (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
The August Complex Fire, which has now burned more than one million acres, is the largest in Golden State history.
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Even as Major Politicians Continue to Drag Feet, Poll Shows Majority in US Want Bold Climate Action and End of Fossil Fuels
Julia Conley, staff writer
"There may be a divide on Capitol Hill but the large majority of us are worried...
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'Climate Floods. Climate Droughts. Climate Fires': Interactive Map Illustrates How Planetary Crisis Threatens Every Corner of US
Julia Conley, staff writer
Digital project allows Americans to recognize the "most significant climate...
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'Ecological Disaster on Massive Scale': Hundreds of Thousands of Dead Migratory Birds in Southwest Linked to Wildfires, Climate Crisis
US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on wildfires with local and federal fire and emergency officials at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, California on September 14, 2020. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
"It'll Start Getting Cooler, You Just Watch": Trump Spits Climate Denialism Right in California's Face

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Western Values Project
Report: As Wildfire Season Rages On, Trump Has Repeatedly Slashed Fire Management Budgets and Made the Problem Worse
Climate Mobilization
While Massive CA Fires Burn, YOLO County Board of Supervisors Declare a Climate Emergency, Commit to Justice and Mobilization
Center for Biological Diversity
Gov. Newsom's Climate Initiative Omits Key Actions on Oil Drilling, Fracking...
Environment America
'Climate Week' Panel: The Fierce Urgency of Fire, Explained...
Stand Up America
As West Burns, McConnell Says Filibuster Will Be “Firewall” On Progressive Legislation, Including Climate Action
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