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August 20 2026

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August 20 2026

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#  CLIMATE

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### India - Birds Drop Out of the Sky, People Die

Written by Robert Hunziker on May 26 2022.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24672:india-birds-drop-out-of-the-sky-people-die&catid=14)

  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1b/041u-1b62226f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24653:to-tax-the-rich-we-need-to-debunk-the-myth-of-fleeing-millionaires&catid=14)Written by Omar Ocampo on May 23 2022. Posted in [CLIMATE](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=14).

## [To Tax the Rich, We Need to Debunk the Myth of Fleeing Millionaires](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24653:to-tax-the-rich-we-need-to-debunk-the-myth-of-fleeing-millionaires&catid=14)

the ability for the state to amend its constitution and levy a 4 percent surtax on all individuals that have an annual income of one million dollars…

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Written by Robert Hunziker on May 23 2022.

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Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on May 19 2022.

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Written by Victoria St. Martin on May 19 2022.

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Written by Rachel Becker on May 16 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on May 09 2022.

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Written by Aaron Cantu on May 05 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on May 05 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on May 02 2022.

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Written by Stan Cox on April 28 2022.

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Written by Andrea Germanos on April 28 2022.

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Written by Stan Cox on April 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/06/033o-069a0210.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24425:biden-s-plan-to-combat-climate-change-takes-a-back-seat-to-inflation-and-russia-ukraine-war&catid=14)### [Biden’s Plan To Combat Climate Change Takes a Back Seat to Inflation and Russia Ukraine War](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24425:biden-s-plan-to-combat-climate-change-takes-a-back-seat-to-inflation-and-russia-ukraine-war&catid=14)

Written by Joshua Frank on April 25 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on April 25 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on April 21 2022.

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Written by Michael Barker on April 21 2022.

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Written by Caroline Winn / David G. Victor on April 21 2022.

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Written by Juan Cole on April 21 2022.

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Written by Shana Udvardy on April 21 2022.

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Written by Paul Rosenberg on April 18 2022.

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Written by ROBERT HUNZIKER, MA on April 14 2022.

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Written by Jessica Corbett on April 11 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker, MA on April 10 2022.

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Written by Eve Ottenberg on April 04 2022.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on April 04 2022.

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