##  In the News

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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August 31 2026

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

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#  CLIMATE

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### Big Oil’s Big Lie About Who Caused the Climate Collapse

Written by Eve Ottenberg on November 29 2021.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23159:big-oil-s-big-lie-about-who-caused-the-climate-collapse&catid=14)

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## [The Dreaded Rainforest Shift](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23140:the-dreaded-rainforest-shift&catid=14)

Studies of the Amazon rainforest over the past decade have shown telltale signals of an impending shift from a carbon sink of heat-trapping gases to…

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Written by Julia Conley on November 18 2021.

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Written by Alfred McCoy on November 18 2021.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on November 15 2021.

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Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on November 11 2021.

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Written by Robert C. Koehler on November 08 2021.

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Written by Rachel Becker and Julie Cart on November 08 2021.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on November 09 2021.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on November 04 2021.

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Written by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies on November 04 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/087u-14a144f7.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22923:dim-prospects-for-climate-mitigation&catid=14)### [Dim Prospects for Climate Mitigation](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22923:dim-prospects-for-climate-mitigation&catid=14)

Written by Mel Gurtov on November 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1e/087r-1ee7778a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22920:farmers-lose-two-skirmishes-in-california-water-war&catid=14)### [Farmers Lose Two Skirmishes in California Water War](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22920:farmers-lose-two-skirmishes-in-california-water-war&catid=14)

Written by Dan Walters on November 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2e/086x-2e7f1366.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22897:from-paris-to-glasgow-fossil-fuel-industry-is-blocking-climate-action&catid=14)### [From Paris to Glasgow: Fossil Fuel Industry Is Blocking Climate Action](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22897:from-paris-to-glasgow-fossil-fuel-industry-is-blocking-climate-action&catid=14)

Written by B.Balanya/L.Hakuma Dadci/M.Douo on October 28 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2a/086r-2a71377a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22894:in-protecting-good-oil-and-gas-jobs-some-california-trade-unions-clash-with-climate-activists&catid=14)### [Unionists and Climate Activists in a Fight Over Job Protection](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22894:in-protecting-good-oil-and-gas-jobs-some-california-trade-unions-clash-with-climate-activists&catid=14)

Written by Aaron Cantu on October 28 2021.

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Written by Andrew Benedek on October 28 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b2/084p-b2614062.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22838:climate-change-viewed-from-the-attic-of-the-world&catid=14)### [Climate Change Viewed from the Attic of the World](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22838:climate-change-viewed-from-the-attic-of-the-world&catid=14)

Written by William Debuys on October 21 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/12/079n-12a78d80.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22715:keep-oil-and-gas-in-the-ground-say-fossil-fuel-foes-as-spill-ravages-california-coast&catid=14)### ['Keep Oil and Gas in the Ground,' Say Fossil Fuel Foes as Spill Ravages California Coast](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22715:keep-oil-and-gas-in-the-ground-say-fossil-fuel-foes-as-spill-ravages-california-coast&catid=14)

Written by Brett Wilkins on October 04 2021.

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Written by Peter Bosshard, Rev. Fletcher Harper on September 30 2021.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on September 20 2021.

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Written by Aaron Cantu on September 20 2021.

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Written by Tom H. Hastings on September 16 2021.

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Written by Jessica Corbett on September 09 2021.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on September 06 2021.

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Written by Jerry Redfern on August 23 2021.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on August 16 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d6/061l-d6e4bca2.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22207:for-first-time-on-record-us-renewables-generated-more-electricity-than-either-coal-or-nuclear-in-2020&catid=14)### [For First Time on Record, US Renewables Generated More Electricity Than Either Coal or Nuclear in 2020](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22207:for-first-time-on-record-us-renewables-generated-more-electricity-than-either-coal-or-nuclear-in-2020&catid=14)

Written by Juan Cole on August 02 2021.

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Written by Phil De Luna on July 01 2021.

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Written by Robert C. Koehler on March 18 2021.

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