‘Breathtakingly Ignorant and Dangerous’: Trump’s DOT Orders Sweeping Purge of Climate, Gender, Race, Environmental Justice Initiatives

Conservation Won Big Under Biden. Environmentalists and Tribal Leaders Fear Trump Will Undo Those Gains @WMyskow

A must read Q&A with author Stephen Markley, whose novel, The Deluge, describes a wildfire destroying Los Angeles in 2031: “The conditions that created this inferno, these two firestorms, they’re not going anywhere and in fact they’re going to get worse."

Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows @DylanBaddour

RT @algore: Today, President Trump will issue a series of Executive Orders that deny the climate emergency facing our country in favor of a…

Rebuilding after wildfires is very tricky business, as we've seen in Colorado after the Marshall fire. @WMyskow

The shift to EVs is most likely inevitable globally, no matter what Trump does. @dangearino

An assessment, Biden & climate change: ‘We Needed More Time.’ As Biden Leaves Office, His Climate Legacy Remains Incomplete @mlavelles

What to do if you live in an EPA air pollution "blind spot."

More great reporting from the LA fires: Smoke and Ash Made More Toxic by the Contents of Burning Homes Threaten Residents of LA and Beyond @audreygray

‘Virtually Any City on Earth Can Burn Now’: A must read interview with "Fireweather" author John Vaillant @kileybense

The Dichotomy of a Deadly Paradise—How Urban Sprawl and Climate Change Fuel LA’s  Fires

On the eve of Trump's return, this Q&A with USAID's chief climate officer is a must read. @mlavelles

The production of alfalfa and hay to feed the nation’s hunger for beef and dairy is driving the decline of rivers, lakes and aquifers from the Colorado River to basins across Arizona.

Jake Bolster, who's done a great job covering Wyoming for us, is joining our staff. It's a big deal.

Here's Jonathan Alter on Jimmy Carter, Visionary

The Year in Climate: Honestly, the trends are not at all good, but there's still a lot of progress to be made.

Please read Georgina Gustin this morning on the wisdom of older animals, and why we need to stop mistreating animal species' elder statesmen, and start practicing "longevity conservation." I, for one, don't want to live on a planet with only humans.

This is scary—climate change in 10 graphics, from the inimitable Paul Horn of Inside Climate News. A graphic is often worth a thousand words.