#California Attorney General Rob Bonta secured decision in U.S. District Court restoring service in 24 states, blocking #DJT Admin from further dismantling of federal community service program #AmeriCorps inspired by #JFK. Last year program #volunteers & staffers in California alone provided 4,397,674 hours of community service including:
• Tutoring 73,833 #students.
• Planting 39,288 trees.
• Aiding 26,000 households impacted by the #LAfires
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HEY CALIFORNIA!!
New York State Has Sent OIL Companies an INTERIM BILL for Climate Destruction of 75 Billion Dollars.
(interim means more bills coming)
New York State has BILLED oil companies SEVENTY FIVE BILLION for Climate Destruction SO FAR.
California BILL Oil Companies for Climate Dstuction so far.
California
Bill Oil for Los Angeles
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Hochul is governor of New York
Discrimination has made it harder for Black people in the Los Angeles area to buy and keep their homes.
It has also made them more vulnerable to wildfires, as seen when Altadena burned.
https://theconversation.com/how-racism-fueled-the-eaton-fires-destruction-in-altadena-a-scholar-explains-why-discrimination-can-raise-fire-risk-for-black-californians-250582
“You really want to know: ‘What’s in the air, what’s in the water, what’s in the ash that blew into my kitchen cabinet? Do I let my dog outside?’” she said. “All these questions were coming up and we thought, ‘We really need to serve the community.’” Indeed, while the initial findings will be focused on firefighters’ exposure, the team is also looking into residents’ exposure to heavy metals and chemicals.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-27/palisades-eaton-firefighters-high-levels-of-mercury-and-lead
Fans of L.A. fires: I just saw huge black and gray plumes of smoke rising from the vicinity of Runyon Canyon. That's where the Hollywood Fire was - the one that almost caused us to evacuate. #LAFires #HollywoodHills #NotAgain
Hollywood union and guild members in the Los Angeles area: get stuff you need in Burbank this week at IATSE 80.
Altadena fire—new free farmers market launching today. Spread the word locally.
https://pasadenanow.com/main/free-community-farmers-market-launches-today-for-altadena-fire-victims
Remember to at least wait until after the Feb. 28 boycott if you can.
Tunic And Octodad Headline Huge LA Fire-Relief Bundle
DOGE just gutted the NOAA. That should terrify all of us. 
#musk #weather #politicsnews #doge #noaa
#extremeweather #lafires #hurricane #northcarolina #fires #extremeheat #nationalweatherservice #idiocracy #weather #weatherforecast #fisheries #aviation
DOGE just gutted the NOAA. It’ll make us all much, much less safe.
https://youtu.be/JwRaCAAYklI?si=hen4cDvm-KSImI9w
#NOAA
#extremeweather #lafires #hurricane #northcarolina #fires #extremeheat #nationalweatherservice #idiocracy #weather #weatherforecast #fisheries #aviation
Altadena, 7 Weeks Later
It's been seven weeks since the wildfires in Altadena destroyed over 10,000 structures.
Unless you live there or close to LA, I doubt you think about it much.
Not so for the people who used to live there (or who still have a home but can
'… Never seen the mountain
so brown, laid bare and yellow, a soft
bellied cat…'
Jessica Abughattas responds to last month's #LAFires with the #poem Beautiful Altadena:
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/jessica-abughattass-beautiful-altadena
#books #reading #writing #poetry #ClimateCrisis #climate #bookstodon @bookstodon
"Following almost every major fire in the past 20 years, after removing ash, rubble and up to 6in of soil, agencies have sought sampling to ensure the next layer of soil is safe. This time, the army corps of engineers says the process hasn’t been authorized, and that simply removing 6in of topsoil is adequate" #LAFires https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/la-fire-cleanup-beach-will-rogers-epa
The 2025 #LAfires destroyed 16,000 structures, displacing thousands. A professor who studies managing risk in the face of climate change shares solutions for protecting low- and moderate-income residents. #climatechange #housingcosts #resilience https://theconversation.com/how-california-can-rebuild-safer-more-resilient-cities-after-wildfires-without-pricing-out-workers-247680
Without #FEMA, smaller and less wealthy states would likely struggle to respond effectively to disasters. A #publichealth professor looks at why getting rid of FEMA would be a bad idea https://theconversation.com/if-fema-didnt-exist-could-states-handle-the-disaster-response-alone-248758 #climatechange #hurricanes #LAFires
#LAfires help students to think about the connections between #STEM and society https://buff.ly/3WR6eFK
After wildfires, LA schools can learn from other districts' experiences in helping students: Flexible schedules, #mentalhealth support, and community involvement aid long-term recovery. An education professor explains: https://theconversation.com/what-los-angeles-area-schools-can-learn-from-other-districts-devastated-by-natural-disasters-247777 #LAFires #learningloss
NEW: For IJNet, our Engagement Editor Aorui Pi looks into how a withering information ecosystem, AI-generated photos, and manipulated videos contributed to misinformation about the Los Angeles Wildfires spreading rampantly across Chinese-language media.
Here is where you can donate to help support those impacted by the California Wildfires.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/vsaarelief
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