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Here’s What Trump Can — and Can’t — Do to Disrupt Los Angeles Wildfire Aid

Here’s What Trump Can — and Can’t — Do to Disrupt Los Angeles Wildfire Aid

Experts say it would be hard for Trump to revoke FEMA funding, but Congress could slow down California’s recovery.

24.01.2025 10

Truthout

Jake Bittle

Trump Is Threatening to Hold Wildfire Aid Hostage. Can He Really Do That?

Trump Is Threatening to Hold Wildfire Aid Hostage. Can He Really Do That?

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. During the heat of the presidential...

24.01.2025 6

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

California overhauled its insurance system. Then Los Angeles caught fire.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Tuesday, after a ferocious Santa Ana...

09.01.2025 10

Vox

Jake Bittle

Biden Seeks Deal to Eliminate Funding for Oil and Gas Projects Abroad

Pete Marovich / Getty Images via Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the  Climate...

14.12.2024 2

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

House Republicans Deliver Aggressive Support for Fossil Fuels at COP29

This article originally appeared in Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Though the election of Donald Trump has loomed over this...

17.11.2024 2

Truthout

Jake Bittle

Biden Is Pushing a Massive Nuclear Energy Expansion. Will Trump Follow Through?

This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is no fan of...

14.11.2024 4

Truthout

Jake Bittle

America’s Delegation Diminished by Trump’s Win as UN Climate Summit Commences

John Podesta, White House senior advisor for international climate policy, speaks on the opening day of the COP29 climate conference in Baku,...

13.11.2024 20

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Here Are 5 Key Issues to Watch Out For at COP29

This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s possible there has never been a worse time for...

11.11.2024 3

Truthout

Jake Bittle

Arizona’s Future Hinges on Water, so Why Isn’t It a Big Campaign Issue?

An irrigation system waters alfalfa at the Saudi-owned Fondomonte farm in Butler Valley. Caitlin O'Hara/Washington Post/Getty This story was...

28.10.2024 5

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Helene Marks Three Hurricanes in a Year for Hamlets in Florida’s Big Bend

This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In the hours just after Hurricane Helene made landfall...

01.10.2024 8

Truthout

Jake Bittle

This Florida Neighborhood Has Survived Many a Flood. But Helene?

St. Petersburg’s Shore Acres neighborhood on September 27, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Mike Carlson/AP This story was originally...

30.09.2024 3

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Amazon says it’s going "water positive" — but there’s a problem

Earlier this year, the e-commerce corporation Amazon secured approval to open two new data centers in Santiago, Chile. The $400 million venture is...

06.09.2024 4

Salon

Jake Bittle

Amazon’s “Water Positive” Claim Comes With a Big Asterisk

An Amazon Web Services data center in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Nathan Howard / Getty / Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is...

31.08.2024 2

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle