News — Environment

Back in 2019, actor Leonardo DiCaprio stated, “The lungs of the earth are in flames,” in reference to the fires that were blazing in the Amazon. Since that time, fires are still raging, arguably worse than they were two years ago. Given the pivotal role that the rainforest plays in Brazil, where 60% of the Amazon is located, most of the country has had enough and would like to see economic protection become a priority at all costs.  A new survey on climate change perception, which was put together by the Institute of Technology and Society Brazil and the Yale...

As in so many aspects of our lives, COVID-19 and President Trump played major roles in Southern California’s top environmental headlines for 2020. Overall, environmentalists won some and lost some — as did the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce burdens on businesses by trying to rollback more than 100 environmental regulations, ranging from California’s emissions standards to protections of natural preserves. Many of the administration’s proposed changes spurred legal challenges, some already successful. And President-elect Joe Biden, whose victory was celebrated by environmentalists, is expected to reverse many of those that remain. “Biden’s cabinet is going to spend a lot...