Supreme Court sounds wary of state-based climate change suits against oil producersOil and gas producers hope the Supreme Court will shut down scores of lawsuits over the effects of climate change.Los Angeles Times2d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmentsupreme court climate suits hearing
Supreme Court to weigh whether oil companies can be forced to pay for climate damageThe outcome of the Colorado case could affect California's 2023 lawsuit against the five largest oil companies and other similar litigation.Los Angeles Times4d agoWhole story →JusticePlanet
Millions at flood risk lack coverage as federal insurance costs climbOnly 2.4% of U.S. properties have federal flood insurance, despite 8.4% facing severe or extreme risk — a coverage gap widening as climate change intensifies flooding.Los Angeles Times7d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyflood insurance crisis
Letters to the Editor: As Altadena faces another potential disaster, taxpayers foot the bill'It’s obscene that Big Oil soaks in multibillion-dollar profits and subsidies year after year as our community, still weary from the last disaster, bears the billion-dollar costs to buffer the next,' writes an L.A. Times reader.Los Angeles Times17d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanetel ni o flood preparation
Newsom signs mortgage relief bills for L.A. County and California wildfire victimsCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills extending mortgage relief to victims of the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles County and other state disasters.Los Angeles Times22d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetGavin Newsomcalifornia wildfire relief legislation
Trump administration wants to revise the latest National Climate Assessment - three years after publicationExperts said amending the finalized federal climate report would be unprecedented.Los Angeles Times27d agoWhole story →Planetnational climate assessment revision
