Every story quoting Trump saying this is to "rescue our nation’s capital from crime" needs to note that violent crime in D.C. is down 26%, murders are down 12%, juvenile arrests are down 20%, and ask who will get hurt from a domestic military deployment and what this "crackdown" is really about

The research, the writing, the heart-rending photos dug out of the archive. Everything about this @latimes.com story about the decisions that turned LA into the "the homelessness capital of the developed world" is worth your time. www.latimes.com/california/s...

"In my war with single-use containers, I notched a surprising number of victories against unasked-for cutlery and tubs destined for the trash. But total triumph proved as hard as you might imagine." - @mjcoren.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

As single-use plastic bottles pile up in landfills and pollute oceans, major concert venues in the U.S. are replacing them with cups that can be washed and reused hundreds of times. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

If the Trump administration eliminates or cuts state emergency management grants, dozens of layoffs are likely to follow, state officials said, leaving them without the staff or money to manage large disasters. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The fossil fuel industry is ramping up its decades-long fight against efforts to make it pay for its role in causing climate change. w/ @annamphillips.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

1 in 8 Californians now face extreme fire danger, Post analysis shows www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...

Greenpeace ordered to pay Dakota Access Pipeline operator hundreds of millions in defamation suit www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

As disasters multiply and insurers flee risky areas, grant programs to help residents protect their homes are expanding across the nation. wapo.st/4h4GrRJ

Jury selection begins today in this trial, which could decide the future of Greenpeace USA. If past trends hold, it's likely the pool will include a lot of oil industry workers and few, if any, Native Americans.

As wildfires intensify and insurance companies look for ways to limit their risks, clashes over covering smoke damage have multiplied. Now the problem has come to LA, where CA's high-risk insurer is refusing to clean up "nonpermanent damage" left by the fire. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

The Trump admin fired the only locksmith at Yosemite National Park. He was the only employee who could rescue visitors from locked restrooms. Inside the chaos at national parks: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

If the past is a guide, more than two-thirds of the people who lost their homes in the L.A. fires are likely underinsured - meaning their policies won't pay enough to cover rebuilding costs. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

These homes survived the L.A. fires. Can they teach us how to rebuild? www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...

State Farm asks for insurance rate hike of 22 percent after L.A. fires www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

And now, for something a little more lighthearted, here's @marymac22.bsky.social on a new and uniquely L.A. phenomenon: water-drop fan cams. "To a city reeling with loss, water drop videos are “Battle of Britain” and Snoopy beating the Red Baron." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Researchers have found that irrigated, heavily fertilized soil may be a major source of smog in the expanses of farmland around the Salton Sea. By Tony Briscoe @latimes.com www.latimes.com/environment/...

Some of Trump’s allies, including members of Congress, have targeted environmental justice programs for elimination. Others have suggested the term could be redefined to include "economic justice." www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Something a little uplifting before the holiday: Massachusetts farmers began turning wetlands into cranberry bogs more than two centuries ago. Now there’s a race to restore them. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

As curbside compost collection ramps up, people are tossing cling wrap, foam trays and other plastic food packaging into their bins. It's a huge headache for composters. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...