How America Created Cities Built To Burn (Part 2)
Decades of real estate lobbying pushed Californians further into fire zones. Will the fires force the state to rethink how to house its population?
California
We Will All Be Paying For L.A.’s Wildfires
Los Angeles’ wildfires and an industry-tied insurance regulator may prove a tipping point for the country’s faltering financial safety net.
How To End This Disaster Movie
We get to decide whether the L.A. fires are a wake-up call or a funeral pyre.
The Architects Of L.A.’s Wildfire Devastation
Developers and real estate interests crushed efforts to limit development in high-wildfire-risk areas — including in L.A. neighborhoods now in ashes.
The L.A. Fires And The Uninsurable Earth (Part 1)
The urban inferno is a warning about America’s future — if we do not combat the climate crisis and adapt to its threats.
How Big Oil Hindered The Fight Against L.A.’s Wildfires
California’s oil and gas companies avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes that could have been used to fight the inferno.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: In With The Good Energy, Out With The Bad
California looks to the renewable future, while New York probes the polluted past.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Not So Fast, Fashion
The Feds make pills easier to swallow, Oregon clamps down on natural gas, rural hospitals are popping up, and fast fashion is told to slow down.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: EPA’s Pipe Dream Comes True
Regulators get the lead out, the Golden State sheds light on dark money, mercury and methane get the boot, and Google has a very bad week.
Swiping At Swiping Monopolies
The Feds take on Big Credit Card and take aim at big, bad junk fees, regulators strike again at a fossil fuel company’s poisonous machinery, and voter suppression gets suppressed.