Los Angeles Times
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2026-09-01
L.A. County announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against State Farm General after hundreds of victims of last year’s devastating wildfires complained that their policy claims had been delayed, denied or underpaid.
Los Angeles Times
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2026-08-31
Renters could get access to solar panels if the governor signs two bills just passed by the Legislature.
Los Angeles Times
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2026-08-30
Crews are continuing to battle two wildfires in Monterey County that have collectively burned more than 33,000 acres and forced more than 600 people to evacuate.
UN
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2026-08-29
The ocean is rising faster now than at any point in recorded history. The impacts are already being felt and the threats are growing.
UN
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2026-08-28
A day before a wall of ice, rock and muddy water tore through Himalayan valleys along the Nepal-China border, Dipesh Chapagain was discussing with a colleague just how devastating such a disaster could be.
The Guardian
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2026-08-28
Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastrophe
Los Angeles Times
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2026-08-28
The Trump administration is considering trading a parcel of Yosemite National Park to a private commercial developer to connect a proposed development on adjacent land to an interior park road, according to administration officials, members of Congress and documents reviewed by The Times.
UN
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2026-08-26
Promising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the world’s land currently faces degradation and drought, threatening the livelihoods of over three billion people, the head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said Wednesday, announcing three winners of its World Restoration Flagships awards.
UN
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2026-08-25
Countries are spending too little to restore degraded land even as the economic cost of doing nothing climbs towards $1 trillion a year, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned at a major UN land conference in Mongolia.
