"Oil executive Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Energy Department, has argued that climate change has not fueled more frequent and severe wildfires — a claim at odds with the scientific consensus."
"While burning the pellets would reduce greenhouse gases from the university’s physical plant, it would increase harmful levels of nitrogen oxides, lead, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds."
"The growth of homes in areas primed to burn played a major role in the disaster."
"The president-elect has asked Elon Musk to wage war on regulations — some of which helped make Tesla the world’s most valuable automaker."
"President-elect Donald Trump will have wide authority over Los Angeles’ recovery from the wildfires that have decimated areas of the city — even though President Joe Biden approved disaster aid in the final days of his term."
"U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-s-energy-secretary-pick-rejects-linking-climate-change-and-wildfires
[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/01/15/wildfires-chris-wright-trump-energy/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/unc-could-burn-polluting-pellets-composed-paper-and-plastic
[4] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15012025/unc-could-burn-paper-plastic-pellets-carbon-footprint/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/more-americans-ever-are-living-wildfire-areas-la-no-exception
[6] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/15/climate/los-angeles-housing-fire-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.zJ5p.-Hk3gKYZhlxH&smid=url-share
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[8] https://www.eenews.net/articles/musk-made-a-fortune-on-climate-credits-trump-is-targeting-them/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-approved-la-wildfire-aid-trump-will-control-spending
[10] https://www.eenews.net/articles/biden-approved-la-wildfire-aid-but-trump-will-control-spending/
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fda-bans-red-dye-no-3-foods
[12] https://apnews.com/article/fda-red-dye-no-3-ban-94c3e418584fb1e91ca3b0cbeb3d5a60
[13] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-catchlight-local-fellowship-report-america
[14] https://www.sej.org/calendar/gijn-webinar-how-acquire-free-satellite-imagery-your-investigations
[15] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-digital-threats-six-week-cyber-investigations-training-course-gijn
[16] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-wjp-anthony-lewis-prize-exceptional-rule-law-journalism
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