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2 months agoTrump's EPA Is Botching Removal of Toxic Waste From the Los Angeles Fires
Communities push back against the disposal of toxic debris from wildfires amid direct federal cleanup efforts.
Dorian Lynskey's work emphasizes how the climate emergency, while catastrophic, unfolds at a pace slower than typical disaster storytelling allows, challenging traditional narrative forms.
"I grew up in a very privileged place where I had access to clean water, clean air, a backyard to roam around in; I didn't have to worry about living near a power plant, or have direct environmental harms."
Amitabh Behar emphasizes that while billionaires amassed $2 trillion last year, 3.6 billion people live below the poverty line, highlighting increasing global inequality.
The physical clock that they were using was basically like a whiteboard." says Juan Noguera, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design... "they would unveil it by pulling this black cloth and it was just a wobbly setup."
As it seems the world is hellbent on making some of the dystopian futures we have imagined become reality, I raised my concerns about how our work would be used.
Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President-elect Trump's attempt to politicize the life-threatening crisis of the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, calling the accusations "pure fiction." Newsom emphasized the urgent human struggles, stating, "People are literally fleeing. People have lost their lives. Kids lost their schools, families completely torn asunder, churches burned down. This guy wanted to politicize it." His remarks underscored the devastating impacts of the fires and the inappropriateness of partisan blame during such a crisis.