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When Climate Change Denialism Drives Federal Policy — A Recipe for Disasters
This final post in our six-part series highlights how climate denialism is shaping federal climate policy. Drawing on scientific evidence, public opinion data, and policy analysis, we explore what’s driving climate denialism, the key tenets of climate change science, and what’s at stake for communities, ecosystems, and economies when climate change denialism informs federal climate policy.
Gambling With Public Safety: How Federal Cuts Are Compromising Bay Area Climate Resilience & Emergency Readiness
In the fifth post for our series Mapping the Federal Retreat on Climate Action, we examine how federal cuts to climate agencies and emergency preparedness programs are affecting public safety in the Bay Area right now. Using real local examples — including halted climate resilience centers, suspended infrastructure projects, and strain on first responder teams like California Task Force 3 — this post explores how weakened federal support can ripple outward into local consequences for residents, activists, and lawmakers across the greater SF Bay and Delta Region.
The Climate Safety Net: How Federal Climate Systems Quietly Support Local Resilience
Federal climate agencies do more than issue forecasts or respond to disasters — they form an interconnected safety net that supports local planning, preparedness, and resilience. This post examines how cuts to core agencies like NOAA, FEMA, and the EPA — including the dismantling of the EPA’s Office of Research and Development will have a domino effect — weaking larger systems that protect public safety and ensure disaster readiness and planning, nationally and locally.