climate change

Students from the University of Montana and local high schools on Friday joined students in countries across the globe in a strike demanding that lawmakers take action on climate change.

The letter, addressed to Bureau Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, asks her department to prioritize permanent solutions as opposed to temporary fixes with $4 billion dedicated to addressing drought.

Phil Knight and George Wuerthner write, "The impacts of industrial civilization and its addiction to fossil fuels is wreaking havoc on the Earth’s life-support systems. We need to take many steps to curb our consumption and try to blunt the impacts of climate change and other unfolding disasters."

Governor Gavin Newsom said the state is taking action to protect millions of residents from climate crises and lead the nation in mitigating the effects of climate change.

The White House has unveiled a new website intended to provide local and state governments and businesses with information about climate-driven events and data, including real-time information about droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme heat.