Evan George
@evanlgeorge.bsky.social
Writer, editor, strategist on climate policy & environmental law. Communications Director at the UCLA Emmett Institute. I write The Drain column, a weekly roundup of climate and environmental news.
Yes.
Today, the Washington Post laid off more than 300 people.
If you think this is abt Jeff Bezos's concern that the paper losing money, you're wrong.
So wrong that you should be disqualified from expressing opinions in public.
Billionaires *like* losses. They *need* losses.
If you think this is abt Jeff Bezos's concern that the paper losing money, you're wrong.
So wrong that you should be disqualified from expressing opinions in public.
Billionaires *like* losses. They *need* losses.
February 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Yes.
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The Post has done some of America's best climate journalism. They won a Pulitzer for climate, then grew the team to 30+ people. Exec editor Sally Buzbee called climate "perhaps the century’s biggest story."
Now down to 5 writers. Thank you Jeff Bezos. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Now down to 5 writers. Thank you Jeff Bezos. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The Post has done some of America's best climate journalism. They won a Pulitzer for climate, then grew the team to 30+ people. Exec editor Sally Buzbee called climate "perhaps the century’s biggest story."
Now down to 5 writers. Thank you Jeff Bezos. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Now down to 5 writers. Thank you Jeff Bezos. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
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There's a lot fewer climate reporters at the Washington Post today. "One more national outlet making the strategic decision to empty the desks filled by people who help write the first draft of history about human-caused climate change."
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A Lot Fewer Climate Reporters at the Washington Post - Legal Planet
If democracy dies so does climate policy. The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
There's a lot fewer climate reporters at the Washington Post today. "One more national outlet making the strategic decision to empty the desks filled by people who help write the first draft of history about human-caused climate change."
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I cancelled my subscription to the Washington Post earlier this week. That was before the sad layoffs at the Washington Post, especially the dozen plus climate journalists who were cut. Now, I’m not sure if there even still is a climate desk. Some thoughts:
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February 4, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I cancelled my subscription to the Washington Post earlier this week. That was before the sad layoffs at the Washington Post, especially the dozen plus climate journalists who were cut. Now, I’m not sure if there even still is a climate desk. Some thoughts:
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There is irony here with the Trump Administration defending the commercial interests of a German multinational chemical company. How, exactly, does this make American great again? MAHA can’t be happy.
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Pesticides, Cancer, and Failure-to-Warn at the Supreme Court - Legal Planet
The Roberts Court considers whether to preempt state law failure-to-warn claims. Will corporate and agency malfeasance on glyphosate matter?
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February 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
There is irony here with the Trump Administration defending the commercial interests of a German multinational chemical company. How, exactly, does this make American great again? MAHA can’t be happy.
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“You cannot be neutral about the dismantling of our democracy and still expect to be protected by it,” Fort told CJR days before her arrest. “If the Constitution fails to protect US citizens, it will fail to protect the media, the free press." www.cjr.org/news/astonis...
The astonishing arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort.
In an interview, Fort described a challenge in her work documenting news in the Twin Cities: “Every independent journalist is kind of every person for themselves.” Two days later, officers came to her...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:04 AM
“You cannot be neutral about the dismantling of our democracy and still expect to be protected by it,” Fort told CJR days before her arrest. “If the Constitution fails to protect US citizens, it will fail to protect the media, the free press." www.cjr.org/news/astonis...
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Abolish ICE and fire all agents is the moderate position.
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Abolish ICE and fire all agents is the moderate position.
This pod must be added to the Wikipedia definition of Murc’s Law.
Today on Volts: I'm joined by the great @michaelhobbes.bsky.social to discuss "reactionary centrism," an intellectual tendency that's come to dominate US public life. You know the type: would never view themselves as conservative, yet finds voluntary pronoun use vastly more aggravating than fascism.
All about "reactionary centrism"
Michael Hobbes joins me to diagnose the pundit class's obsession with scolding the left while the right burns down the house.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This pod must be added to the Wikipedia definition of Murc’s Law.
Lively scene of LA teenagers and us older folks rallying outside Amazon offices in Santa Monica calling out Big Tech for powering state violence. Bonus sighting of @bcmerchant.bsky.social out reporting in the crowd.
January 30, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Lively scene of LA teenagers and us older folks rallying outside Amazon offices in Santa Monica calling out Big Tech for powering state violence. Bonus sighting of @bcmerchant.bsky.social out reporting in the crowd.
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NEW: I reviewed nearly 1,400 screenings at over 300 movie theaters in the united states, and I am here to report that I successfully found two (2) sold out Melania screenings. Read on at @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/we-fou...
We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
A WIRED analysis of nearly 1,400 Friday showtimes of Melania found only two with no tickets available. Both are before 3 pm.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:32 PM
NEW: I reviewed nearly 1,400 screenings at over 300 movie theaters in the united states, and I am here to report that I successfully found two (2) sold out Melania screenings. Read on at @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/we-fou...
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management is trying to open California’s public and unceded Indigenous lands to expanded oil and gas development. Re: Central Coast proposals, BOM is holding public hearings by webinar today. empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management is trying to open California’s public and unceded Indigenous lands to expanded oil and gas development. Re: Central Coast proposals, BOM is holding public hearings by webinar today. empsi.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Livestream of California Environmental Voters' climate forum with candidates for governor (Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, Xavier Becerra, and Eric Swalwell) happening now: www.youtube.com/live/OsLcWGl...
Our Climate Future: A Forum with California's Next Governor
YouTube video by California Environmental Voters
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January 29, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Livestream of California Environmental Voters' climate forum with candidates for governor (Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, Xavier Becerra, and Eric Swalwell) happening now: www.youtube.com/live/OsLcWGl...
The wrong ice is melting. The US is building up police state infrastructure at the expense of green infrastructure. Connections b/w ICE attacks and climate in this week's edition of The Drain.
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Abolishing ICE has Environmental Connections - Legal Planet
The wrong ICE is melting. The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The wrong ice is melting. The US is building up police state infrastructure at the expense of green infrastructure. Connections b/w ICE attacks and climate in this week's edition of The Drain.
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Our Jonathan Zasloff, a @law.ucla.edu professor who focuses on land use, called Trump’s new executive order “childish and irresponsible policy.”
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Trump signs executive order to 'preempt' permitting process for fire-destroyed homes in L.A.
Instead of going through the usual regulatory process, residents using federal emergency funds to rebuild would have certify compliance with local standards.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Our Jonathan Zasloff, a @law.ucla.edu professor who focuses on land use, called Trump’s new executive order “childish and irresponsible policy.”
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MAGA tries to paint caring helpers as losers or even domestic insurrectionists. We can reclaim the virtue of caring for the planet and people. There are connections between ICE attacks and the Trump administration’s assault on U.S. environmental protections. legal-planet.org/2026/01/27/a...
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
MAGA tries to paint caring helpers as losers or even domestic insurrectionists. We can reclaim the virtue of caring for the planet and people. There are connections between ICE attacks and the Trump administration’s assault on U.S. environmental protections. legal-planet.org/2026/01/27/a...
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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Patricia and Mark McCloskey brought weapons to a protest. They were honored as keynote speakers at the 2020 RNC.
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Patricia and Mark McCloskey brought weapons to a protest. They were honored as keynote speakers at the 2020 RNC.
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Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
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Alejandro Camacho (@alejandrocamacho.bsky.social) has joined us as a professor of law at @law.ucla.edu! The Emmett Institute keeps growing stronger. Read a Q&A with Camacho about his scholarship and policy-relevant advocacy at @legal-planet.org:
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Alejandro Camacho Joins UCLA Law Faculty - Legal Planet
At this critical moment in environmental law, the Emmett Institute at UCLA School of Law keeps growing stronger. We are pleased to welcome Alejandro Camacho, a renowned regulatory scholar, as a profes...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Alejandro Camacho (@alejandrocamacho.bsky.social) has joined us as a professor of law at @law.ucla.edu! The Emmett Institute keeps growing stronger. Read a Q&A with Camacho about his scholarship and policy-relevant advocacy at @legal-planet.org:
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Trump has turned his sights on the largest wholesale electricity market in the United States: PJM. Here’s why emergency power auctions for the AI overlords will do little to reduce electricity prices. legal-planet.org/2026/01/20/a...
Another White House Power Grab: PJM - Legal Planet
Why emergency power auctions for the artificial intelligence overlords will do little to reduce electricity prices.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Trump has turned his sights on the largest wholesale electricity market in the United States: PJM. Here’s why emergency power auctions for the AI overlords will do little to reduce electricity prices. legal-planet.org/2026/01/20/a...
California has a $43 billion problem: that’s the estimated cost of maintaining the state’s gas network over the next 20 years. That is an astronomical amount to spend on what state policy dictates will eventually become stranded assets. We have a new paper, first in a series, with recommendations.
California has been drafting various policies to accelerate its transition away from gas. Our E-CELL project is publishing a series of briefs to help provide legal insights. The first one is on SB 1221 and it's out today!
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Crafting a Roadmap for Zonal Decarbonization in California - Legal Planet
A new series of briefs from the UCLA Emmett Institute offers legal insights for the gas transition. First up: SB 1221.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
California has a $43 billion problem: that’s the estimated cost of maintaining the state’s gas network over the next 20 years. That is an astronomical amount to spend on what state policy dictates will eventually become stranded assets. We have a new paper, first in a series, with recommendations.
Altadena and the Palisades are moving forward but outcomes depend on survivors’ access to resources. It didn’t—and doesn’t—have to be this way. legal-planet.org/2025/12/23/o...
A Year After the LA Fires, Who’s Accountable for a Resilient Recovery? - Legal Planet
Altadena and the Palisades are moving forward but outcomes depend on survivors’ access to resources. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Altadena and the Palisades are moving forward but outcomes depend on survivors’ access to resources. It didn’t—and doesn’t—have to be this way. legal-planet.org/2025/12/23/o...
"In the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires, misinformation spread almost as fast as the flames"... fanned by a former reality TV star turned TikTok dude who now says he's running to be mayor of LA.
In the aftermath of the LA fires, misinformation spread almost as fast as the flames, including about legislation that could have helped the recovery. "Folks were reacting to information that was factually incorrect," our Julia Stein tells NPR's @juliaradio.bsky.social. www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy
Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media had an impact on California policy.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
"In the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires, misinformation spread almost as fast as the flames"... fanned by a former reality TV star turned TikTok dude who now says he's running to be mayor of LA.
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Job alert: Come work with us! The UCLA Emmett/Frankel Fellowship in Environmental Law and Policy is a full-time 2-year fellowship for the academic years 2026-2028. Candidates should have 2-5 years of post-JD experience. recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10733
Emmett Institute Fellowship in Environmental Law and Policy 2026-2028
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
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January 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Job alert: Come work with us! The UCLA Emmett/Frankel Fellowship in Environmental Law and Policy is a full-time 2-year fellowship for the academic years 2026-2028. Candidates should have 2-5 years of post-JD experience. recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10733
“Left primarily to their own devices in rebuilding, the fire-impacted communities are moving forward, but predictably, the outcomes look much different depending on individual survivors’ access to resources.
It didn’t — and doesn’t — have to be this way.” legal-planet.org/2025/12/23/o...
It didn’t — and doesn’t — have to be this way.” legal-planet.org/2025/12/23/o...
A Year After the LA Fires, Who’s Accountable for a Resilient Recovery? - Legal Planet
Altadena and the Palisades are moving forward but outcomes depend on survivors’ access to resources. It doesn’t have to be this way.
legal-planet.org
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“Left primarily to their own devices in rebuilding, the fire-impacted communities are moving forward, but predictably, the outcomes look much different depending on individual survivors’ access to resources.
It didn’t — and doesn’t — have to be this way.” legal-planet.org/2025/12/23/o...
It didn’t — and doesn’t — have to be this way.” legal-planet.org/2025/12/23/o...