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.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Air monitors installed at some industrial facilities showed FAR higher emissions than the estimates, records viewed by @lisalsong.bsky.social @propublica.org show. That's key b/c the Trump admin has halted rules requiring 130+ plants to install such air monitors. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Air monitors installed at some industrial facilities showed FAR higher emissions than the estimates, records viewed by @lisalsong.bsky.social @propublica.org show. That's key b/c the Trump admin has halted rules requiring 130+ plants to install such air monitors. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Meet Forrest Smith, the sole National Park Service employee who was responsible for cleaning up dozens of abandoned oil and gas wells at national parks across the country. He was just let go, reports @maxinejoselow.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/c...
He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Meet Forrest Smith, the sole National Park Service employee who was responsible for cleaning up dozens of abandoned oil and gas wells at national parks across the country. He was just let go, reports @maxinejoselow.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/c...
A Nov. 11 deadline is looming for Colorado River water negotiators to reach consensus on a plan for managing the river water that seven states share. Reminder that the Bureau of Reclamation actually has the legal authority to stop the waste of Colorado River water NOW. law.ucla.edu/news/nrdc-an...
NRDC and Waterkeepers File Petition to Enforce the Law on Threatened Colorado River
The Colorado River — a vital water source for 40 million people in the Southwest — is seriously imperiled by overallocation and the effects of climate change. The need to swiftly reform the use of Col...
law.ucla.edu
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A Nov. 11 deadline is looming for Colorado River water negotiators to reach consensus on a plan for managing the river water that seven states share. Reminder that the Bureau of Reclamation actually has the legal authority to stop the waste of Colorado River water NOW. law.ucla.edu/news/nrdc-an...
California’s fire-safety ‘Zone Zero’ regulations face a Dec. 31 deadline, but state officials are likely to blow by it, reports LAT’s @nohaggerty.bsky.social, “as they struggle to balance fire safety with what’s reasonable for homeowners.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
How Zone Zero, designed to protect California homes from wildfire, became plagued with controversy and delays
California needs new rules to help future wildfires from destroying homes and businesses. But Zone Zero regulations, a key tenet of the state's plans, have roiled homeowners.
www.latimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
California’s fire-safety ‘Zone Zero’ regulations face a Dec. 31 deadline, but state officials are likely to blow by it, reports LAT’s @nohaggerty.bsky.social, “as they struggle to balance fire safety with what’s reasonable for homeowners.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
One person who made both TIME and @grist.org’s Climate Leaders list was Riley Duren, California-based founder of Carbon Mapper, the free mapping tool that observes greenhouse gas pollution and fills in gaps in existing emissions data down to the facility or equipment level. grist.org/fix/grist-50...
Introducing the 2025 Grist 50 list
Climate solutions are more important now than ever. Read about 50 leaders shaping the future of climate progress.
grist.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
One person who made both TIME and @grist.org’s Climate Leaders list was Riley Duren, California-based founder of Carbon Mapper, the free mapping tool that observes greenhouse gas pollution and fills in gaps in existing emissions data down to the facility or equipment level. grist.org/fix/grist-50...
Big names in climate science are responding to Bill Gates‘ climate memo. @coveringclimatenow.org & @sammyroth.bsky.social hold a live panel discussion later today with @katharinehayhoe.com, @weatherwest.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social to dissect Gates-Gate.
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Ahead of this month's COP30 summit in Brazil, billionaire investor Bill Gates is advising world leaders that global warming "wi...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Big names in climate science are responding to Bill Gates‘ climate memo. @coveringclimatenow.org & @sammyroth.bsky.social hold a live panel discussion later today with @katharinehayhoe.com, @weatherwest.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social to dissect Gates-Gate.
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A good read from @kaiserkuo.bsky.social at The Ideas Letter taking stock of China and retiring the familiar framing of China Rising. “China is now shaping the trajectory of development, setting the pace economically, technologically, and institutionally." www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
The Great Reckoning - The Ideas Letter
The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about…
www.theideasletter.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A good read from @kaiserkuo.bsky.social at The Ideas Letter taking stock of China and retiring the familiar framing of China Rising. “China is now shaping the trajectory of development, setting the pace economically, technologically, and institutionally." www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
Pakistani farmers are looking for compensation from polluters. They have begun the process of taking legal action against two of Germany’s most polluting companies, @isabellakaminski.bsky.social reports for the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pakistani farmers to sue German polluters over climate-linked flood damage
Claimants seek compensation from RWE and Heidelberg Materials after extreme flooding destroyed harvests
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Pakistani farmers are looking for compensation from polluters. They have begun the process of taking legal action against two of Germany’s most polluting companies, @isabellakaminski.bsky.social reports for the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Unusual, prolonged periods of both drought and rain are confusing coffee plants on this Brazil farm I toured. This means some of the plants start flowering at the wrong time of year — twice a year sometimes instead of just once — which drains the energy of the plant and the fruit goes to waste.
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Unusual, prolonged periods of both drought and rain are confusing coffee plants on this Brazil farm I toured. This means some of the plants start flowering at the wrong time of year — twice a year sometimes instead of just once — which drains the energy of the plant and the fruit goes to waste.
Good LA Times resource here for Angelenos: www.latimes.com/travel/list/...
Where you can volunteer in L.A. to help those affected by disruptions to SNAP benefits
Local nonprofits have been stepping up to fill in the gap by hosting free grocery pop-up markets and other events to help those who need food now — not later.
www.latimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Good LA Times resource here for Angelenos: www.latimes.com/travel/list/...