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Global inaction on fossil fuel and plastic treaties, the dismantling of federal agencies and regulations and the rapid rise of data centers were just a few of the consequential stories that Inside Climate News tracked in 2025.

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

A man uses a wrench stuck into a pipe to turn off a burning gas line during the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8 in Altadena, Calif. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

LA Wildfire Survivors Want to Rebuild All-Electric, but a Utility Is Using Customer Funds to Incentivize Gas Appliances

By Hilary Beaumont

For Many Disabled Fire Victims in Los Angeles, a Continuing Trauma

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

A man views his property as it burns during the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County on Jan. 8. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

Taking Stock in Altadena Nine Months After the Devastating LA Fires

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Nicholas Spada Spent Months Analyzing Smoke From the LA Fires. He Thinks People Have a Right to Know, and ‘Air Is Everything.’

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

A Neighborhood Burned, a Home Saved, a Future in Question

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxic Hazards Left Behind

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

Black Residents of Altadena Struggle to Hang on to Their Community After LA Fires

By Rambo Talabong

Plumes of smoke fill the sky as a brush fire burns on Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Credit: David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images

How Should You Clean Your House After It’s Engulfed in Wildfire Smoke?

By Anna Gibbs

An aerial view of Orchard Hills in Irvine, Calif., where homes have been built to be fire-resistant. The neighborhood handled a fire very well in 2020 due to home construction, community planning, and partnership with the city. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Burned Homes Can Be Rebuilt More Resilient to Wildfires, but Many Homeowners Can’t Afford the Price

By Diana Kruzman

School Disruptions from the LA Fires Hit Latino, Disadvantaged and English-Language Learners Hardest, Experts Find

By Liza Gross

An aerial view shows homes burned in the Eaton Fire on Feb. 5 in Altadena, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Public Radio’s David Brancaccio Mulls the Surprising Pluses and Minuses of Rebuilding in LA After the Fires

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Incarcerated firefighters from the Growlersburg crew hike up a mountain to control the Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County on Jan. 23. Credit: Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images

Pride, Peril and $56 a Month: One Formerly Incarcerated California Firefighter’s Story

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires

By Bob Berwyn

LA Fire Victims Have Become ‘Dysregulated,’ Making it Hard to Focus and Make Decisions

By Nina Dietz

A Novelist Imagined a Climate-Driven Wildfire Burning LA, Then Watched It Happen

By Michael Kodas

Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?

By Liza Gross

Wildfire Rebuilds Are an Opportunity to Build More Resilient and Sustainable Homes. But That Comes With Controversy

By Wyatt Myskow

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