Mar 30, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
For the past year, climate scientists have been skirting words that have been labeled by the Trump administration as too “woke.” In March 2025, a memo sent out by the USDA Agricultural Research Service included a list of 100-plus newly-banned words and... 
Mar 24, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Seventy-seven percent of U.S. national parks are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, according to a recent study funded by the National Park Service. The analysis evaluated 259 park units across the contiguous United States, and found that two-thirds... 
Apr 16, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
A federal judge ruled that federal agencies unlawfully froze funds awarded under Biden-era climate and infrastructure spending laws. The agencies, including the Agriculture, Energy, Interior, and Housing departments, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Office... 
Jan 21, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
In the first few hours of his second term, President Donald Trump declared a national energy “emergency” along with other executive orders that seek to expand oil and gas production, unravel Biden-era environmental policies, and withdraw from international climate... 
Oct 11, 2024 | Look West Newsletter
According to a new analysis, the world has lost a “catastrophic” 73 percent of wildlife populations in the past 50 years. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Zoological Society of London track over five thousand species of amphibians, birds, fish,...