This weekend, as we look around the country, we see that a significant portion of the population is displaced, evacuated from their own homes because of wildfires, floods, winds, tornadoes, mudslides or even failures of critical infrastructure like bridges, roads, and dams. This is not a new phenomenon—it’s familiar from the last several years, as the planet heats up. Since Trump returned to office in 2025, his administration has continued to eliminate regulated climate control protections and advance the use of contributors to the problem, oil, gas, and coal.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
