Trump climate rollbacks fuel California activism and coastal defense
Environmental groups mobilize against administration's assault on clean energy rules and coast protections.
What to know
- Trump administration is rolling back power plant emissions limits, attempting to open California coast to oil drilling, and dismantling clean energy initiatives despite global climate crisis.
- Climate activists are mobilizing large-scale public opposition: hundreds attended an August Santa Monica hearing on coastal protection, with 18,000 filing supporting comments online.
- Established movements like Third Act (tens of thousands of members in 30 states) and grassroots campaigns targeting corporate sponsors are escalating direct action against both government policy and private sector fossil fuel ties.
- Activists frame this as a moment requiring broad civic participation, with plans for nationwide clean energy promotion and targeted pressure on corporations like the Dodgers and Disneyland.
“We do it all, from promoting climate-friendly candidates to running phone banks and testifying at public meetings.”
Zan Dubin, Third Act communications consultant · LA Times ↗ · Sep 18
Trump administration Federal government implementing climate rollbacksBill McKibben Environmental activist and authorThird Act National climate advocacy movementZan Dubin Communications consultant for Third Act/SoCal
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LA Times columnist ties Trump climate policies to surging activism
Steve Lopez argues that Trump's environmental rollbacks are fueling widespread climate activism, with established movements like Third Act (founded five years ago with tens of thousands of members 60 and older) and newer grassroots organizing intensifying resistance across California.
“Yes, I am discouraged. … But I am not despairing. We're reacting to multiple crises, and we're led by a pack of fools, so why would anybody not stand up?”
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We don’t need AI to threaten the future of humanity. We’ve got Trump’s climate policies https://www. latimes.com/california/story/2 026-09-19/we-dont-need-ai-to-threaten-humanity-we-got-trumps-climate-policies?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Politics @ politics-thenewsdesk
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We don’t need AI to threaten humanity. We got Trump’s climate policies https://www. byteseu.com/2379776/ # AI # attack # Bilal # CaliforniaCoast # CleanEnergyInitiative # ClimateAction # ClimatePolicy # Davis # dubin # environment # future # humanity # people # ThirdAct # time # trump
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Hundreds attend Santa Monica hearing to defend California coastal authority — Hundreds of people show up at a Santa Monica hearing of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency to defend California's authority to govern its own coast, with 18,000 more people filing comments online in support.
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Trump administration rolls back power plant emissions limits and opens coast to drilling — The Trump administration rolls back limits on power plant emissions, attempts to open the California coast to more oil drilling, and sabotages the state's goals on emission controls and electric vehicle conversion.
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2 outlets Lopez: We don't need AI to threaten the future of humanity. We've got Trump's climate policies
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