We haven’t forgotten the LA wildfires

One year ago today, Los Angeles was on fire. ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ ͏ ‌     ­ Pamela, One year ago today, Los Angeles was on fire. Families fled with minutes notice. Entire neighborhoods were swallowed by smoke and ash. Lives were upended -- not by chance, but by a crisis we've been warning about for years. While wildfires spread, Trump and his administration chose to abandon their responsibility -- slashing FEMA recovery aid, repealing climate investments, blocking clean energy solutions, and leaving states and communities to fend for themselves. Instead of preventing disasters or helping recovery efforts, they protected fossil fuel profits and played political games, while calling it leadership. These weren't isolated events. Across the country, people are living through stronger storms, longer heatwaves, worse flooding, and more destructive fires -- all made worse by climate denial and political negligence. California stepped up where the federal government failed -- mobilizing resources, investing in resilience, and fighting fires made worse by climate change. But states cannot keep filling a federal void forever. Too many of us have faced extreme weather emergencies of our own. We want to know, Pamela, have you ever experienced an extreme weather crisis -- like a wildfire, flood, hurricane, heat wave, or storm? SHARE YOUR STORY When you speak out, you help us: Show the real human cost of climate inaction and political negligence; Expose how federal failures are making disasters deadlier and more expensive; and Build pressure for leaders to invest in clean energy, disaster prevention, and community protection -- before the next fire season hits. Trump may want to turn a blind eye when disaster strikes -- but your story proves that we need lawmakers ready to tackle the climate crisis and stand up for communities. Thank you for standing with us in this movement, Climate Power DONATE Climate Power 815 Black Lives Matter Plaza NW, Suite 4100 Washington, DC 20006 United States CLIMATEPOWER.US | INFO@CLIMATEPOWER.US Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Climate Power, please click here.