LA Wildfires Devastate Communities, Biden Drops Forest Protection Plan, and Tiny Microbes Could Save the Planet

Environment News by PocketPod

As California grapples with unprecedented wildfires forcing thousands to evacuate, questions emerge about our relationship with nature and climate policy, highlighted by the administration's surprising retreat from old-growth forest protection. Yet amid these environmental challenges, scientists are finding hope in unexpected places - from household microbes that could capture carbon to new national monuments protecting critical ecosystems, though these efforts face their own hurdles as freshwater species decline and microplastics infiltrate our food chain.