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Los Angeles Fires Send a Message (and Who's Getting It?)

California Governor Newsom says LA blaze is ‘worst natural disaster in US history’

Op/Ed by Peter Kalmas

GreenPolicy360 recalls early warnings about climate change

Our friend George E. Brown who became a colleague was a first voice to rise in the US Congress to take on the questions -- and dangers -- of climate change.

• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/George_E._Brown_Jr

Look back to the origins of US climate science/earth science/atmospheric science, and there's an East Los Angeles Congressman, George Brown out in front. In many ways this work would go on to put in place a foundation and beginning of a modern environmental movement.

Let's take time to read again about a man who made a positive difference and changed the world for the better, even as the struggles continue.

When we speak of climate policy, George first acted to protect clean air above Los Angeles in the 1960s, then worked to create the EPA, environmental laws, and then pivoted in the 70s to become a leader of protecting what we call the "Thin Blue Layer" above home planet Earth.

We envisioned what the disruptions of a warming climate could bring. Now in Los Angeles the changing environment is delivering a disaster described as the region's worst in history, one that augurs more danger to come in the future.

This moment calls for increased awareness and action.

Congressman Brown was instrumental in proposing and establishing the Presidential Office of Science and Technology Policy in 1976. He was working alongside the National Academy of Sciences as they released a first-ever climate report in 1977. In 1977 he and the new Office of Science and Technology sent a first government warning of "climatic fluctuation" and "catastrophic" change to President Carter:

• https://greenpolicy360.net/w/File:1977_from_the_Office_of_Science_and_Technology_Policy.jpg

The First US Climate Act

• https://greenpolicy360.net/w/File:US_Public_Law_95-367.png

• https://greenpolicy360.net/images/1969_beginnings_of_the_modern_environmental_movement.pdf
• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Earth_Day_Memories_on_the_50th_Anniversary
• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:EarthScience_Missions_via_the_EOS_-_2022.png
• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Earth_Observing_System_-_fleet_of_satellites.png
• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/LANDSAT_and_Virginia_Tower_Norwood
• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Landsat,_a_50_year_legacy.png
• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:You_can_manage_only_what_you_can_measure_Dr_David_Crisp,_OCO-2,_June_2014_m.jpg
• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Earth-NASA.jpg

• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Climate_Change
• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Climate_Policy

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