Climate Change

"A Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research"

"An official at the Interior Department embarked on a campaign that has inserted misleading language about climate change — including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial — into the agency’s scientific reports, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Source: NY Times, 03/03/2020

New NOAA Dorian Emails Show Tenuous Trump Scientific Credibility

"New emails released from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show how much concern there was within the agency, and how much questioning and anger from the outside, regarding the credibility of its critical-to-life hurricane forecasts as a result of actions taken during Hurricane Dorian last fall."

Source: Washington Post, 03/02/2020

"New EPA Rule Change Saves Industry Money but Exacts a Climate Cost"

"This week, EPA Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler signed a new rule that relaxes the requirements that owners and operators of refrigeration equipment have leak detection and maintenance programs for hydrofluorocarbons, a set of refrigerants often referred to as 'climate super-pollutants.'"

Source: InsideClimate News, 03/02/2020

"Murkowski, Manchin Introduce Major Energy Legislation"

"Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Thursday introduced a long-awaited energy package that's shaping up to be the best chance this year for passing legislation to expand the use of cleaner forms of energy."

Source: The Hill, 02/28/2020

Flaring Expert Finds Big Problems In Texas Oil And Gas Regulator Report

"The amount of natural gas that oil companies burn off in Texas as a waste product could power every home in the state. It’s an industry practice known as flaring, and as it grows, so do pollution and waste associated with oil extraction. So last week, a top state oil and gas regulator produced a report on it."

Source: KUT, 02/27/2020

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