"A series of letters from state energy regulators asking the Trump administration to act on coal plant closures was orchestrated by a coal lobbying group, emails show, raising questions about the independence of the public service commissioners."
"Power shutoffs affecting more than 1 million residents, scheduled by PG&E this week throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, have sparked a massive backlash, with many community members telling reporters that they are shocked that the company has not done more to upgrade its transmission lines."
This award recognizes an SEJ member for exceptional volunteer work. Volunteers are the lifeblood of SEJ. Member-volunteers organize tours and panels for the annual conference, implement the awards program, contribute to the SEJournal, serve as mentors and sit on any number of committees. Without the generous efforts of volunteers, SEJ wouldn’t have the same reach or influence, and it wouldn’t be the same warm, grassroots organization we all have come to love. At #SEJ2019, we were thrilled to award the Stolberg member-volunteer award to InsideClimate News reporter Jim Bruggers (pictured).
"Two-thirds of bird species in North America are at risk of extinction because of the climate crisis, according to a new report from researchers at the Audubon Society, a leading US conservation group."
"Commerce Department officials were responsible for drafting a statement that rebuked National Weather Service staff after they sent a tweet countering President Trump’s statements about Hurricane Dorian, according to a letter sent by the House Science committee Thursday."
"House Democrats on Thursday subpoenaed Energy Secretary Rick Perry for documentation of his involvement with President Trump's efforts to push the Ukrainian government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.
Perry is the latest Trump administration official to be issued a subpoena as part of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry, which is examining the president's efforts to persuade the Ukrainian government to investigate Biden, a leading Democratic presidential contender.
"Federal programs to help Americans move away from disaster-prone areas are skewed by the income levels of communities seeking help — rather than being based solely on the risk they face — new data shows, blunting an important tool for helping people cope with climate change."
"President Trump's border wall is going up between Arizona and Mexico, and it's generating controversy because of its proximity to the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Native Americans lands."https://www.npr.org/2019/10/11/769193107/border-wall-construction-in-arizona-bulldozes-cactus-columns [15]
"A top Senate Democrat is asking the owner of a controversial Kentucky aluminum mill to provide more details about a Russian oligarch’s investment in the project, including whether the partnership could provide the Russian company with access to sensitive information."
"California's top air regulator accused EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler of twisting facts for political purposes in a letter sent yesterday."
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[2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-11/coal-industry-pushed-state-regulators-to-lobby-for-power-rescue
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/after-avoiding-safety-upgrades-pge-hired-lobbyists-and-pr-instead
[4] https://theintercept.com/2019/10/11/pge-power-shutdown-california/
[5] https://www.sej.org/2019-david-stolberg-meritorious-service-award-winner
[6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/23-bird-species-north-america-could-vanish-climate-crisis
[7] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/10/bird-species-extinction-north-america-climate-crisis
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/commerce-staff-drafted-rebuke-nws-contradicting-trump-dorian
[9] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/465294-commerce-staff-drafted-statement-rebuking-weather-service-for
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/house-democrats-subpoena-rick-perry-impeachment-inquiry
[11] https://thehill.com/homenews/house/465277-house-democrats-subpoena-rick-perry-in-impeachment-inquiry
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rich-counties-get-more-help-escape-climate-risk-new-data-show
[13] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/climate/disaster-flood-buyouts-climate-change.html
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/border-wall-construction-arizona-bulldozes-cactus-columns
[15] https://www.npr.org/2019/10/11/769193107/border-wall-construction-in-arizona-bulldozes-cactus-columns
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/senate-democrat-raises-scrutiny-russian-investment-kentucky-mill
[17] https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/economy/article235907802.html
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-calif-air-regulator-fires-back-wheeler
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