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"Megadroughts Could Return To Southwestern U.S." [1]

"Severe droughts parched western North America hundreds of years ago. They may return, thanks to climate change."

Source: National Geographic [2], 07/26/2019

Small Towns Fear They Are Unprepared For Future Climate-Driven Flooding [3]

"It technically began last fall when Hurricane Florence swelled the Ohio River, but really it was all the unnamed storms that came after it — one after another after another, bringing rain on rain on rain across the central U.S. until the Mississippi River hit flood stage this winter."

Source: NPR [4], 07/26/2019

Interior Whistleblowers Say Agency Has Sidelined Scientists Under Trump [5]

"Former Interior Department employees who say they experienced retaliation at the agency for their work on scientific endeavors appeared before lawmakers Thursday, sparking political wrangling over the role of scientists in the Trump administration."

Source: The Hill [6], 07/26/2019

"It’s So Hot in Paris That They’re Drinking Water Instead of Wine" [7]

"Paris is burning. It was 108 degrees in the French capital on Thursday—smashing the all-time record by a full four degrees. On Wednesday afternoon, electricity consumption had broken another record. Then the national weather site crashed. It’s down again today."

Source: Slate [8], 07/26/2019

Carmakers, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule, Strike Deal With California [9]

"Four of the world’s largest automakers have struck a deal with California to reduce automobile emissions, siding with the state in its fight with President Trump over one of his most consequential regulatory rollbacks."

Source: NY Times [10], 07/26/2019

"CNN To Host Climate Crisis Town Hall With 2020 Democratic Candidates" [11]

"CNN will host a Democratic presidential town hall in September focused on the climate crisis. The event will take place on Wednesday, September 4, in New York City. CNN is inviting candidates who meet the Democratic National Committee's polling threshold for the September primary debate to participate, meaning they've reached at least 2% in four approved polls by August 28."

Source: CNN [12], 07/26/2019

"Inquiries at EPA's Science Integrity Office Spike Under Trump" [13]

"Inquiries to the Environmental Protection Agency office that protects science have spiked during the Trump administration amid widespread reports that political appointees have interfered with the work of career employees."

"Bipartisan Senators Fight 'Political Considerations' In New EPA FOIA Rule" [14]

"A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back against the new public records policy at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), saying it may violate the law by giving political appointees the power to hold back requested information.

“The rule purports to make numerous changes to the EPA’s FOIA process that appear to run contrary to the letter and spirit of FOIA, thus undermining the American people’s right to access information from the EPA,” the senators wrote in a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, referring to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

"Scientific Integrity Policies Now Dead Letters" [15]

"Washington, DC — The odds of scientists successfully correcting breaches in scientific integrity are slim to none, according to an analysis by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Very few scientists report research misconduct under official agency scientific integrity policies and almost none of those complaints are investigated, and even fewer sustained."

"Autopsy On Act Of Scientific Suppression" [16]

"Washington, DC — A controversial decision to pull the plug on a federal study of the socio-economic impacts of coal strip mining has no identified author, according to documents obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Nor were the reasons behind the action pinpointed, as key documents are still being withheld as “deliberative.”"

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