"President Trump named Neil Chatterjee to be the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Wednesday, replacing previous chairman Kevin McIntyre, who cited unspecified “health issues” in stepping aside."
"That agenda has left farmers ill-prepared to cope with effects of climate change—droughts, heat and storms—while neglecting a key climate solution."
"Conventional political wisdom says you don’t talk about climate change on the campaign trail. ... But that’s starting to change."
"Technologies that suck carbon dioxide out of the air will likely be crucial to meeting global climate goals, and they'll need more investment to reach scale."
"New York’s attorney general sued Exxon Mobil on Wednesday, claiming the company defrauded shareholders by downplaying the expected risks of climate change to its business."
"In the hours since Super Typhoon Yutu barreled through the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday, those living in the region are already calling it the worst storm they have ever experienced."
"Fueled by bountiful swamps that provide a steady supply of marsh rabbits, deer, wading birds and other meals, Burmese pythons in Florida have rapidly adapted to become hardier and more resistant to cold than their Asian cousins, a new study has found."
"Five years ago, assigning wickedness to the purple urchin, a shellfish the size of a plum with quarter-inch spikes, would have been absurd. That was before the urchins mowed down Northern California’s kelp forests."
"A trove of emails obtained by HuffPost sheds light on the ongoing relationship between the Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality chief, Bill Wehrum, and people at his former law and lobbying firm. This latest instance of Trump appointees communicating with previous employers highlights the extent to which corporate interests have gained access to crucial government decision-makers and raises questions about the usefulness of President Donald Trump’s ethics rules.
"GOP candidates in Arizona, Texas and Florida face environmental attacks, but party strategists think voters won’t care."
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