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"Exxon Misled the Public on Climate Change, Study Says" [1]

"As Exxon Mobil responded to news reports in 2015 that said that the company had spread doubt about the risks of climate change despite its own extensive research in the field, it urged the public to “read the documents” for themselves. Now two Harvard researchers have done just that, reviewing nearly 200 documents representing Exxon’s research and its public statements and concluding that the company “misled the public” about climate change even as its own scientists were recognizing greenhouse gas emissions as a risk to the planet."

Source: NY Times [2], 08/24/2017

"Federal Electricity Study Hints at Future Support for Coal" [3]

"The Trump administration on Wednesday released a major report urging actions to protect the “reliability and resilience” of the nation’s electric grid, a move that could lay the groundwork for future support of America’s ailing coal and nuclear industries."

Source: NY Times [4], 08/24/2017

Hurricane Warning Issued For Texas As Harvey Regains Strength In Gulf [5]

"A hurricane warning was issued for the Texas coast Thursday morning, as Harvey regained tropical storm strength as it drifted in the Gulf of Mexico."

Source: USA TODAY [6], 08/24/2017

Dan Fagin Talk and Book Signing at Point Park University [7]

Join Point Park University’s Environmental Journalism Program at 7:00 p.m. on Sep 7, 2017 to listen to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and SEJ member/past president Dan Fagin speak on his career writing in environmental science. Free registration required.

Endangered Whales Won't Reach Half Of Pre-Hunting Numbers By 2100 [8]

"Research finds endangered Antarctic blue, fin and southern right whales struggling to recover despite hunting bans".

Source: Guardian [9], 08/23/2017

Secret Border-Wall Work At Wildlife Sanctuaries Galvanizes Opposition [10]

"Federal officials and contractors months ago surreptitiously began what appears to be preparation work for construction of border wall on the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in South Texas. Word recently got out and has galvanized opposition to that plan – and to the way it has been carried out."

Source: Texas Climate News [11], 08/23/2017

"Pollution Buildup At Conowingo Dam May Harm Chesapeake Bay Cleanup" [12]

"A decades-long effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, is showing signs of success. But scientists now say progress could be hindered by a hydroelectric dam, located on the Susquehanna River in northern Maryland."

Source: NPR [13], 08/23/2017

"Where's the Kelp? Warm Ocean Takes Toll On Undersea Forests" [14]

"When diving in the Gulf of Maine a few years back, Jennifer Dijkstra expected to be swimming through a flowing kelp forest that had long served as a nursery and food for juvenile fish and lobster. But Dijkstra, a University of New Hampshire marine biologist, saw only a patchy seafloor before her."

Source: AP [15], 08/23/2017

"Climate Change May Shrink the World’s Fish" [16]

"A new study suggests warming sea temperatures could result in smaller fish sizes."

Source: National Geographic [17], 08/23/2017

"EPA Budget Cuts Threaten To Slow Uranium Cleanup At Navajo Nation" [18]

"CHURCH ROCK, N.M. – Angie Hood grew up in a remote valley tucked along the edge of the Navajo Nation. On hot summer days, Hood and her three siblings would tend to the family’s sheep, play football in a steep-banked arroyo and explore the piñon-studded mesas. Then, to cool off, they would splash in a pool of water that streamed from a pipe. At the time, the Hood children had no idea they were playing in radioactive waste."

Source: Reveal [19], 08/23/2017

Dan Fagin Talk and Book Signing at Point Park University [7]

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