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Tillerson Admits Climate Risk, Avoids Exxon’s Role In Sowing Doubt [1]

"Secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson on Wednesday said he believes 'the risk of climate change does exist, and the consequences could be serious enough that action should be taken.' But while the Obama administration and other world leaders have aggressively pursued efforts to slash carbon dioxide emissions and stave off global warming, the former ExxonMobil chief executive expressed little such urgency when testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill Wednesday."

Source: Wash Post [2], 01/12/2017

Obama’s Energy Department Moves To Stop Political Attacks On Scientists [3]

"Days ahead of the Trump Administration taking power, the US Department of Energy released long-demanded rules on Wednesday to protect its scientists from political harassment."

Source: Buzzfeed [4], 01/12/2017

Interior Dept. Calls For Major Changes To ‘Modernize’ Fed Coal Program [5]

"With just days until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Department of the Interior finalized a report Wednesday calling for major changes to the federal coal program by which the U.S. manages the leasing of land to companies for exploration and production across 570 million publicly owned acres."

Source: Wash Post [6], 01/12/2017

"DEP Accepts Plan to Curb Toxic Chemical in NJ’s Drinking Water" [7]

"Surveys have shown the presence of PFNA in New Jersey’s public water systems is much higher than the national rate".

Source: NJ Spotlight [8], 01/11/2017

"The Detective of Northern Oddities" [9]

"When a creature mysteriously turns up dead in Alaska—be it a sea otter, polar bear, or humpback whale—veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek gets the call. Her necropsies reveal cause of death and causes for concern as climate change frees up new pathogens and other dangers in a vast, thawing north."

Source: Outside [10], 01/11/2017

30 Years Later, Blackfoot Tribes See Environmental Win On Sacred Grounds [11]

"U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the final two oil and gas leases in a wilderness area bordering Glacier National Park that's sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of Montana and Canada."

Source: AP [12], 01/11/2017

"A Bumblebee Gets New Protection on Obama’s Way Out" [13]

"The Obama administration, rushing to secure its environmental legacy, has increased protection for a humble bumblebee."

Source: NY Times [14], 01/11/2017

Sessions Failed To Disclose Oil Interests As Required: Ethics Experts [15]

"Attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions did not disclose his ownership of oil interests on land in Alabama as required by federal ethics rules, according to an examination of state records and independent ethics lawyers who reviewed the documents."

Source: Wash Post [16], 01/11/2017

Anti-Vax Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Will Chair Trump’s Vaccine Safety Panel [17]

"Outspoken vaccine critic Robert Kennedy Jr. has accepted a position within Donald Trump’s administration as chair of a panel on vaccine safety and scientific integrity — the clearest sign yet of the president-elect’s suspicions about vaccines."

Source: STAT [18], 01/11/2017

"640 Companies To Trump: Stay The Course On Clean Energy" [19]

"A total of 640 businesses and investors sent a letter to President-elect Trump and Congress on Tuesday, strongly urging continued investment in the clean energy sector. The letter, coordinated by the nonprofit group Ceres, which works with investors and companies to promote sustainability, contains big tech names like Adobe, SalesForce, eBay, HP, SolarCity, Symantec and Tesla."

Source: Mashable [20], 01/11/2017

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