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Climate Denying GWPF Academic Resigns In Wake of Greenpeace Sting [1]

"Climate denier Professor Ross McKitrick has resigned as chairman of the academic advisory council of Lord Lawson’s Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), according to a statement released by the charity."

Source: DeSmog UK [2], 01/08/2016

"Paiute Indians Assert Legacy on Occupied Wildlife Refuge Land" [3]

"BURNS, Ore. — Hundreds of residents crammed into a building at the Harney County Fairgrounds here on Wednesday night, far surpassing the capacity of the rows of brown metal folding chairs set up on a concrete floor, to talk in often deeply emotional terms about their community — and just who should be in charge of its destiny."

Source: NY Times [4], 01/08/2016

"NOAA Says 2015 Was U.S.' Second Hottest Year On Record" [5]

"Last year was the second hottest on record in the contiguous United States, and included 10 major weather and climate events, such as droughts and storms, that each led to over $1 billion in damages, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday."

Source: Reuters [6], 01/08/2016

"Human Imprint Has Thrust Earth Into New Geological Epoch : Study" [7]

"The indelible imprint left by human beings on Earth has become so clear that it justifies naming a new geological epoch after mankind, experts said on Thursday."

Source: Reuters [8], 01/08/2016

"EPA Science Panel Faults Agency’s Drilling-Water Study" [9]

"A panel of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency science advisers is strongly criticizing last year’s much-cited EPA report that agency officials had tried to tout as finding that the nation’s natural gas drilling and production boom had not led to “widespread, systematic” impacts on drinking water supplies."

Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail [10], 01/08/2016

People Are Starving In East Africa -- Again -- As The World Looks Away [11]

"Humanitarian groups are growing increasingly concerned about two hunger emergencies unfolding in East Africa -- one caused by drought, the other by war."

Source: LA Times [12], 01/08/2016

The Year Ahead in Energy and the Environment: Stories to Watch in 2016 [13]

As the Paris climate agreement rolls out, the U.S. presidential race speeds up, and the Supreme Court weighs in, 2016 is already a banner year for environment and energy news. On February 11, the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program presented our fourth annual “Year Ahead in Environment and Energy” event in Washington, DC. Leading reporters and editors discussed breaking news from the Supreme Court, climate accord prospects and other critical issues of 2016.

Watch the webcast recap here. [14] See photos here. [15]
"So This Is What Could Happen in 2016 in Environmental Policy News," [16] Energy and Environment blog, Bloomberg BNA, Feb 11, 2016.

The Year Ahead in Energy and the Environment: Stories to Watch in 2016 [17]

As the Paris climate agreement rolls out and the U.S. presidential race speeds up, this will be a banner year for environment and energy news. Join the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program for the fourth annual “Year Ahead in Environment and Energy” event in Washington, DC, where leading reporters and editors will discuss the critical issues that will shape 2016.

"The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare" [18]

"Rob Bilott was a corporate defense attorney for eight years. Then he took on an environmental suit that would upend his entire career — and expose a brazen, decades-long history of chemical pollution."

Source: NY Times [19], 01/07/2016

"Monsanto Increases Job Cuts As Corn, Chemical Sales Slump" [20]

"Monsanto Co said a souring farm economy and currency woes will push its 2016 earnings to the lower end of expectations, while a cost-cutting drive will lead the world's largest seed company to slash more jobs."

Source: Reuters [21], 01/07/2016

The Year Ahead in Energy and the Environment: Stories to Watch in 2016 [17]

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