"An internal assessment of threats aimed at Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, undercuts claims made by Mr. Pruitt’s security team to justify millions of dollars in security expenditures, according to an internal document obtained by a Senate Democrat."
Twice a month through July, the Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment's new webinar series will bring together experts to examine particular Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)/Negative Emissions Technologies. First in the series, an overview of the carbon removal conversation, is Apr 17, 12:30-1:30 PM ET. Free registration required.
"With more than 90 percent of California's wetlands gone, some unlikely bedfellows are working together to bring habitat back."
The Great Lakes are not only the largest fresh water system in the world, supplying drinking water to tens of millions. They also face a range of environmental woes that make them ready fodder for reporters. This week’s TipSheet runs down some ongoing developments, plus key resources to cover them.
"LONDON - The United Nations’ shipping agency is under pressure this week to agree on a plan to cut carbon emissions from the sector, following years of slow progress, but the strategy could fall well short of what is required to limit global warming."
"Four nor’easters hit New Jersey in March, disrupting everyday life, flooding coastal streets and forcing some island residents to find higher ground or risk being stranded."
"A ruling by a San Diego federal judge allowing construction of President Donald Trump’s border wall to go ahead will be appealed by two entities that opposed it, including the state Attorney General."
"At least a dozen federal agencies today signed an agreement to streamline the environmental permitting process, a White House official confirmed to E&E News."
"Scientists, environmentalists, and anyone who lives within a hundred miles of the winding Mississippi River will tell you—have told you, repeatedly, for 150 years—that efforts to tame the river have only made it more feral. But scientists would like more than intuition, more than a history of 18th-century river level gauges and discharge stations, more than written and folkloric memory. They would like proof.
"Senate Republicans fear they wouldn’t be able to confirm another nominee if Trump’s beleaguered EPA chief is ousted."
