"Will Trump Scrap NASA’s Climate Research Mission?"
"NASA does more than explore other planets; it studies our own. Agency scientists worry Donald Trump will abort the work."
Source: ProPublica, 12/13/2016
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Northeast Christmas Tree Farmers Get Drought In Their Stockings
"Drought has killed many young trees on farms across New England. Farmers are strugglng to adapt, by planting new varieties and considering drip irrigation systems."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 12/13/2016
"EPA: Agency's FOIA Adversary Now On The Inside"
"Christopher Horner, a relentless hunter of U.S. EPA documents, is now allowed inside the agency's walls."
Source: Greenwire, 12/13/2016
Contract Allows Canada Scientists To Talk About Research With Media
"A union representing public servants has reached a tentative contract that it says gives federal scientists the right to share their research with the media without first being designated official spokespeople."
Source: Canadian Press, 12/13/2016
Offshore Wind, Which Trump Fought In Scotland, Now Online In U.S.
"The Block Island Wind Farm, a 30 megawatt (or 30 million-watt) installment off the Rhode Island coast, went into regular operation Monday — marking the beginning of a bona fide new source of electricity in the United States."
Source: Wash Post, 12/13/2016
Pipeline Spills 176,000 Gallons Of Crude Into North Dakota Creek
"A pipeline leak has spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into a North Dakota creek roughly two and a half hours from Cannon Ball, where protesters are camped out in opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline."
Source: CNBC, 12/13/2016
After Years Of Drama, Farmers Score A Big Win In California Water Battle
"The California water bill now ready for the president's signature dramatically shifts 25 years of federal policy and culminates a long and fractious campaign born in the drought-stricken San Joaquin Valley."
Source: McClatchy, 12/13/2016
Gates Leads $1 Billion Clean Energy Fund To Fight Climate Change
"Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates is heading a $1 billion venture fund that will invest in clean energy technology to combat climate change."
Source: Reuters, 12/13/2016
"Investment Funds Worth Trillions Are Dropping Fossil Fuel Stocks"
"Investors controlling more than $5 trillion in assets have committed to dropping some or all fossil fuel stocks from their portfolios, according to a new report tracking the trend."
Source: NY Times, 12/13/2016
