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Report: U.S. air pollution monitoring network falling into disrepair – GAO
Reuters discusses Exclusive: U.S. air pollution monitoring network falling into disrepair – GAO report. The U.S. air pollution monitoring network has fallen into disrepair after years of budget cuts and neglect, leaving tens of millions of Americans vulnerable to undetected bad air quality from events like wildfires to industrial pollution, […]
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Toxic Sites in danger from Climate Change
NBC News discusses the toxic sites near you that are threatened by climate change. Maps show that New Jersey has the most Superfund sites facing climate threats, followed by Florida, California and Pennsylvania. This interactive map was published in partnership with InsideClimate News, a nonprofit, independent news outlet that covers […]
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Report: How lessons from Isle de Jean Charles could guide federal climate migration planning
The New Orleans Advocate discusses how lessons from Isle de Jean Charles could guide federal climate migration planning.
The relocation of Isle de Jean Charles’ residents from their disappearing island could help the federal government develop a model for moving more people away from rising seas, stronger […]
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The U.S. Needs to Address Its Climate Migration Problem
Scientific American discusses why the U.S. needs to address its climate migration problem. With rising seas threatening coastal communities, federal watchdog warns the government’s scattershot approach needs revising.
Rising seas, storm surges and coastal flooding are displacing communities from Alaska to Louisiana to Maryland.
It’s time for Congress to get serious […]
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Study: The Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution to society
Yale Climate Connections discusses how the Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution to society, new research finds. A recent study estimates that the ‘social cost of carbon’ is 100 times greater than the agency’s estimate.
In December 2017, congressional Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office to […]
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Report: Trump Boosts Deregulation by Undervaluing Cost of Climate Change
The New York Times discusses a GAO report – Trump Boosts Deregulation by Undervaluing Cost of Climate Change. The Government Accountability Office has found that the Trump administration is undervaluing the cost of climate change to boost its deregulatory efforts.
A federal report released on Tuesday found the Trump […]
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Report: The Trump administration cooks the climate change numbers once again
The Hill discusses how the Trump administration cooks the climate change numbers once again.
In its campaign against action on greenhouse gas emissions, one of the more subtle moves by the Trump administration is its manipulation of the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC). This number is used to represent the […]
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Reports: ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION: ANOTHER CORONAVIRUS CASUALTY?
The Center for Public Integrity discusses whether access to government information is another coronavirus casualty. A new report raises questions about Freedom of Information Act.
This week marks “Sunshine Week,” when civic groups and media organizations, among others, promote openness in government.
But as federal agencies respond to the escalating […]
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Report: Not all bases factoring extreme weather, climate change into planning, GAO says
This article discusses a GAO report that shows that not all military bases are factoring extreme weather and climate change into planning.
After several bases suffered devastating effects from extreme weather last year, a government report released Wednesday found that the military has not consistently assessed weather risks […]
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ELIZABETH WARREN PRESSES PENTAGON ON ITS PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
This The Intercept article discusses how Elizabeth Warren is pressing GAO and the Pentagon to disclose what it is doing to counter climate change.
Specifically, Warren and Reed have asked the GAO to investigate three questions:
To what extent does climate change pose a threat to facilities and operations of key private […]
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