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Trump ignored climate. 5 things are happening anyway
E&E News discusses how Trump ignored climate at the Republican convention. 5 things are happening anyway.
In four days of speeches lasting more than eight hours at the Republican National Convention, climate change was never mentioned as a threat to the country.
That silence stands apart from the climate alarm bells that […]
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A second Trump term would mean severe and irreversible changes in the climate
Vox discusses how a second Trump term would mean severe and irreversible changes in the climate. No joke: It would be disastrous on the scale of millennia.
If Donald Trump is reelected president, the likely result will be irreversible changes to the climate that will degrade the quality of life […]
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3 articles on Alaska mining and oil extraction’s horrific effects
CNN discusses why it’s a bizarre time for Trump to open Alaska’s Arctic refuge up to oil drilling. The world is swimming in excess oil. Crude prices are weak. Oil companies are starving for cash. And climate change fears are palpable. It’s a bizarre time […]
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The Climate Crisis Is Still a Crisis
The Atlantic discusses why the climate crisis is still a crisis. If the fate of American democracy is on the ballot in November, so too is the future of the planet.
With former Vice President Joe Biden leading in the polls and Democratic control of the Senate possible, the United […]
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Study: Trump’s appointees short-circuiting grid modernization to help the coal industry
Investigate West discusses trump’s appointees short-circuiting grid modernization to help the coal industry.
It was Aug. 14, 2018, and Joshua Novacheck, a 30-year-old research engineer for the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was presenting the most important study of his nascent career. He couldn’t have known it yet, but things […]
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Calif. blackouts: A ‘wake-up call’ for clean energy?
E&E News discusses recent California blackouts, asking whether it is a ‘wake-up call’ for clean energy.
When rolling blackouts hit heat-stricken California last weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) angrily blasted the state’s grid officials for failing to do their job.
“These blackouts, which occurred without prior warning or enough time for preparation, […]
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Is the Water All Right?
EarthJustice discusses Is the Water All Right? Reality-checking President Trump’s remarks on repealed water pollution rule.
In a speech at the American Farm Bureau convention in 2020, President Trump declared, “I terminated one of the most ridiculous regulations of all.” The president was talking about Waters of the United States […]
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The The Trump Pandemic. A blow-by-blow account of how the president killed thousands of Americans.
Slate discusses what they call “The Trump Pandemic”. A blow-by-blow account of how the president killed thousands of Americans. [This article doesn’t mention the thousands of people he is responsible for killing because of his environmental rollbacks.]
On July 17, President Donald Trump sat for a Fox News interview at the White […]
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Trump’s Methane Rollback – 2 articles
The New York Times discusses how Trump Eliminates Major Methane Rule, Even as Leaks Are Worsening. The weakening of Obama-era efforts to fight climate change amounts to a gift to many oil companies. Researchers warn that the decision ignores science. The Trump administration formally weakened a major climate-change regulation on […]
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6 former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election
The Associated Press discusses why 6 former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election.
Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs called Wednesday for a “reset” at the agency after President Donald Trump’s regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers that ranges from renouncing […]
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