Top Interior officials ordered parks to end science policy, emails show
Under President Donald Trump, the Park Service has rescinded a policy aimed at preventing activities that threaten park resources and human health.
Trump’s long-delayed pick for science adviser believes in climate change
"Kelvin will be a good science advisor, but so much of what makes an effective science advisor depends not on the person, but on the president and the White House."
Pakistan’s next prime minister wants to plant 10 billion trees
What's more, Pakistan is among the six countries that will be most affected by climate change, meaning that reforestation is critical to mitigate the impacts of global warming.
At the World Bank’s Climate Summit, financiers trade carbon while the world burns
At “Innovate4Climate,” the people destroying the planet gather to congratulate themselves on their climate efforts.
Did plans to export US ethane help fund accused Russian spy Maria Butina?
“I think the gravity of what we were doing in big picture stuff is not lost on any of us.”
Podcast: How extinction affects everyone
Plus, a few tips on how to deal with the gloom and doom of environmental issues.
Noam Chomsky: Survival of organized human life is at risk due to climate change...
Scientists have linked increased flooding and rainfall to climate change.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 30, 2018
California wildfires rage, Philadelphia refuses to share information with ICE, Koch brothers turn on Trump, and more.
Critics challenge ‘fundamental flaws’ in Energy Department LNG export study draft
“The draft study is deeply flawed, as the authors chose to ignore both climate science and climate action in favor of what appears to be a political imperative over any objective analysis.”
In ‘major win’ for clean air and public health, EPA reverses Pruitt’s ‘super-polluting’ truck...
The decision came after a federal appeals court sided with green groups that sought to block the "irresponsible and dangerous" policy.