Climate Change

Agriculture Department Buries Studies Showing Dangers Of Climate Change

"The Trump administration has refused to publicize dozens of government-funded studies that carry warnings about the effects of climate change, defying a longstanding practice of touting such findings by the Agriculture Department’s acclaimed in-house scientists."

Source: Politico, 06/24/2019

Trump Weakens NEPA Climate Review of Federal Agency Projects

"The reversal may not be enough to satisfy the courts, which have repeatedly faulted agencies for not calculating their actions’ carbon footprint."

"The White House proposed Friday that federal agencies no longer have to take a project’s long-term climate impacts into account when assessing how they will affect the environment, reversing a major Obama administration policy.

Source: Washington Post, 06/24/2019

Which 2020 Dems Are Powering Their Campaigns On Fossil Fuel Donations?

"Among the vast field of Democrats vying for the 2020 presidential nomination there is a broad acceptance that the climate crisis must be confronted. However, there is a split between those who have signed a pledge to no longer accept money from the oil, gas and coal industry and those who haven't."

Source: Guardian, 06/21/2019

"Former EPA Staffer Says Wheeler Lied To Congress"

"A longtime former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staffer is accusing Administrator Andrew Wheeler of lying in a letter he wrote to Congress Tuesday that denied agency staff were shut out as EPA developed a controversial rollback on Obama-era fuel standards."

Source: The Hill, 06/21/2019

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