Author Archives: Scott Waldman
Judge Orders EPA to Produce Science behind Pruitt’s Warming Claims
The EPA head has suggested humans are not the main cause of climate change
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New NASA Chief Says He Will Protect Climate Research
After his previous rejection of climate science, Jim Bridenstine tells employees he will keep politics out of the agency’s work
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EPA’s Own Advisory Board Questions "Secret Science" Plan
Researchers were not consulted on a proposed rule to restrict the studies used in creating regulations, board members say
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Climate Science Can Be More Transparent, Researchers Say
Making data more publicly available is complicated by the large volume
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Key Climate Satellite to Launch Later This Month
The mission will continue work monitoring ice melt, groundwater storage and deep ocean currents
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Landmark Air Pollution Studies Could Be Excluded by Proposed EPA Rule
Research linking pollution to public health was instrumental in setting air quality standards
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Scientists Favor Transparency, but Say EPA Plan Will Limit It
Directive to exclude certain research will harm public health and environment, critics say
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Precarious Life of Texas Farmworkers Becomes Riskier with Warming
Increasing heat, drought and mosquito-borne diseases make this work more dangerous
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Shell Grappled with Climate Change 20 Years Ago, Documents Show
Company scientists foresaw a storm like Sandy, as well as climate lawsuits
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Pruitt Expected to Limit Science Used to Make EPA Pollution Rules
Plan would hamstring agency’s mission, environmental advocates warn
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EPA’s Science Advisory Board Has Not Met in 6 Months
Agency officials blame paperwork and the human resources department
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Key Missile Defense Installation Will be Uninhabitable in Less Than 20 Years
Rising seas will ruin Kwajalein Atoll site where 1,300 work and live
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Trump’s Science Advisor, Age 31, Has a Political Science Degree
Because Trump has not nominated someone to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios is the de facto leader
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Trump Budget Would Slash Science across Agencies
NASA, NOAA, EPA and the Interior and Energy departments hope Congress will push back
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Chemistry May Yield Lucrative Use for Wasted Methane
Methane that leaks from fracking wells can be captured and converted into a product used in plastics manufacturing
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New Satellite Mission Would Benefit Climate Science and the Energy Industry
The GeoCARB satellite will map the concentrations of key greenhouse gases over the Americas
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Humans Did Not Cause the US Cold Snap
A new analysis finds the two-week deep freeze had nothing to do with climate change
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Climate Web Pages Erased and Obscured under Trump
Critics of the new administration see a troubling pattern where information is hidden from the public
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2017 Was the Third Hottest Year on Record for the U.S.
Only 2012 and 2016 were warmer than last year
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Climate Change May Have Helped Spark Iran’s Protests
One of Iran’s biggest economic challenges has been a cycle of extreme droughts that began in the 1990s
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States to Revive Climate Panel Disbanded by Trump
The panel was tasked with translating scientific studies into policy actions that states could use to reduce emissions
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Algae Growth Speeds Up Greenland’s Melting
Warm temperatures help algae proliferate, darkening the ice sheets
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Global Warming Tied to Hurricane Harvey
Harvey’s record rainfall was three times more likely than a storm from the early 1900s
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Trump Administration Is Launching a Weather and Climate Satellite
The Joint Polar Satellite System 1 (JPSS) will serve multiple functions, even as it has been described by the White House as an important tool to help prepare for future storms
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Al Franken Auditions for Senate Climate Lead, Millions Watch
Franken’s approach to climate advocacy relies on wry sarcasm and a precise mastery of scientific facts
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NASA Nominee Wants to Study Climate Change–on Mars
The plan echoes a common talking point of climate deniers, who say Earth’s warming can be blamed on the sun
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Climate Skeptics Could Snag EPA Science Adviser Slots
Many of the candidates being considered for the science advisory panel have connections to the fossil fuel industry or conservative think tanks
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3 Things We Know about Hurricane Irma
Observers warn it could be one of the most infamous storms in Atlantic hurricane history
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Record-Strength Hurricane Points Toward Florida
If Irma makes landfall, it will be the first time in recorded history that two hurricanes Category 4 or higher hit the U.S. in a single season
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Trump Faces First Big Disaster Test
Hurricane Harvey could be particularly threatening as it will contain both violent wind speeds and a heavy downpour
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