Scientists have been justifiably alarmed since the early days of the Trump administration. Many have voiced concerns on the removal of climate change information from websites, disregard of science on pesticides and air quality and more. Enter the latest salvo: Yesterday, hundreds of members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) signed a letter calling for the administration to reverse its decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement and to restore scientific integrity to decision making. Read more >
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Hundreds of Leading Scientists Stand Up for Science Integrity and Plead for Climate Action
April 24, 2018 4:03 PM EDT

California’s Next Climate Change Challenge is Water Whiplash
April 23, 2018 3:16 PM EDT
Today the journal Nature Climate Change published results of a groundbreaking paper that explores the changing character of precipitation extremes in California. The eye-opening results indicate that while overall precipitation levels will not change significantly in the next decades, the state has already entered a period of increased extreme precipitation events that will continue to present tremendous challenges to ensuring stable water supplies. Read more >

Colorado Communities Sue ExxonMobil and Suncor for Climate Damages
April 17, 2018 2:31 PM EDT
Two Colorado counties and the city of Boulder are suing ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy, Canada’s largest oil company, to hold them responsible for climate change-related damage to their communities.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in a state district court by Boulder, Boulder County and San Miguel County, is seeking compensation for damage and adaptation costs resulting from extreme weather events. Read more >

Clean Energy is Happening, With or Without the Trump Administration
April 17, 2018 11:44 AM EDT
Folks waiting for leadership at the federal level to drive our ongoing clean energy transition better get comfortable. It might be a while. Fortunately, one only has to turn one’s eyes outward from D.C.—in just about any direction—to find utilities, corporations, cities, and states taking the reins of our transition to clean energy. Read more >

Andy Wheeler: Trump’s Pick for EPA Deputy is a Threat to Our Climate and Health
April 10, 2018 11:40 AM EDT
Washington’s latest parlor game involves predictions about the number of days left in Scott Pruitt’s tenure at the EPA. There’s even a website where you can place bets on it and some very funny memes and gifs on the internet. Amid the controversies over discounted condos, high priced furniture, self-important sirens, and questionable personnel practices, the outrage over Pruitt’s policies is getting lost in the noise. If his ethical lapses result in his ouster, what’s to stop his replacement from continuing the destruction of nearly half a century of environmental progress? Read more >