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Seeker Neil Gorsuch’s mother once ran the EPA. It didn’t go well.Washington PostNeil Gorsuch is the first member of his family chosen for a seat on the Supreme Court, but he isn’t the only Gorsuch nominated by a U.S. president to a key government post. His mother, Anne Gorsuch, served as President Ronald Reagan’s first…

USA TODAY Protect the environment, reject Pruitt: Our viewUSA TODAYCarbon dioxide emissions are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, and Trump could not have nominated someone more opposed to the agency’s mission than Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be its new administrator. Pruitt, a …Former Connecticut Environment Boss: “I Am Not Normandy”WNPR NewsGreen movement ‘greatest…

SFGate Trump update: UC, CSU faculty sends president warning on climate changeSFGateThousands of University of California and California State University faculty members are warning President Trump that deviating from the Paris Climate Agreement — as administration officials have recently hinted he might — would undermine the …California Professors Sign Open Letter To Trump Urging Action…

Western Herald WMU students respond to global warming concernsWestern HeraldOver the last couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of news about global warming. With the many climate change deniers appointed to Trump’s cabinet, including Scott Pruitt, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, the environmental future of …Trump Will Withdraw From Global Climate…

OPTrust tests investment portfolio against global–warming risksThe Globe and MailThe OPTrust pension plan has become the first in Canada to release a detailed analysis of the potential risks to its investment portfolio from global warming, predicting its investment returns could improve with modest warming but decrease if there is … and more »

The Christian Century The future of NOAA, the world’s largest repository of climate data, is now in the hands of a climate–change denierQuartzThe US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is home to the world’s largest repository of climate data. It houses data from the United States and from other countries, many of which rely on…

Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrivedScience Daily“Climate change had been previously postulated as one of the factors responsible for the disappearance of the Mississippians,” Bird said. “What our research did was develop the highest-resolution record yet produced of rainfall in the midcontinental U … and more »

Carbon Brief Mapped: The climate change conversation on Twitter in 2016Carbon BriefLast year, Carbon Brief asked John Swain from Right Relevance to produce a map which visualised the climate change conversation on Twitter. In April, we published his map which was produced using data gathered over a few weeks. However, we wanted …

Judge in environmental activist’s trial says climate change is matter …The GuardianControversial statements angered environmentalists who insist courts have an obligation to recognize the science about manmade climate change. and more »

Chicago Tribune Keystone XL, Dakota Access pipelines: Good for the environment and the U.S.Chicago TribuneWhile these pipelines have been controversial, an examination of the facts shows that each of these pipelines, if approved and constructed, would be good for the environment and for the country. Pipeline transportation for oil is safer and expected to ……