Climate Change

"On Friday, a judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the law in forming its Climate Working Group, which released a report that was intended to undercut the rationale behind greenhouse gas regulations. The judge overseeing the case determined that the government tried to treat the Climate Working Group as a formal advisory body, while not having it obey many of the statutory requirements that govern such bodies."

"In his first year back in office, Donald Trump has fundamentally reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, initiating nearly 70 actions to undo rules protecting ecosystems and the climate."

"This special selection includes books on storytelling, science, and climate change."

"States gave Drax millions in tax breaks in the hopes of boosting jobs."

"As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading operators to release or burn off vast volumes of gas."

"A federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Energy violated federal law by hand picking scientists to produce a report downplaying global warming. The group met at least 18 times in secret and failed to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act’s requirements for transparency and public meetings."

"Members of the American Meteorological Society were briefed Wednesday about ongoing developments on the future of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which the White House has said it will break up."

"A bomb cyclone produced freezing temperatures across a large portion of the US from the Gulf coast to New England, bringing heavy snow to North Carolina where two were killed in storm-related conditions, and setting records in Florida, where officials warned of ice and falling iguanas."

"With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz."