"Aid Package for Coal Country Goes Ignored by Congress"
"President Obama's $3 billion plan called 'cold comfort' by Republican leaders, who haven't allocated it to help coal-dependent communities."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/29/2015
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"Smithsonian Will Tighten Its Guidelines on Disclosure"
"The Smithsonian Institution said Friday it would adopt tighter procedures to govern conflicts of interest involving its researchers, the latest development in a widening national discussion of scientific integrity."
Source: NY Times, 06/29/2015
"Germany's Oldest Remaining Nuclear Plant Shuts Down"
"Germany's oldest remaining nuclear reactor has been shut down, part of a move initiated four years ago to switch off all its nuclear plants by the end of 2022."
Source: AP, 06/29/2015
"Climate Marchers Gather to Show Rousing Support for Pope"
"When Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of the Apostolic Palace, where he delivers an address each Sunday, he was met by the usual cheers and by an unusual forest of bright green oversized paper leaves."
Source: NY Times, 06/29/2015
The Surprisingly Important Climate Policy Moment Coming This Week
"White House officials confirmed Thursday that in President Obama’s meetings this coming week with the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, they’re going to be talking about climate change."
Source: Wash Post, 06/29/2015
Huge Earthquakes Are Shaking Greenland. Scientists Just Figured Out Why
Scientists have cast new light on the earthquakes found in Greenland -- caused by calving of the glaciers coming off the island's mile-high ice sheet.
Source: Wash Post, 06/26/2015
"Coal Train Dust Worries Richmond Residents"
"Trains heaped with coal pass through Richmond every week on their way to the city’s port. In Parchester Village, a largely black and Latino neighborhood in northwestern Richmond, residents say coal dust blows off the open mounds, covering the grass and coating their screen doors."
Source: KQED, 06/26/2015
"$168 Million Settlement Between Navajo Coal Plant and EPA"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $168 million settlement to help remedy pollution from a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation."
Source: Indian Country Today, 06/26/2015
"Three Ways The World’s Power Mix Is About To Change"
"Big changes are afoot for the energy sector in the next 25 years. Coal and gas are headed out and solar and wind are rushing to take their place on a multi-trillion dollar investment bonanza, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance that scopes out the power generating landscape through 2040."
Source: Climate Central, 06/26/2015
"GM Wheat No More Pest-Resistant Than Ordinary Crops, Trial Shows"
"A major field trial of GM wheat that is designed to repel aphids has found the crop is no better protected against the pests than conventional wheat."
Source: Guardian, 06/26/2015
