Climate Change

Trump, Congress Face Test on Infrastructure Politics, Funding

Infrastructure is much in the news these days, with battles over politics and funding yielding stories for environment reporters. In play are a Trump plan, who gets to pick projects, who pays and much more. But in an election year, how likely are infrastructure plans to move forward? The backstory, with angles for environment and energy, plus what to watch for in 2018, in our Backgrounder on infrastructure.

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"Exxon Mobil Claims Its Foes Are Conspiring Against It"

"As climate-change lawsuits against the oil industry mount, Exxon Mobil Corp. is taking a bare-knuckle approach rarely seen in legal disputes: It's going after the lawyers who are suing it."

Source: Bloomberg, 02/20/2018

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"Senate Bill Would Let EPA Implement Global Greenhouse Gas Deal"

"A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Friday that would let the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implement a global deal meant to phase out certain greenhouse gases."

Source: The Hill, 02/19/2018

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"White House: Conservatives Want This Ex-Regulator To Be CEQ Boss"

"Climate skeptics are rallying from a recent defeat by promoting another candidate who has questioned humans' role in climate change for a top White House environment job."

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Source: ClimateWire, 02/19/2018

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"Alaska's Bering Sea Lost a Third of Its Ice in Just 8 Days"

"In just eight days in mid-February, nearly a third of the sea ice covering the Bering Sea off Alaska's west coast disappeared. That kind of ice loss and the changing climate as the planet warms is affecting the lives of the people who live along the coast."

Source: InsideClimate News, 02/19/2018

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March 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018

CitiesIPCC Cities & Climate Change Science Conference

SEJ members are invited to attend and cover this inaugural event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Elected officials, scientists, UN representatives, urban development experts and others will gather to discuss the latest scientific research on climate change and advance understanding of how cities can address this global challenge. Can't attend in person? You may be able to cover the conference remotely.

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No-Till Farmers Push for Healthy Soils Ignites a Movement in the Plains

"No-till farming started as a way to keep costs down for conventional farmers in danger of losing their land. Now it has become a subculture and a way of life for outsider farmers."

Source: Civil Eats, 02/16/2018

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"Trump Applies Obama-Era Flood Aid Rules He Axed Six Months Ago"

"The Trump administration’s stance on climate change became a little less clear this week."

Source: Bloomberg, 02/15/2018

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"Satellites Show Warming Is Accelerating Sea Level Rise"

"Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are speeding up the already fast pace of sea level rise, new satellite research shows."

Source: AP, 02/15/2018

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WH Climate Adviser Resigns After Past Pot Use Blocked Security Clearance

"A White House climate adviser resigned Wednesday after failing to receive a permanent security clearance, becoming the latest member of the Trump administration to leave amid scrutiny of the background checks of presidential advisers."

Source: Washington Post, 02/15/2018