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Escalating the War on Science

Now the National Academies are in the cross-hairs.

The National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine are at the pinnacle of American science. Recently, President Trump President Donald Trump ordered a so-called suspension and debarment investigation into the National Academies for what a supposedly “fraudulent, biased, and misleading” report on climate change. The Academies, he said, are “run by Radical Left Dumocrats,” which is apparently more than enough reason to ban them from government funding.

The Carbon Emission Upanishad

Can Pseudoscience Be Used To Foster Climate Action?

The new issue of Science has a disturbing but unsurprising report on science under India’s Hindu nationalist government: The most widely discussed talk at the Indian Science Congress, a government-funded annual jamboree held in Jalandhar in January, wasn’t about space exploration or information technology, areas in which India has made rapid progress. Instead, the talk …

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The GCF Task Force Expands at 16th Annual Meeting

The Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force has grown from 45 to 54 member jurisdictions to cover even more of the world’s tropical forests.

BACA and Data Centers, Part I

Ballot initiative may facilitate construction of data centers in California

China’s Climate Policies: A Timeline

How has China has gone from climate action’s problem child to a promoter of clean energy?

The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Bayer

Bayer gets the litigation relief it was looking for in the Monsanto Roundup case.

Plug-In Solar Bills are Taking State Legislatures By Storm

Chances are your state legislature is considering a bill to authorize plug-in solar panels for your balcony or backyard.

A Tariff on Data Centers Could Help Them Pay Their Fair Share

The first in our new “Energy Corner” series, this post looks at how California could design a rate structure for large load customers to join the electric grid without burdening ratepayers.

Jefferson, Adams, and the Environment

The Founding Fathers were more environmentally aware than we give them credit for. Woke, even.

Screaming in the Wilderness

More is screaming needed.

Pondering the Effects of Biden’s Climate Policies

A new report has some unexpected implications.

In Harm’s Way

Agency’s efforts to repeal harm definition for the ESA carries significant legal risks

pseudoscience

Now the National Academies are in the cross-hairs.

Can Pseudoscience Be Used To Foster Climate Action?

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Now the National Academies are in the cross-hairs.

What’s causing the fires? What harm do they do? What should we do?

A new permitting reform bill does a good job of managing tradeoffs for a difficult problem

Nobody likes data centers. Still, banning them in blue states alone may be a bad idea.

Trump Administration revocations of ORV Executive Orders won’t have direct effects on the ground, yet.

The Clearwater, the Coast Guard, and the First Amendment

Agency’s efforts to repeal harm definition for the ESA carries significant legal risks

From Texas to the Global South, Local Governments Need New Tools To Protect Their Water

A new report has some unexpected implications.

More is screaming needed.

The Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force has grown from 45 to 54 member jurisdictions to cover even more of the world’s tropical forests.

Ballot initiative may facilitate construction of data centers in California

How has China has gone from climate action’s problem child to a promoter of clean energy?

Bayer gets the litigation relief it was looking for in the Monsanto Roundup case.

Chances are your state legislature is considering a bill to authorize plug-in solar panels for your balcony or backyard.

The first in our new “Energy Corner” series, this post looks at how California could design a rate structure for large load customers to join the electric grid without burdening ratepayers.

The Founding Fathers were more environmentally aware than we give them credit for. Woke, even.

More is screaming needed.

A new report has some unexpected implications.

Agency’s efforts to repeal harm definition for the ESA carries significant legal risks