Thursday, 12 April 2018

Energy and Environment: The oceans’ circulation hasn’t been this sluggish in 1,000 years. That’s bad news.

Energy and Environment
With Chris Mooney
 
The oceans' circulation hasn't been this sluggish in 1,000 years. That's bad news.
Two new studies find the overturning circulation in the Atlantic has slowed down markedly amid ongoing climate change.
Former Pruitt aide alleges litany of wasteful spending, extravagant travel by EPA chief
Kevin Chmielewski, a former Trump campaign aide, said Pruitt routinely pushed for unjustified expenditures on his travel, lodging and changes to his office.
 
Scott Pruitt has four different EPA email addresses. Lawmakers want to know why.
The EPA administrator's accounts prompted concerns that the agency has not disclosed all the documents it would normally release to the public under federal records requests.
 
This environmental group is launching its own satellite to learn more about greenhouse gas leaks
Circling the globe in search of hidden emissions of global warming gases.
 
GOP oversight chairman demands more records on Pruitt's travel, housing
The EPA "has failed to produce all the documents" requested by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), according to a letter Wednesday.
 
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Seas are rising too fast to save much of the Mississippi River Delta, scientists say
The river brings large volumes of sediment downstream, forming new land, but it can't keep pace with the fast-rising seas.
 
Investigators: Interior's poor record-keeping makes it impossible to tell whether mass employee transfer was legal
The investigation began after Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's mass transfer of Senior Executive Service personnel.
 
EPA documents question justification for Pruitt's 24/7 security detail, first-class travel
Two Democratic senators are demanding a congressional inquiry into the justification underpinning the 24/7 protection for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.
 
Top government ethics official demands EPA probe Pruitt's ethics controversies
The acting director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics took the atypical step of telling EPA officials that several recent ethics questions deserve further scrutiny.
 
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Pruitt's round-the-clock security has cost taxpayers nearly $3 million
Travel schedules and agency correspondence show the security costs are triple that for previous Environmental Protection Agency leaders.
 
As a bruising week ends, EPA's Pruitt hangs on to support from a wary White House
One industry supporter said of the EPA chief, "Nothing he has been accused of would justify to the conservative movement his removal at this point in the game."
 
Trump wants to use oil and gas money to fix national parks. Some Democrats aren't game.
Repairing worn-out infrastructure is expensive, and the Trump administration is getting creative.
 
Shell foresaw climate dangers in 1988 and understood Big Oil's big role
Oil company experts warned of rising seas and other threats in the 1980s.
 
 
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