Some environmentalists and climate scientists took stances ranging from outrage to hope for common ground, whereas some industry groups embraced the new administration on energy and environment.
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Administration Official Sees Alaska Offshore Drilling Ahead
At a recent forum, leaders laid out some interdependent energy, environmental, infrastructure, and military issues coming into play in a more navigable Arctic region.
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Climate Change Omitted from Presidential Debate Questions
Climate advocates and scientists express dismay that none of the moderators of the three debates brought up the issue of climate change.
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Scientists, Activists Call for Climate Topic in Wednesday’s Debate
As environmentalists petition for climate questions in the final presidential debate, some scientists are urging—and others taking polls about—climate as a topic for politicians to address.
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Trump Touts "Clean Coal" in Second Debate
The Republican presidential candidate also attacked regulation of energy production by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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First Arctic Science Ministers' Confab Yields Cooperation Pledge
Newly announced ventures and advances include developing an Integrated Arctic Observing System and the release of the first-ever Arctic-wide digital elevation model.
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Candidates Have Dustup over Climate in First Debate
During the first presidential candidate debate Monday, Donald Trump denied saying that climate change is a hoax, but his own tweets show otherwise.
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White House: National Security Plans Must Consider Climate Risks
Along with the new policy directive, the administration released a report on how climate changes—from more extreme weather to sea level rise—can threaten national security.
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Remote Sensing Regulations Come Under Congressional Scrutiny
Republicans accused the administration of dragging its feet on recommending policy revisions. A federal advisory committee has a November deadline to provide recommendations.
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Academy Head Says Political Rancor Harms Science, Society
The retiring National Academy of Sciences president says allegations that climate change is a fraud are deeply upsetting. But he hopes rabid partisanship can be eased.