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House Science Committee's Climate Tweets Rile Scientists

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 18 January 201720 April 2023

Twice in just over a month, a government body tweeted material that claims to refute the human causes of climate change.

Artist's conception of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft exploring asteroid Bennu.
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White House Urges Future Science and Technology Priorities

by Randy Showstack 11 January 201720 January 2023

Memos from the departing Obama administration specify science and technology frontiers for investment by President-elect Donald Trump and Congress.

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President Obama Publishes in Science on Renewable Energy Future

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 10 January 201720 April 2023

In the journal's Policy Forum, the president lays out why renewable energy investments will surge in the future regardless of political headwinds.

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Scientists Ponder the Way Forward Under Incoming Administration

by Randy Showstack 20 December 201627 March 2023

Eos asked several attendees of the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting for reactions to the U.S. national election. Here are their thoughts.

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Fearful of Trump, Hundreds in San Francisco Rally for Science

by Randy Showstack 14 December 201627 March 2023

Speakers called on scientists not to remain silent in the face of what they said are threats to the Earth sciences.

White House science adviser John Holdren.
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Obama Science Adviser Warns Against Retreats on Climate, Science

by Randy Showstack 9 December 201621 April 2023

Holdren sees pitfalls for U.S. global leadership in withdrawing from climate accord and says that moving Earth observations out of NASA "is a terrible idea."

Brian Deese, senior adviser to the president, spoke about climate change at a Georgetown University forum earlier this week.
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Climate Efforts Will Continue Despite Rhetoric, Officials Say

by Randy Showstack 2 December 201621 April 2023

Secretary of the Interior says that citizens can help hold the Trump administration accountable for what they want to see happen in terms of action on climate change.

Construction of inaugural parade stands at White House.
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Science Is Bipartisan Issue, White House Science Adviser Says

by Randy Showstack 18 November 201621 April 2023

Holdren said that investing in climate change science and policy measures is good for the economy, national security, and the environment.

Refinery, including a gas flare flame that is part of the plant’s normal operations, in Anacortes in Washington.
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Carbon Tax Initiative Fails in Washington State

by R. Heisman 14 November 201621 April 2023

Environmental groups were divided over the nation's first carbon tax ballot measure.

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Reactions to Trump Environment Plans: From Defiance to Welcome

by Randy Showstack 11 November 201621 April 2023

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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