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White House Science Adviser Blasts Congress at NSF Meeting

by Randy Showstack 28 October 20156 February 2023

John Holdren, science adviser to President Obama, critiqued geoscience budget cuts passed by the House of Representatives and Congress members equating geosciences with climate change research.

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Obama Uses Alaska Tour to Focus on Climate Change

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 2 September 201518 October 2022

In speeches and planned visits to a threatened village and a receding glacier, President Obama makes the case that global warming is happening now and warrants immediate action.

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Reduced Middle East Air Pollution Linked to Societal Disruption

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 24 August 20157 March 2023

Invasions, armed conflict, sanctions, and economic distress correlate with cleaner air in high-resolution satellite data that reveal air quality at the individual city level.

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Leading Companies Take White House Climate Pledge

by Randy Showstack 28 July 20154 May 2023

Alcoa, Cargill, General Motors, Microsoft, and nine other major U.S. companies have committed to cut greenhouse gases as part of a new White House program.

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Pope Calls for Action on Climate Change, Environmental Degradation

by Randy Showstack 19 June 20155 May 2023

Papal encyclical urges strong efforts to protect the environment and the world's poor.

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Obama Links Climate Change to National and Global Security

by Randy Showstack 21 May 20152 February 2022

Obama tells new Coast Guard officers that climate change poses a serious security threat to coastal areas and a challenge to the U.S. military.

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Jewell Presents Interior Department's Energy "Reform Agenda"

by Randy Showstack 19 March 201524 February 2023

Interior Secretary Jewell says that the agency's agenda includes safe and responsible energy development, good government, and encouraging innovation.

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Kerry Blasts Climate Skeptics and Urges Action

by Randy Showstack 13 March 201519 May 2023

In a tough speech on climate change, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calls out climate skeptics and calls for more efforts to curb emissions.

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Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill Connects Scientists and Policy Makers

by L. Strelich 4 March 201519 May 2023

Climate scientists gathered in Washington, D. C., to meet with congressional staff and to emphasize the importance of climate science and its role in protecting jobs, infrastructure, and public safety.

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Protecting the Science of Climate Change

by A. D. Hecht 23 February 201522 March 2023

A scientist recalls the politically motivated editing of climate change science in government reports, offering insight into why the reality of climate change was hard for officials to accept.

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