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The Drying Planet

Circle of Blue

Water is being used as a strategic and political tool. State Department water advisor Peter Gleick, a climate scientist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, lauded the new report for confirming trends that were once theoretical. Reager, Fan Zhang (2025). Aaron Salzberg, former U.S. Data Source: Hrishikesh.

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Ask A Scientist: How Can Scientists Drive Change Through Climate Lawsuits? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Addressing these issues demonstrates how expertise from diverse disciplineswhether in public health, economics, or social sciencecan play an important role to inform climate litigation. You dont need to be a climate scientist to make a meaningful impact. Could you elaborate on the stakes of whats on the docket this year?

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Climate Science Deniers and Fossil Fuel Greenwashing: Danger in Trump’s Second Term

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate scientists, backed by robust research, say so. C found that surpassing 2 degrees C of warming would significantly increase the frequency and severity of climate impacts, including extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, and threats to human health and livelihoods. degrees Celsius) as something magical.

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John Kerry – Shame on us for failing to act on climate 

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen John Kerry, the former US Secretary of State and Special Envoy on Climate Change, an army veteran and veteran of US politics now aged 80, took the stage in London today as the keynote speaker at the 2025 Soft Power Index.

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Why Congress Must Block a Liability Waiver for the Fossil Fuel Industry 

Union of Concerned Scientists

UCS has been a leader in peer-reviewed scientific research linking climate impacts to emissions that trace directly to fossil fuel companies. Shortly after President Trumps inauguration, the SEC asked the court to pause the lawsuits, and in March 2025 the commission voted to withdraw its defense of the rule altogether.

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Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Barbara Jarmoska, 77 Year Resident Lycoming County - The Degradation Is ‘Shocking And Tragic’

PA Environment Daily

I shoulder the stone of environmental responsibility, pushing it uphill while the weight of politics, bureaucracy, elected officials, industry lobbyists, and citizen apathy, all threaten to roll it back. Reducing methane from gas operations is one of the fastest, most cost-effective ways to slow climate change now.

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The “Big Beautiful Bill” is One Damn Dirty Deal

Legal Planet

Curtis argued in a recent Deseret News op-ed , that the bill must not end all clean energy tax credits because “we simply cannot afford to treat good policy ideas as guilty by political association.” Climate scientist Kate Marvel has a new book “Human Nature” that explores climate science through emotions like anger, fear and pride.