White House Threatens To Veto House Bills Limiting EPA Science
The White House is threatening to veto three bills changing how EPA uses science in its regulatory decisions. The House has already passed two of them.
Source: Pump Handle, 11/20/2014
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House Passes Bill That Helps Silence Science on EPA Advisory Board
On a 229-191 party-line vote, the GOP-controlled House passed a bill reining in EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) — authorizing conflicts of interest for its members and gagging them in communications about subjects they are expert on. Science integrity and environmental groups had opposed the bill, which the House passed on November 18, 2014.
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Weather Service Offers Better Ways To Track Storm Intensity
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"Inside Story" editor Beth Daley interviews Chemical & Engineering News' Cheryl Hogue, who won first place in SEJ’s 13th annual awards for outstanding beat reporting small market, for stories including how microbeads in personal care products impact the environment and how the Small Business Association has become a mouthpiece for industry on chemical issues. Photo: Microbeads on penny; courtesy 5 Gyres Institute.
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"How A Tilt Toward Safety Stopped A Scientist's Virus Research"
"As cases of a worrisome respiratory virus continue to pop up in the Middle East, scientists who study it in the U.S. are struggling to understand how they'll be affected by a government moratorium on certain kinds of experiments."
Source: NPR, 11/07/2014
"Meet the Senate's New Climate Denial Caucus"
The mid-term election raised the prominence of senators who deny the established science of climate change and promote the interests of fossil energy companies.
Source: Mother Jones, 11/06/2014
"Climate Change Fight Affordable, Cut Emissions To Zero By 2100: U.N."
"Governments can keep climate change in check at manageable costs but will have to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 to limit risks of irreversible damage, a U.N. report said on Sunday."
Source: Reuters, 11/03/2014
"Why Republicans Keep Telling Everyone They’re Not Scientists"
"WASHINGTON — Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, a Republican who is fighting a Democratic challenge from former Gov. Charlie Crist, was asked by The Miami Herald if he believes climate change is significantly affecting the weather. 'Well, I’m not a scientist,' he said."
Source: NY Times, 10/31/2014
"Ancient Viruses Lurk In Frozen Caribou Poo"
"A careful examination of frozen caribou poop has turned up two never-before-seen viruses."
Source: NPR, 10/28/2014
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