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Scientific evidence in new U.N. report stresses that climate change is now unprecedented and unavoidable with new research enabling smarter decision-making.
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Introduction In the western United States, water law developed around two main principles: (l) the goal of full beneficial use of water, and (2) the need to afford vested water right holders certainty as to their rights. At the time western water codes developed, these goals were seemingly in harmony—rewarding those who needed the water and invested in infrastructure for water use with rights that were enforceable against subsequent appropriators. Over the decades, as water needs and demands were reshaped by changing land use priorities, economics, and t...
Scientists are increasingly concerned climate change is making fires more frequent and more intense.
EPA scientist to lead national climate review By Kelsey Brugger | 07/13/2021 5:50 PM GMT The White House today announced a new lead for the National Climate Assessment. Francis Chung/E&E News The White House science office announced today that Allison Crimmins will lead the next mammoth report on climate change. The fifth National Climate Assessment is expected to be released in 2023 and stands to be more expansive than past editions, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) said in a statement today. Crimmins has been a scientist at EPA’s air office, where she developed policy...
Media, politicians, and scientists skew climate data Obama official concedes it's impossible to predict the risks of climate change Follow Us Question of the Day ANALYSIS/OPINION: Mark Twain has supposedly quipped that: “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that ain’t so.” Challenging what we know for sure about climate change is “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters” by Steven E. Koonin. Dr. Koonin was Undersecretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy...