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Exxon Lawyer to Lead DOJ Energy & Natural Resources
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (521+ words) Trump's Department of Justice is appointing Robert Levy, a senior attorney at Exxon Mobil, to lead the DOJ's newly-renamed Energy and Natural Resources Division. Posted by Corky at 05:30 PM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Trump to a British reporter:…...
National Weather Service Faces Hurricane Season with Less Experienced Staff, Missing Data
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (117+ words) The National Weather Service is hiring to fill hundreds of predominantly entry-level positions, more than a year after losing about 15% of its staff due to sweeping job cuts... Posted by retort at 09:31 AM | 0 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Read…...
France Heatwave Death Toll Rises
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (258+ words) Temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe on Sunday as storms moved into other areas, with France reporting 1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave. Posted by oneironaut at 09:33 AM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Roughly 1,000 excess…...
Trump TACOs on Plan to Close Ocean Monitoring System
3+ week, 4+ day ago (132+ words) Posted by REDIAL at 09:31 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | ------- idiot has no idea what the ---- he's doing. #1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-18 06:32 PM | Reply Yeah, it does look that way. #2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-18 08:48 PM | Reply Pres Trump seems…...
Trump DOJ Supports Musk-owned Data Center in Suit by NAACP
3+ week, 5+ day ago (166+ words) The Justice Department says courts must consider the White House's policy of encouraging AI infrastructure. Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 08:31 AM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Absolutely two of the world's worst persons, ever. Hands down. #1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-17 05:54 AM | Reply…...
Mysterious 'cold blob' in the Ocean has Puzzled Scientists
1+ mon, 13+ hour ago (173+ words) In the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland and Iceland, a large patch of water is doing something very strange. While the rest of the ocean heats up, it's been getting colder. Posted by retort at 10:35 AM | 0 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment…...
Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Trump Administration Wind Deal
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (192+ words) Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 06:32 PM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | The canceled off-shore wind project would have saved New Yorkers $10bn in energy bills, brought more than 1,700 jobs to the Empire State, and powered 1.7m homes. Joining NYS AG Letitia James (D) in…...
Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (264+ words) The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research. Posted by retort at 07:02 PM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | 'Go away and think. Then, when you can…...
Appeals Court Tosses Kids' Challenge to Trump Energy Orders
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (178+ words) A US Appeals Court has ruled that children and young adults have no right to sue over Trump fossil fuel centric policies that they believe are endangering their health and world. Posted by retort at 07:52 AM | 0 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on…...
UN: Next Five Years Will Smash Heat Records
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (179+ words) In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections. Posted by…...