With Tactics Honed on Climate Change, Ken Cuccinelli Turned to the Portland Streets
by Inside Climate News | August 10, 2020
“When Ken Cuccinelli was Virginia Attorney General a decade ago, he pursued an extraordinary legal campaign against one of the nation’s top climate scientists, in essence accusing him of fraud for his research tracking the rise in global temperatures. At the same time, ...
Detlev Helmig Was Frugal With Tax Dollars. Then CU Fired Him for Misusing Funds.
by Inside Climate News | May 29, 2020
“Yet another Zoom meeting beckoned, pulling University of Colorado scientist Detlev Helmig from his data. On Monday, April 7, 2020 he clicked into a meeting organized by Merritt Turetsky, director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) where Helmig worked. She asked ...
Controversial BLM Chief Pendley’s Tenure Extended Again Without Nomination, Despite Protests
by Inside Climate News | January 3, 2020
“Dozens of conservation groups called for William Perry Pendley to resign or be removed as temporary head of the Bureau of Land Management this week, but an order signed Thursday by the U.S Interior Secretary means that the self-described Sagebrush Rebel will remain at the helm for ...
What the BLM Shake-Up Could Mean for Public Lands and Their Climate Impact
by Inside Climate News | October 8, 2019
The changes underway at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management might not seem like much: A few hundred employees are being relocated from offices near the White House and dispersed throughout the West, while agency leaders move in next door to energy companies in newly leased headquarters in ...