Trump declared a “national energy emergency.” Experts say it’s a “farce”
by Salon | January 22, 2025
Dr. Kyla Bennett, the director of science policy for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), told Salon that there is an inextricable link between the science of climate change and the economics of rising prices. “Higher temperatures, floods and droughts — all ...
Los Angeles wildfires have become perfect fuel for Trump and climate denial
by Salon | January 11, 2025
“Climate change is 100% responsible” for the wildfires Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the activist group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, told Salon. “No question. I am very scared about our future — meaning all of us, not just Americans.” Bennett ...
As Trump escalates war on facts, scientists warn “we are going to get screwed”
by Salon | December 12, 2024
Comer didn’t reference Trump by accident. Since his first term, the once-and-future president has attacked environmental science at every opportunity, suppressing information about how human activity causes climate change and opposing scientists’ suggestions on the regulation of common ...
“Unusual mortality event”: Climate concerns rise after dead whales keep washing up on beaches
by Salon | January 19, 2023
According to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a non-profit advocacy group, federal regulators have failed to “implemented decisive measures” necessary to protect them “due in part to fishing industry opposition.” “Due to a combination of ...
What killed off billions of Alaska’s snow crabs?
by Salon | October 28, 2022
A whistleblower who once worked with NOAA released a report in 2021 in Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, detailing supposed data falsification and other dishonest activities NOAA conducted. The report claims that “scientific fraud” is why the snow crab ...