Climate Change

  For years, polar bears were the poster children for climate change. It’s about the health of our kids too. The global crisis of climate change adversely affects children’s health. But when a reputable scientific publication boasts a headline stating, The Arctic is Getting Crazy, empathetically, we think, “Oh...

These federal agencies are tasked with tracking and studying climate change: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). They provide among the most complete knowledge banks available when...

This was written by Scott Weaver for Climate 411: As a climate scientist who is trained to base his conclusions strictly on scientific evidence and not politics, I find it particularly troubling that Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Listen HERE to a broadcast with President Obama’s EPA chief Gina McCarthy. She talks about President Trump’s early moves on the environment. Here are a few highlights: “This Administration needs to recognize the people in this country and that EPA’s mission is to protect public health...

  Here in Oklahoma, the Keystone XL Pipeline is already up and running. I’ve been writing about the pipeline for almost six years now because I feel a personal connection. The Keystone XL Pipeline runs about 20-30 miles from my house, crossing a creek that also traverses...