Statement by President Trump on the Paris Climate Accord
Speech defending U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord. From the White House
U.S. Climate Change Regulation and Litigation: Selected Legal Issues
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44807.pdf
Offers a brief history of U.S. climate change regulations, reviews litigation over GHGs, examines other litigation related to climate change issues, and assesses the implications for Congress. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
New Executive Order Directs Agencies to Revise or Rescind Climate Change Rules and Policies
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/eo-rescind.pdf
Analyzes recent presidential executive order that establishes policy to promote energy independence, primarily through actions favorable to oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy producers. The order also withdraws guidance on assessing climate change effects when making regulations about energy policy. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
(climate change energy environment laws/regulations presidency)
State of the Global Climate in 2016
http://library.wmo.int/opac/doc_num.php?explnum_id=3414
2016 was the warmest year on record: 1.1 degrees Centigrade above the pre-industrial period and 0.06 above the previous record set in the previous year. Covers key findings in temperature, oceans, greenhouse gases, precipitation, sea ice and glaciers, and extreme events. From the World Meteorological Organization
State of the Climate: National Overview Annual 2016
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201613
Finds that the average temperature for the contiguous United States was 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit or 2.9 degrees above the 20th century average. It was the second warmest year on record. Also includes precipitation, statewide highlights, seasonal summaries, snow and ice, hurricanes and tropical storms, and tornadoes. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
State of the Climate: Global Analysis Annual 2016
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201613
Reviews global weather patterns for the past year and finds that 2016 was the warmest year in 137 years of recordkeeping by the federal government. Twelve warmest years have all occurred within the past 20 years. Covers global temperatures and precipitation. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Coal Program: Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement-Scoping Report Appendices Vol. 2
https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/65353/95108/115024/Coal_PEIS_Vol_II_508.pdf
Contains the list of commenters, the comments by issue category, and an annotated bibliography. Volume 2 of 2 volumes. From the Interior Department
Federal Coal Program: Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement- Scoping Report. Vol. 1
Argues the need for modernization of the federal coal program to ensure a fair return on the sale of public coal resources, assess the structure and efficiency of the coal program in light of current market conditions, and consider the impacts on communities and the environment including climate change. Volume 1 of 2 volumes. From the Interior Department