At the close of the public comment period, CPR Initiative along with Dr. Donn J Viviani, James E. Hansen, John Fitzgerald, Dr. John Birks, Dr. Lise Van Susteren, Dr. Eelco…
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In Honor of My Father
My father, Arnold Galpern (Arny), died a few minutes ago, at 10am, September 24, 2025. He was 94. His last hours were with in-patient hospice, on morphine, following months of…
Up Through the Atmosphere*
Early this month, the Environmental Protection Agency filed its Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards in the Federal Register. Despite its banal title, EPA’s proposed action…
The Sum of Many Parts
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a several-day public hearing over its “reconsideration” of its 2009 Endangerment Finding and its proposed “repeal all greenhouse gas(GHG) emission standards for light-duty,…
Unwarranted: The Case Against Repeal
CPR Initiative, including 10 Members of its Boards of Directors and Advisors, strongly counsel the Environmental Protection Agency against repeal of existing GHG emissions standards and guidelines for fossil fuel-fired power plants
In Search of America
The searing natural beauty that consecrates nearly every mile of these still formally united states struck me virtually every daylight hour, as I drove recently, coast to coast, and back…
Declaration of Independence
Reprinted from the National Archives In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for…
A Finding Doubly Endangered
More than a minor coda
Climate Change & the Rule of Law
Trump-Musk orders and firings thrash the public interest (Note: An earlier version was published in the Feb. 27, 2025 issue of the Eugene Weekly. Reprinted here with permission.) President Donald…
Endangered Protections
Readers here well understand the view of CPR Initiative and expert allies that current federal rules aiming to restrict greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions amount to an insufficient response to the…
Global Warming Acceleration
On February 3, 2025, renowned climate scientist (and CPR Initiative Board Advisor) Dr. James E. Hansen and 17 colleagues published a remarkable study entitled “Global Warming Has Accelerated: Are the…
Climate Fingerprints in the LA Burn
We need to understand more about the inordinately destructive Los Angeles firestorms. Better understanding, for instance, could induce rational changes in local, state and federal policy and planning, changes that…