Former NESN reporter Jenny Dell and her husband, former Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks, have welcomed their first child. Madison Dell Middlebrooks was born at 10:10 a.m. on Oct. 10, according to a post Dell shared on social media Wednesday afternoon. The baby girl weighed six pounds and 14 ounces, per Dell. Madison’s birth caps an emotional journey for Dell and Middlebrooks, who have been open about their struggles with infertility and decision to turn to in vitro fertilization. In May, Dell announced she was finally pregnant after “two and a half years, 524 shots, over 1,000 pills, multiple procedures, and countless tears.” “Thankfully, there’s modern medicine that’s able to help out with having babies,” Dell told Boston.com in an interview in June. “It’s a long journey, and it’s a painful one and a stressful one, but the fact that we were able to get to the end of it and now be pregnant with a beautiful little … [Read more...] about Jenny Dell and Will Middlebrooks welcome their first child
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The Energy 202: Scott Pruitt’s ‘red team-blue team’ debate prep largely left out mainstream climate scientists
THE LIGHTBULB Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt leaves a "National Day of Prayer" event in the Rose Garden of the White House earlier this month. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) When Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt wanted to set up opposing teams to debate the science of climate change, his staff sought advice primarily from well-known climate doubters at conservative think tanks. Those largely left out: Researchers, both inside and outside the agency, who study climate change for a living. A new cache of emails show Pruitt’s schedulers, press aides and other political appointees collecting information from outside conservative advocates who have worked for years at the fringes of mainstream climate science in preparations for the “red team-blue team” exercise, I reported Wednesday. In interviews with news outlets, Pruitt had pitched the two-side, military-style exercise as a way to suss out the … [Read more...] about The Energy 202: Scott Pruitt’s ‘red team-blue team’ debate prep largely left out mainstream climate scientists
Emails show EPA turned to climate skeptics to craft ‘red team-blue team’ exercise
Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader Energy and Environment by Dino Grandoni by Dino Grandoni Email the author May 9 at 3:40 PM Email the author Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt listens as President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Emails and other documents from the Environmental Protection Agency shed new light on internal deliberations behind one of the most colorful proposals to come out of the agency during Administrator Scott Pruitt’s tenure — an ill-fated attempt to set up opposing teams to debate the science of climate change. Pruitt pitched the so-called … [Read more...] about Emails show EPA turned to climate skeptics to craft ‘red team-blue team’ exercise
Energy 202: Inside the Trump team’s push to stop its Park Service board from quitting
Dino Grandoni, The Washington Post Published 7:15 am, Wednesday, April 25, 2018 When members of a board advising the federal government on national parks resigned en masse this year, the Trump administration said it welcomed the news. But new internal emails obtained by The Washington Post show Trump officials pleaded with angry board members to stay on despite their mounting frustrations with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. The email records, released under the Freedom of Information Act, provide an inside look at the unconventional way the Trump administration has handled nonpartisan boards of outside experts advising the government on energy and environment issues. The National Park System Advisory Board was authorized by Congress in 1935 to advise Interior Department leadership on how to run the national parks. By law, the board also must sign off on all new national landmarks. Yet the internal emails show that didn't go as planned. Emails show board members worried … [Read more...] about Energy 202: Inside the Trump team’s push to stop its Park Service board from quitting
The Energy 202: Inside the Trump team’s push to stop its Park Service board from quitting
THE LIGHTBULB Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke talks to National Park Service Rangers in Boston last year while traveling for his review of national monuments. (Reuters/Brian Snyder) When members of a board advising the federal government on national parks resigned en masse this year, the Trump administration said it welcomed the news. But new internal emails obtained by The Washington Post show Trump officials pleaded with angry board members to stay on despite their mounting frustrations with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. The email records, released under the Freedom of Information Act, provide an inside look at the unconventional way the Trump administration has handled nonpartisan boards of outside experts advising the government on energy and environment issues. The National Park System Advisory Board was authorized by Congress in 1935 to advise Interior Department leadership on how to run the national parks. By law, the board also must sign off on … [Read more...] about The Energy 202: Inside the Trump team’s push to stop its Park Service board from quitting