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Scientists Decry Political Attack on Climate Reference Manual

Twenty-eight contributors to the Federal Judicial Center's Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence have signed an open letter condemning the deletion of its climate science chapter as a political attack on judicial independence. The chapter was removed in February after 27 Republican state attorneys general pressured the center to retract it, leaving federal judges without a peer-reviewed resource on climate science at a time when climate litigation is rapidly expanding in U.S. courts. Subscription may be required.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/climate/climate-science-judges-manual.html

Pres Cooper: Growing Power Everywhere (EW)

IBEW International President Kenneth Cooper writes in The Electrical Worker about the union's role in meeting surging electricity demand across the country, from data centers to clean energy buildout. Cooper argues that the boom in power infrastructure represents a generational opportunity for IBEW members and calls on locals to position themselves at the forefront of the expanding electrical grid.
https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/growing-power-everywhere/?ref=ew

A Labor-Friendly Energy Reform (EW)

The Electrical Worker examines Illinois' landmark energy reform legislation, which includes some of the strongest pro-worker provisions in the country for the energy industry. The law, backed by the IBEW and the state's building trades, ensures that the transition to clean energy in Illinois creates and protects union jobs, setting a model other states are beginning to follow.
https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/illinois-passes-energy-reform/?ref=ew

Sec Treas Noble: A Choice for Every State (EW)

IBEW International Secretary Treasurer Paul Noble writes in The Electrical Worker about the ongoing fight against right-to-work laws and the union's strategy for protecting worker organizing rights state by state. Noble draws on his experience helping secure the Workers' Rights Amendment in Illinois to make the case for why every state should give workers the full freedom to organize and bargain collectively.
https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/a-choice-for-every-state/?ref=ew

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