Reading archive 2022-09-02

Classified Material on Human Intelligence Sources Helped Trigger Alarm: Documents related to the work of clandestine sources are some of the most sensitive and protected in the government. F.B.I. agents found some in boxes retrieved from Donald J. Trump’s home. - "C.I.A. espionage operations inside numerous hostile countries have been compromised in recent years when the governments of those countries have arrested, jailed and even killed the agency’s sources. 

"Last year, a top-secret memo sent to every C.I.A. station around the world warned about troubling numbers of informants being captured or killed, a stark reminder of how important human source networks are to the basic functions of the spy agency."

To fight climate change, environmentalists may have to give up a core belief: To tackle climate, experts say, environmentalists have to embrace big energy projects. Fast.

Tangier Island, facing oblivion, waits to see: Will Congress help? - "To fully protect and restore the island, Schulte estimated it could cost between $250 million to $350 million. The $25 million proposed project would 'make a significant difference as far as extending the life of the island,' he said — but said more would need to be done."