The unlikely champions of a carbon-tax plan: Republicans
Feb 8, 2017, 6:49 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Protests erupted across the nation in an 11th-hour effort to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Feb 8, 2017, 5:22 pm By Sabrina Imbler
People held emergency rallies Wednesday in at least 53 cities in 26 states, according to…Trump says he didn’t get a single phone call opposing his pipeline approvals.
Feb 8, 2017, 4:33 pm By Cody Permenter
“I don’t even think it was controversial,” he said of his recent moves to fast-track…TV teaches kids about science — with one glaring exception
Feb 8, 2017, 4:24 pm By Melinda Wenner Moyer
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Big-name Republicans are taking a carbon-tax plan to the White House.
9:55pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
And they want to tear down Obama’s climate plan in the process. A coalition of GOP elder…It’s official: The city of Seattle is divesting from Wells Fargo.
8:09pm By Sabrina Imbler
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to withdraw $3 billion from the bank, in part…Trump’s USDA could be a disaster for farms and forests
7:13pm By Bobby Magill
U.S. food security, forest health, and the ability of farmers to respond to climate change are all…The Dakota Access Pipeline just got its final green light.
5:27pm By Sabrina Imbler
On Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it plans to grant the final easement needed for…Solar jobs are booming.
3:56pm By Nathanael Johnson
The number of people employed by the solar power industry in the U.S. surged 25 percent last year,…Most Trump voters actually support climate action.
3:42pm By Kate Yoder
That’s the takeaway from a post-election survey, “Climate Change in the American Mind” — and…This Virginia congressman thinks the EPA is already pretty great.
3:12pm By Cody Permenter
At a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing today entitled “Making EPA Great…Scientists aren’t just marching, they’re running for office.
12:46pm By Nathanael Johnson
There’s paleo-ecologist Jacquelyn Gill, who is planning to run for Congress in Maine.…The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Arctic winter is about to get worse
Mon 8:11pm By Brian Kahn
Weird. Strange. Extreme. Unprecedented. These are some of the words that describe what’s been…Here’s why the “Climategate 2” scandal is bunk
Mon 6:54pm By Philip Newell
As a result of human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, the planet is warming. Those…Why is California building fossil-fuel power plants it doesn’t need?
Mon 5:39pm By Nathanael Johnson
A big piece in the Los Angeles Times asks that question. Californians have done a great job of…A South Dakota education bill has scientists wondering if we’re headed back to the Cretaceous.
Mon 5:29pm By Amy McDermott
Senate Bill 55 would let teachers present “the strengths and weaknesses of scientific…Watch out: Notorious climate denier Lamar Smith is fixated on “Making EPA Great Again.”
Mon 3:52pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
That’s the title he’s given to a hearing that will happen on Tuesday in the House Science,…The plan to make the EPA “great again” isn’t so great for science
Feb 4, 2017, 6:00 am By Ari Phillips
This story was originally published by Fusion and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Just one-quarter of Trump voters think climate change is caused by humans.
Feb 3, 2017, 6:33 pm By Kate Yoder
That’s compared to 90 percent of Clinton voters and 65 percent of the general public, a new survey…The Standing Rock Sioux will soon march on Washington.
Feb 3, 2017, 4:10 pm By Sabrina Imbler
On Wednesday, the tribe announced that the Rise With Standing Rock Native Nations March…
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