Three state legislative battles could swing zero-carbon energy plans
Voters could flip legislatures in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, potentially opening the door to more aggressive climate policy.
Climate policy faces a tough road through Congress regardless of electoral outcomes
Ever since the 2009 Waxman-Markey bill — an attempt to create a national cap-and-trade emissions plan — passed in the House but hit a wall...
House approves bipartisan conservation package
The House this afternoon gave final approval to a package of conservation measures, showing that the art of the modest green deal still endures in...
Virginia enacts Clean Economy Act – Renewable Energy Standards and Carbon Free Future Achievable
On August 17, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act (the “VCE Act”), which establishes mandatory energy efficiency standards and provides a...
Clean Economy Act: Virginia takes historic steps toward clean energy future
Gov. Ralph Northam today celebrated Virginia’s progress on clean energy by ceremonially signing historic legislation that accelerates the Commonwealth’s transition to a carbon-free future.
Trump Signs Landmark Land Conservation Bill
The bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act guarantees funding for federal land use efforts. The president claimed credit for Republicans.
Let’s Hire Laid-Off Oil and Gas Workers to Fight Climate Change
This turmoil has hurt oil and gas workers — some 100,000 have been laid off this year alone — and communities that depend on fossil...
Kamala Harris Introduces Comprehensive Environmental Justice Bill in Senate
By Yvette Cabrera This story was originally published on Grist on July 30, 2020 Fifteen years ago, Kamala Harris — San Francisco’s District Attorney at...