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...
What are they thinking? Congress and the Vermont Legislature Look to Enact New Climate Legislation
In this episode of Zero Net Fifty, Jennifer Delony and Joel Stronberg look at new climate proposals currently being considered by Congress and lawmakers in...
America’s great outdoors is showing its age. Congress is proposing a facelift.
A bill that would provide billions of dollars to the National Park Service, Forest Service and Land and Water Conservation Fund has been called one...
The law that could make climate change illegal
The short-term cycles of government can be a real problem for climate change. Even if climate goals are laid down in law, there can often...
A Hopeful House Climate Plan Has a Big Hole
The plan sets forth standards for energy’s transition in the next decade and beyond, and in doing so, takes a crucial step forward in the...
Federal Agency Takes Charge of Voluntary Carbon Credit Markets
A bipartisan bill seeks to address climate change by placing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a leadership role over voluntary carbon credit...
Climate Change Can (And Does) Negatively Impact Pregnant Moms And Babies
Climate change affects all aspects of our lives, whether we realize it or not. It permeates every facet of the Earth, which means it’s directly...
Think Covid-19 Disrupted the Food Chain? Wait and See What Climate Change Will Do
The pandemic disrupted global supply chains, induced panic buying and cleared supermarket shelves. It left perfectly edible produce rotting in fields, and left farmers no...