Federal agencies protect more than 9.5 million acres of U.S. land
Donald Trump’s administration had tried to open old-growth forests in Alaska and Minnesota to logging and mining.
By Oliver Willis - January 30, 2023Donald Trump’s administration had tried to open old-growth forests in Alaska and Minnesota to logging and mining.
By Oliver Willis - January 30, 2023Funds allocated under the Inflation Reduction Act will be used to combat drought conditions in Southwestern states.
By Oliver Willis - October 14, 2022The EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, funded thanks to the Biden-backed Inflation Reduction Act, has already earned praise from climate advocates.
By Oliver Willis - September 26, 2022Every Republican in Congress opposed the law despite its widespread popularity.
By Oliver Willis - August 17, 2022The Inflation Reduction Act passed on Friday on a party-line vote.
By Josh Israel - August 15, 2022Climate activist and former Vice President Al Gore stressed that the funding in the bill would be vital to fighting climate change.
By Oliver Willis - August 01, 2022With a more solid majority in the Senate, Democrats would be able to pass stalled legislation to invest in clean energy and close tax loopholes for the richest Americans.
By Josh Israel - July 19, 2022Global temperatures are nearly 2 degrees warmer on average than they were 140 years ago, according to two U.S. science agencies.
By Associated Press - January 17, 2022Congressional Republicans are mocking the concept of ‘tree equity,’ which would fund a wave of new jobs and plant trees in neighborhoods without any.
By Josh Israel - November 02, 2021Scientists almost unanimously agree that humans contribute to climate change.
By Emily Singer - October 08, 2021Republicans in the Senate don’t seem fazed by a recent climate report the U.N. called a ‘code red for humanity.’
By Josh Israel - August 17, 2021Democrats are seeking substantial investments in climate, caregiving, and other ‘human’ infrastructure.
By Josh Israel - August 10, 2021The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is warning of ‘unprecedented’ warming.
By Josh Israel - August 09, 2021Pennsylvania-based advocate Evan Endres says the new investments could be one solution to his state’s ‘complicated’ climate problem.
By Josh Israel - July 26, 2021Mike Carey has worked for the coal industry for over a decade and was an executive
By Oliver Willis - July 13, 2021Some Senate Democrats say the omissions must be covered in other legislation.
By Josh Israel - June 24, 2021Democrats in Congress are reportedly willing to agree to a smaller version of Biden’s American Jobs Plan now if they can pass their other spending priorities through reconciliation soon after.
By Josh Israel - June 14, 2021They are furious that the Keystone XL pipeline, slammed by environmentalists, is officially dead.
By Josh Israel - June 10, 2021The new fabrication follows GOP claims the president was going to cancel the Fourth of July.
By Josh Israel - April 26, 2021Republicans want to make sure drivers of electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles pay more.
By Josh Israel - April 21, 2021John Barrasso is apparently very worried that Biden’s infrastructure plan might help protect the planet.
By Josh Israel - April 14, 2021House Minority Whip Steve Scalise has a lifetime AFL-CIO score of just 9%.
By Josh Israel - January 21, 2021Trump’s loss in the oil drilling case on Monday is the latest in a slew of legal defeats.
By Amy Lieu - December 08, 2020She’s touting decreased greenhouse gas emissions that are tied to America’s struggling economy.
By Josh Israel - November 24, 2020The Interior Department has reportedly included boilerplate climate change denial language in at least nine scientific reports.
By Josh Israel - March 02, 2020The 2010s averaged 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit worldwide, or 1.4 degrees higher than the 20th century average.
By Associated Press - January 19, 2020