The American Clean Power Association has endorsed fossil fuel initiatives and their allies in Washington.
Dorothy Slater
Dorothy Slater is the climate research director at the Revolving Door Project.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Power to Green the Public Energy Portfolio
The Tennessee Valley Authority is replacing coal plants with more fossil fuels. The Biden administration has the authority it needs to stop this.
Posted inPolitics
How Governing Can Motivate Politics
An alternate vision for how Democrats could bring the fight to the midterms by taking action in Congress and the White House
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Problem With Emission Reduction Models
They are partially based on what even some of the modelers acknowledge are faulty data, particularly on methane.
Posted inPolitics
Biden Should Not Trade Executive Actions for Mythical Senate Promises
The president’s proposal to restart fossil fuel projects would abdicate his responsibility to ensure the laws are faithfully executed.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biden’s Main Legislative Accomplishment Is in One Man’s Hands
Mitch Landrieu is overseeing the bipartisan infrastructure law. His record does not inspire confidence in how that might be handled.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice Is Perpetuating Climate Destruction
When the government’s lawyers defend fossil fuel interests, people and the planet pay the price.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
How Biden Can Take On the Climate Crisis by Himself
He has a number of important executive actions at his disposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
FERC Nominee Willie Phillips Has a Pro–Corporate Utility Record
In his time on D.C.’s Public Service Commission and before that as a corporate lawyer, Phillips consistently sided with utilities over the public interest.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Key Climate Appointment Biden Hasn’t Announced
A Republican majority on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission impedes action on fossil fuels.