State and local governments will decide if the infrastructure package makes climate change better or worse.
Climate Crisis
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Inflation Reduction Bill Uses Public Finance to Stoke Energy Investment
Billions in public financing would keep investment flowing into energy sector despite interest rate hikes.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
How to De-Develop in an Age of Fire and Flood
Much is riding on how Americans approach new development and managed retreat as the climate crisis worsens over the next decade.
Posted inPolitics
Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer Have a Surprise for You
An 18-month odyssey culminates in a smaller-than-promised, bigger-than-expected agreement to lower health care costs, tax corporations, and protect the planet.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Presidential Climate Malpractice
Joe Biden’s mishandling of the many episodes of the Joe Manchin follies imperiled a burning planet—and the executive actions he should take have not materialized.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
What If They Held a Climate Emergency and No Money Came?
Executive actions on climate are important and necessary, but it’s unclear whether they can create the funding required for a green transition.
Posted inPolitics
Polling: Nation Feeling Crisis of Confidence
New surveys provided exclusively to the Prospect show that Americans agree with the words Jimmy Carter spoke on this day 43 years ago.
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 inEnergy and the Environment
Texas Grid Heaves Under Extreme Heat
A high-octane power grid is hitting its limits.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Supreme Court Wounded, but Didn’t Kill, Biden Climate Powers
The administration still has plenty of tools to limit climate pollution that the ruling in West Virginia v. EPA did not touch.
