Donald Trump’s climate denial has fired up environmental activists who have launched an early and aggressive voter turnout effort that could help Hillary Clinton and other Democrats.
Energy & the Environment
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Solar Eclipse?
Can the U.S. have a coherent solar policy in the face of China’s strategic trade moves?
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Boston Neighborhood Battles Pipeline Project
Plans for a natural gas pipeline in a densely populated Boston neighborhood have triggered protests and raised questions about secretive corporate decision making.Â
Posted inAmerica and the World
When the River Turned Yellow
Sixty miles south of the Arizona border, the devastation from a toxic spill has led to an epochal battle between a transnational mining conglomerate and an alliance of miners and farmers.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A Just Transition for U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Workers
A combination of better jobs and pensions will remove one political obstacle to a green transition—and it’s the right thing to do.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Fighting Over Fuel
The auto industry, already under fire following a string of safety recalls, has successfully lobbied for multiple loopholes in federal emissions standards, and is now battling with regulators to weaken the administration’s signature fuel economy plan.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Democrats Ramp Up Calls for Garland Confirmation Hearing
Senators Charles Schumer and Sheldon Whitehouse took to the steps of the Supreme Court Wednesday to demand that the Senate give Merrick Garland, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, a fair confirmation hearing. League of Conservation Voters (LCV) activists joined them, carrying boxes containing petitions with more than 200,000 signatures gathered nationwide calling on Republican senators […]
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Q&A: Farmers Are the New Climate Warriors
Meet the Environmental Defense Fund’s Robert Parkhurst, the man working to create a market for farm-based carbon sequestration.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Oil Battles Wind on the Great Plains
The wind industry’s rising success in Oklahoma has kicked off a high-dollar lobbying fight by fossil fuels executives determined to regain ground.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
California Continues to Make Big Strides on Solar
Building on a foundation of pioneering green policy, a new bill would make rooftop solar affordable for thousands more Californians.Â
