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2021-2024 Articles
How Republicans (Sometimes) Get on Board with Climate Action 1124
Key Republican Releases Draft Permitting Bill as Bipartisan Talks Continue 0924
Permitting Reform Is Back. Is the Latest Deal Worth It? 0824
123 House and Senate Republicans Deny Climate Science 0724
Big Oil and Chamber of Commerce to Defend Biden’s Climate Law from Trump 0524
US Senate Republicans Introduce a Climate Bill — Aimed at China 1123
Why Are We Paying for Crop Failures in the Desert? 0823 - US subsidizes crop losses, so growers grow thirsty crops in very dry land. This requires irrigation and mining groundwater.
A Bipartisan Plan to Punish Global Climate Laggards - Tax Them. 0623
Why EPA’s Huge Social Cost of Carbon Might Fail to Halt CO2 Emissions 0323
What Congress Must Do Now to Speed Up the Green Energy Transition 0323
Republicans Propose Nationwide Offshore Wind Ban, due to Whale Deaths 0323
Sen. Whitehouse Flags Climate Costs for Senate Budget Committee 0323
Sen Mitt Romney Hopes a Carbon Tax Is Possible in a Divided Congress 1222
Congress Wagered on ‘Low-Carbon' Concrete. Will It Pay Off? 1022
Exxon’s Houston Carbon Capture Plan Just Got Massive Support from Congress 0922
Democrats Should Embrace New Transmission Line Reform in Manchin Side Deal 0922
Senate Approves 1st Climate Treaty in Decades 0922
New Transmission Lines Are Required to Fight Climate Change 0922
The Inflation Reduction Act Legally Defines Greenhouse Gases as Pollution 0822
The Chips Act Has a CO2 Removal Easter Egg 0822
What the Manchin Climate Deal Means to You 0722
Manchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan 0722
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House Republicans to Introduce Climate Change Strategy with Eye on Mid-Terms 0622
Whitehouse, Coons Introduce Act to Accelerate CO2 Removal 0522
Tonko, Peters Introduce CO2 Removal Legislation 0422
Manchin Eyes Tax on Carbon-Intensive Imports in Energy Package 0522
Senators Plead with Biden for Quick End to Solar Trade Probe 0522
Manchin Explores Possibility of Energy, Climate Package With GOP 0422
Manchin Suggests He’s Ready to Start Talks on Climate, Tax Bill 0322
Carbon Capture Takes Center Stage 0322
The U.S. Political Window Is Closing on Climate Change 0322
U.S. Is Learning That Renewable Energy Is ‘Safer’ - Sen. Whitehouse 0322
Here’s the Price Tag for 100% EVs for the Postal Service 0122
The Climate Policy Effects of Manchin's “No" on Build Back Better 1221 - The package contained more than $300 billion in tax incentives for electric vehicles, clean energy deployment, and other measures to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Lawmakers Demand Oil and Gas Firms Divulge Methane Leak Data 1221
Oil Companies Could Make Billions from Carbon Capture & Storage Tax Break 1221
$1.2 Trillion US Infrastructure Bill Passes, Funds Transmission, Hydrogen, EVs 1121
GOP Green Groups Want Climate Action, but Not Reconciliation 1121
Biden’s Clean Electricity Program Could Be Dropped from Spending Bill 1021
Top Democrats, White House Agree to Boost Carbon Capture Credit in Budget Bill 1021
Democrats’ Red Line for Manchin - No Climate Cuts 1021
Manchin Raises Red Flag on Carbon Tax 0921
Methane Crackdown Could Threaten U.S. Driller Profits, Citi Says 0921 - $1,680 / ton of methane is proposed
Politics of the World’s Urgently Needed Methane Emission Cuts Aren’t Simple 0821
Amid Extreme Weather, a Shift among Republicans on Climate Change 0821
The Infrastructure Deal Is NOT Not a Climate Bill 0821
Democrats Push Sweeping Climate Legislation amid a Scorching Summer 0721
House Votes to Reinstate Obama Methane Leak Rule for Oil, Gas Wells 0621
Growing Number of Republicans Are Working to Address Climate Change 0621
Manchin Floats Big Energy Proposals as Talks Ramp Up 0621
Republicans to Unveil a GOP-Only Climate Caucus 0621
Rare Climate Bipartisanship Emerges on Carbon Storage, Air Capture 0521
Senate Votes to Restore Obama’s Limits on Oil & Gas’ Methane Emissions 0421
Congressional Democrats Aim to Reinstate Methane Rules for Oil and Gas Wells 0321
Durbin Introduces Bill to Invest in a Clean Climate Future and Spur Job Creation 0321
House Energy and Commerce Leaders Unveil Sweeping Climate Change Bill 0321
How Republicans Are Responding to Biden on Climate, in Public and in Private 0221
Senator Romney Supports Carbon Fee and Dividend 0221
Charting a Path towards Net-Zero - US Leadership in CO2 Removal Is Important 0221 - several bills
Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on the Reintroduction of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act 0221 - direct pay of the 45Q tax credit for CO2 removal
The tax credit awarded companies for CO2 captured and durably stored was raised from $50 to $180 per tonne. For CO2 captured and utilized (concrete, carbonation, oil extraction, etc.), the increase was from $35 to $130 per tonne. Minimum capture to claim the credits is reduced to 1,000 tonnes / year. Smaller projects can receive direct pay for the full value of the credits for the projects 1st 5 years. Also, the deadline to build eligibale facilities ws extended 7 years. The Act also provides $2.15 billion for low-carbon buildings and use of low-carbon materials. This benefits companies such as CarbonCure and CarbonBuilt,which incorporate captured CO2 into building materials.
2017-2020 Articles
Stimulus Deal Includes Raft of Provisions to Fight Climate Change 1220
New Stimulus Bill Includes $35.2 Billion for New Energy Initiatives 1220
Ways & Means’ Neal Eyes Massive Covid Relief, Climate, Infrastructure Package 1120
Georgia Senator Dismisses Climate Change as a Hoax 1120
Lindsey Graham's Climate Record at Issue as Race Tightens 1020
In Colorado, Where Climate Matters, Hickenlooper Poised to Unseat Senator Gardner 0920
Climate is a Big Deal in Record Hot Arizona, but It May Not Sway Senate Voters 0920
Trump's Climate Denials Worry Republicans 0920
In Kansas, a Democratic Climate Hawk Closes in on a Republican Climate Skeptic 0920
Senators Agree to Slash Use of Potent Hydrofluorocarbon Greenhouse Gases 0920
Democratic Party’s Draft Policy Platform and the Potential Role of CO2 Removal Technologies to Combat Climate Change 0820
Democrats Are Getting Ready to Govern Responsibly on Climate Change 0720
House Democrats’ Ambitious Climate Package Steers toward a Net-Zero Economy by 2050 - 0720 - 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040, net-zero new buildings by 2030, zero-emission cars by 2035 and trucks by 2040, solar & wind tax credits for 5 more years, etc.
House Democrats Will Call for 100% Clean Cars by 2035 - 0620
2 GOP and 2 Democrat Senators Back Bill to Cut Emissions from Farms 0620
U.S. Senators Unveil Bill to Support Renewable and Nuclear Power, Efficiency 0220 - from the Energy Committee. It supports wind and solar power, energy efficiency 9but not new building codes), advanced batteries, and building facilities to capture carbon emissions at power plants and from the air, for storage underground
House Dems Propose $760 Billion for Climate-Friendly Initiatives 0120
House Democrats Tee Up Sweeping Climate Bill 0120 - non-carbon portfolio standard for electricity (to 100% by 2050), higher mpg for vehicles, tougher restrictions on methane releases, climate bank to fund emission reductions
Congressional Leaders at UN Climate Summit- ‘We’re Still In’ 1219
In Florida and Elsewhere, GOP Pressured over Climate Change 1119
Democrats' Daunting Task - Multiple Climate Bills 1119
Bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus Grows to 8 Members 1119 - GOP: Braun, Graham, Murkowski, Romney; Dem: Coons, Bennett, Shaheen; I - King; later Rubio of GOP
Senators on Climate Change - “We Look a Bit like Neanderthals” 1119 - Mitt Romney quote
Former Exxon Scientists Tell Congress of Its Climate Research before Exxon Turned to Denial 1019
A Republican and Democrat Form a Climate Caucus. What Can They Get Done? 1019
Why Democrats Forced a Failed Climate Vote in the Senate 1019
Sen. Mike Braun Aims to Bring GOP 'in the Game' with Bipartisan Climate Caucus 0919
The Green New Deal Is Cheaper than Climate Change 0919
Some in GOP Take New Tone on Climate Change, Mostly behind Closed Doors 0819
Mitt Romney - Climate Change Is Happening, Humans a Significant Contributor 0819
Climate Could Be an Electoral Time Bomb, Republican Strategists Fear 0819
Cory Booker Wants to Pay Many More Farmers to Practice Carbon Farming 0819
Florida GOP Rep Seeks Carbon Tax to Reduce Pollution 0719
House Democrats Offer an Alternative to the Green New Deal 0719
US Senators Target 50% Renewable Electricity by 2035, Zero-Carbon by 2050 - 0619
Car Makers Battle Oil & Gas Industry for Electric Vehicle Tax Credits 0619
Climate Change Could Harm Your Wealth and Health, Warns Key Democrat 0619
These Senators Are Going after the Biggest Climate Villains in Washington 0619
Did Senate Republicans Just Get Serious about Agriculture and Climate Change? 0519
U.S. House Tax Panel Mulls Carbon Fee at 1st Climate Hearing in 12 Years 0519
In a Switch, Some Republicans Cite Climate Change as Driving Their Policies 0419
Idaho GOP Rep. Mike Simpson - I’ll Fight Climate Change if I Want to 0519
House Passes Bill to Force U.S. to Stay in Paris Climate Agreement 0519
GOP Ready to ‘Cross the Rubicon' on Climate — Sen. Graham 0419
Climate Change Looms over Trump Infrastructure Meeting with Democrats 0419
Senate Democrats Form Special Committee on Climate Change 0319
Republicans Ignore Trump as He Undermines Them on Climate 0319
Romney Helps GOP Look for New Path on Climate Change 0319
Solving Climate Change the American Way 0319 - op ed by by former Congressman John Delaney (D-MD)
Murkowski, Manchin Call for ‘Responsible Solutions' to Climate Change 0319
Senate Democrats introduce 'Green New Deal' Alternative 0219
Some GOP Lawmakers Are Thawing on Climate Change 0219
Carbon Capture Gets Another Boost from Washington 0219
Massachusetts GOP Gov. Baker Urges Congress to Address Climate Change 0219
What Green New Deal Is and What It Means for Climate Change 0219
Carbon Tax Backers Grapple with 'Green New Deal' 0119
Bipartisan Bill Taxes CO2 and Gives the Money Back to You 1118 - 5 sponsors in the US House. Up to 10 (3 GOP) by the time Senators Flake and Coons introduce an almost identical bill in the Senate in December.
Climate Is Changing - Cut Carbon by Innovation - Sen. Barasso (GOP), Wyoming 1218
Nebraska Sen. Sasse Says Conversation Needed on Climate Change Solutions 1118
A Democrat Ran on Climate Change in a Republican Stronghold—and Won 1118
Science Candidates Prevail in US Mid-Term Elections 1118
Some Republicans in Close Races Change Their Climate Change Tunes, Slightly 1118
Environmental Concerns Threaten to Upend Florida Elections 1018
Democrats Go All-in on Clean Energy 1018
NC Republicans Move from ‘No’ to a ‘Reality’ on Climate Change 1018
America Spends over $20 Billion per Year on Fossil Fuel Subsidies 0718
GOP Lawmaker Proposes Carbon Tax 0718
Climate Change Is Finally Getting Political Cred with Republicans 0718
Republicans Are Finally Talking About a Carbon Tax. Not in a Good Way. 0718
House Republican Will Introduce $23 Carbon Tax Next Week 0718
3 More Republicans Join Climate Change Caucus 0518 - House caucus now at 39 GOP and 39 Democrats.
October update: now 45 and 45.
Bipartisan Bill Would Authorize U.S. EPA to Ratchet Down HFCs 0218
GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski Says It’s Time to Take Climate Change Seriously 0218
106 Lawmakers Urge Trump to Restore Climate Change in National Security Strategy 0118
A Bunch of House Republicans Accept Warming. Is It Real? 0118
Murkowski Introduces Bill to Study Ocean Acidification 1217
U.S. Renewable Energy Industry Relieved, as Republicans Keep Tax Credits 1217
Doug Jones’ Win Breaks Alabama’s Record of Electing Climate Change Deniers 1217
Tax Reform Losers, from Biofuels to Coal, to Get 2nd Chance 1217
Alaska’s Senator Murkowski Wants to Fight Climate Change and Drill for Oil Too 1117
GAO Report Calls on Trump to Act on Climate Change 1017
Friendly Policies Keep US Oil and Coal Afloat Far More than We Thought 1017
McCain Resumes His Quest for Climate Change Action 0917
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Endorses 'Price on Carbon' to Fight Climate Change 0917
After Hurricanes, Climate Change Resurfaces in Washington 0917
U.S. House Votes to Block Climate Rules, Using Critical Budget Bill 0917
More GOP Lawmakers Bucking Their Party on Climate Change 0817
How Congress Is Cementing Trump's Anti-Climate Orders into Law 0717
9 Reasons Global Warming Is Great, According to a Texas Republican 0717
Mr. Smith Goes to Greenland 0717
House Republicans OK Measure Asking Military to Study Climate Change 0617
Congress to Pruitt - We’re Not Cutting EPA Budget to Trump’s Levels 0617
GOP Congressman Is Forging Ahead on Climate Action 0617
Senate Keeps an Obama-Era Methane Control Rule 0517
Modest Climate Change Bill Draws Sponsors From Both Sides of the Aisle 0517
EPA, Clean Energy Spared Trump's Ax in $1.1 Trillion Budget Deal 0517
100% Clean Energy Bill Launched by Senators to Phase Out Fossil Fuels by 2050 - 0417
Congressional Republicans Who Care about Climate Change End Denial 0417 - In House, 19 GOP & 19 Dems in Climate Solutions Caucus. Also, 17 GOP Reps make resolution for meaningful and responsible action on clilmate change.
Update, 23 of each GOP & Dems by June 17, 2017.
This Time, Congress Is Not Helping Trump Destroy the Planet - Methane Regs 0417
Republican Green Groups Seek to Temper Trump on Climate Change 0317
17 US House Republicans Back Resolution Urging Action on Warming 0317
Crowd Boos as Virginia Lawmaker Says 'Rich People' Like Clean Air 0217
Trump Plan to Scrap Paris Climate Change Pact Faces Skepticism from Corporations, GOP Moderates 0217
Bernie Sanders to Scott Pruitt - ‘Why is the climate changing?’ 0117
2016 Articles and earlier
Eyeing Democratic Majority, Senators Rethink Climate Strategy 0816
Conservative to Fund Republicans Who Back Climate Change Action 0616
Clean Energy Group Backs Republican in Florida Race 0616
Why the GOP Is Trying to Stop the Pentagon's Climate Plan 0616
House Backs Symbolic Measures to Oppose Oil Fee, Carbon Tax 0616
Supporters Laud 'Momentum' for Carbon Tax, despite House Vote 0616
What Charles Koch Really Thinks about Climate Change 0616
Congressional Budget Office Warns of Climate Change's Budget Impact 0616
These Republican Lawmakers Turn to Climate Action to Help Keep Their Seats 0416
Republicans Still Hunting a Way Forward on Landmark Climate Deal 0116
Experts Predict Renewable Investment Boom, as Congress Renews Tax Credits 1215
Paris Climate Accord Is a Big, Big Deal (2.8¢/kWh Wind & 4.2¢ Solar) 1215 - GOP stands alone worldwide in denialism.
Wind & Solar Tax Credits to Continue 5 Years, Crude Oil Export Ban to End 1215
U.S. Senators Vow to Block Climate Aid, Scrutinize Paris Deal 1115
Congressmen Call on SEC to Investigate Exxon's Climate Disclosures 1115
Ayotte Leads New Senate Republican Energy & Environment Working Group 1015
GOP Moves to Block Power Plant Plan 1015
Bringing Republicans to the Climate Change Table 1015
Changed Climate In Washington 0915
Pope's Climate Push Hits Wall in Congress 0915
Bipartisan Bill Would Reduce US Greenhouse Gases Causing 40% of Global Warming 0915
Key to Politically Appropriate Climate Policy Is Not Cost; It's Lobbying 0915
Senate Democrats’ Climate Change Bill Aimed Not at Success Now, but in 2016 - 0915
Republicans Break Ranks with GOP Leaders in Call for Climate Change Action 0915
Conservation Groups' Ad Campaign Targets 4 GOP Senators 0915
Giant Coal Company Bankruptcy Reveals Secret Ties to Climate Denial, GOP Dark Money Groups 0815
GOP Needs Alternative Climate Policy 0815
New Mexico Dems Call for Tough New Methane Rule 0715
GOP Senators Vow to Block U.S. from Complying with Global Climate Deal 0715
Republican Senator Wants Schools to Teach Natural Causes of Climate Change 0715
GOP Uses Spending Bills to Move against EPA Rules 0615
In Trade Debate, Climate Concerns Roar Back to House Floor 0615
Paul Ryan Adds Amendment to Trade Bill to Block Climate Deals 0615
GOP Pledges to ‘Rein In' Obama on EPA Rules, Global Warming 0515
Senators Challenge FEMA Requiring State Climate Change Plans for Disaster Relief 0515
Inhofe Staff Quashes Rumors of Senator Inhofe's Change of Heart 0415
Constituents Worry More about Climate Change than Their GOP Senators Do 0415
EPA Blasts GOP’s Bill to Change Climate Rule 0415
Republicans Warn World That Obama CO2 Cuts Plan Could Be Undone 0315
Republicans Seek to Push Climate Change off National Security Agenda 0315
NASA Chief to Sen. Cruz - We Can’t Get to Space if Cape Kennedy Is Under Water. 0315
12-Year-Olds Are Schooling Republican Senators on Climate Change 0315
Keystone Veto Override Fails 0315
Could a Failed Keystone XL Amendment Upend the Paris Climate Talks? 0215
House Passes Keystone Bill, Despite Obama’s Opposition 0215
15 Republican Senators Vote Humans Play Some Role in Climate Change 0215
Senate Passes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill Despite Obama Veto Promise 0115
House Panel Agrees to Prioritize Climate Change 0115
5 GOP Science ‘Believers' in the New Congress 0115
In 83 Speeches, Senator Whitehouse Pushes for Climate Change Action 1214
Drought, Heat and Ice - 2015 Could Be Tipping Point on Climate 1214
How Congress Snuck Changes to US Environmental Policy into New Budget Bill 1214
GOP Gains Put Nuclear Power Back on the Table 1214
House Republican Plans to Introduce Pro-Climate-Science Bill 1214
Senate Defeats Bill on Keystone XL Pipeline in Narrow Vote 1114
Republican Wave Unlikely to Wash Away Obama's Major Rules 1114
GOP Election Rout Delivers Blow to U.S. Leadership Role on Climate Change 1114
Republican Mid-Term Gains Endanger Environmental Progress 1114
Keystone Approval Sought by Republicans Daring Obama Veto 1114
Scott Brown Denies That Man-Made Climate Change Is Scientifically Proven 0814
Many Republicans Privately Support Action On Climate 0814
On Climate Change, Democrats Appeal to GOP’s Fiscal Conservatism 0814
GOP Rejects Grim White House Climate Change Report 0514
Filibuster Change Clears Path for Obama Climate Regulations 1113
A 2015 Climate Treaty? Don't Bother, Congress Says 1113
Backers Begin Multi-Pronged Push for Draft Bill Limiting EPA Rules 1013
Federal Boost for Farms' Renewable Energy in Doubt 1013
White House 'War on Coal' Is No Slam Dunk for GOP in 2014 - 0913
Evangelical Scientists' Letter to Congress on Climate Change 0713
House GOP Plans Mega-Hearing on Climate Change 0813
Top 10 States in Federal Disaster Aid Elect Climate Deniers to Congress 0813
Rep. Dingell to Obama: Clean Air Act Isn't Right for Greenhouse Gas Rules 0813
House Votes to Thwart EPA Move on ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ 0813
Congress’ Climate Skeptics Could Snarl GOP’s Strategy 0713
Democrats’ Recess Game Plan: Push Climate Message 0713
‘Social Cost of Carbon’ Battle Hits House Floor 0713
Republicans Propose Limiting Obama Climate Plan in Budget 0713
House Republicans Ready Attack on Obama's ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ 0713
Boehner Slams "Absolutely Crazy" Obama Climate Plan 0613
Moderate Democrats, Facing Hard Midterms, Treat Climate Plan Carefully 0613
Rand Paul Preaches Sustainability 0513
Former Republican Climate Change Leaders Steer Clear of the Issue 0313
Republican Climate Skeptics Face Uphill Re-Election 1012
Courts, Judicial Agencies, Citizen Groups
Articles
Supreme Court Allows E.P.A. to Limit Power Plant Emissions 1024
Supreme Court Lets Biden Plans on Mercury and Methane Move Forward 1024
An Architect of Project 2025 Dismisses Global Warming 0924
Goodbye Clean Air, Hello Costly Electricity - Climate Reality under Project 2025 - 0824
Advocates Urge Murder Charges against Big Oil for Heat Wave Deaths 0624
Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a ‘Major Disaster’ 0624
Climate Change Lawsuits Will Finally Put Big Oil on Trial 0424
NOAA Calls for Urgent Investigation into Carbon Removal and Brightening Earth 0324
Fossil Fuel Firms Could Be Tried in US for Homicide over Climate-Related Deaths 0324
New SEC Rule Requires Some Companies to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions 0324
Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths, in Landmark Climate Decision 0823
A Bottleneck on the Grid Threatens Clean Energy. New Rules Aim to Help. 0723
FERC Aims to Fix the Grid’s Renewable Energy Backlog. Can iI? 0623
Youth Climate Lawsuit against Federal Government Headed for Trial 0623
Big Polluters’ Share Prices Fall after Climate Lawsuits 0523
Supreme Court Boosted 24+ Cities & States Suing Big Oil on Climate Change 0523
New (Gas) Pipeline Agency Rule Aimed at Cutting Methane Leaks 0523
Experts Hail Supreme Court Decision to Let US Climate Lawsuits Advance 0423
Why Plugging In US Wind and Solar Projects Is So Difficult 0223
How to Modernize Permitting for a Low-Carbon Economy 0223
Streamlining Environmental Reviews Could Slow Down Clean Energy Transition 0223
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The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Is Going to Be Very, Very Expensive 0622
Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Power to Combat Climate Change 0622
FERC 1st-Ready, 1st-Served Interconnection Rules Spur New Generation, Storage 0622
Supreme Court Allows Greenhouse Gas Cost Estimates 0522
Exxon Must Go to Trial over Alleged Climate Crimes, Court Rules 0522
Fossil Fuels vs Our Future - Young Montanans Wage Historic Climate Fight 0322
FERC to Consider Greenhouse Gas Emissions, EJ for New Natural Gas Pipelines 0322
Appellate Court Rules Biden Can Consider Climate Damage in Policy-Making 0322
FERC to Consider Climate Change in Assessing New Pipelines 0222
Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Lease Plan Voided by U.S. Judge 0122
It Will Take More than Biden’s Economic Plan to Meet Climate Goal 1221
Supreme Court to Review EPA's Ability to Regulate Greenhouse Gases 1021
Big Oil Is Going All-Out to Fight Climate Rules in Build Back Better 1021
Big Business Is Bankrolling an Effort to Kill the Democratic Climate Bill 1021
Judge Scraps Red State Lawsuit over Biden Carbon Metric 0821
How the U.S. Could Slash Climate Pollution by 2030 - 0821
Court Blocks a Vast Alaskan Drilling Project, Citing Climate Dangers 0821
With Global Warming Getting Worse, Urgent Action Is Needed - Scientists 0821
Federal Judge Says Biden Cannot Pause New Leases for Drilling on Public Lands 0621
FERC Makes Major Shift on Pipeline CO2 Emissions 0321
Biden Administration Wants Financial Sector to Face Up to Climate Risk 0321
Judge Rules Montana Coal Mine's Climate Costs Matter 0221
Charting a Path towards Net-Zero - US Leadership in CO2 Removal Is Important 0221 - several bills
Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on the Reintroduction of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act 0221 - direct pay of the 45Q tax credit for CO2 removal
Court Voids a ‘Tortured’ Trump Climate Rollback 0121
Fed Creates Climate Committee - ‘Enormously Big Deal’ 0121
FERC Takes ‘Landmark Action' on Carbon Pricing 1020
Conservative Utah Leaders Voice Support for Climate Action 1020
Trump Can’t Weaken California’s Carbon Market, Federal Judge Rules 0720
Court Strikes Down Trump Administration's Methane Rollback 0720
9th Circuit Throws Out Youth Climate Case 0120 - Majority said plaintiffs must make case to political braches and electorate. Dissent said "It is as if an asteroid were barreling toward Earth and the government decided to shut down our only defenses. Seeking to quash this suit, the government bluntly insists that it has the absolute and unreviewable power to destroy the Nation."
What Does Climate Change Have to Do with Socialism? 0819 - Koch brothers and some libertarians see climate change as an excuse, a liberal plot to enlarge government. It also hurts their bottom lines, as they made (and make) their money from fossil fuels.
Lawsuit Moves Forward Saying ExxonMobil Ignored Climate Change Risks 0519
Trump’s FERC Chairman - Climate Change Is Real. We Must Cut CO2 Emissions. 0419
US Judge Halts 100s of Drilling Projects in Key New Climate Change Ruling 0319
Kansas State University to Get Half of Campus Energy from Wind Farm 1118
Supreme Court Won't Block Children's Climate Change Lawsuit 1118
U.S. Government, but Not Trump, Can Be Sued over Climate - Judge 1018
Former Trump Adviser Opens GOP Climate Shop 0718 - GOP needs a policy to fight climate change.
US Judge Throws Out Climate Change Lawsuits against Big Oil 0618
There's No Power Grid Emergency Requiring a Coal Bailout, FERC Regulators Say Unanimously 0618
Wyoming Judge Rules Oil and Gas Firms Need Not Comply with Methane Emissions Rule 0418
U.S. Judge Dismisses Exxon Lawsuit to Stop Climate Change Probes 0318
Judge - Trump Admin. Must Consider Climate Change in Major Drilling and Mining Lease Plan 0318
Climate Science on Trial as High-Profile US Case Takes On Fossil Fuel Industry 0318
Trump Administration Just Failed to Stop a Climate Lawsuit by 21 Kids 0318
Michael Bloomberg Says President Trump Can Be a 'Great Leader' if He Accepts Climate Deal 0318
Former Trump Aide Calls Paris Climate Accord ‘a Good Republican Agreement’ 0218
Environmental Activists Are Suing Governments over Climate Change and Winning 0218
Judge Orders Trump’s DoE to Implement Climate-Change Rules for Appliances 0218
Federal Regulators Reject Trump Coal Rescue Plan 0118
Organizations and Businesses Ask Congress for 100% Renewable Energy Goal 1217
Obama Environmental Chief Says Trump Rollbacks Won't Wash 1017
Court Tosses Obama-Era HFC Climate Rule That Trump Had Defended 0817
Court Tells EPA to Enforce Obama Methane Pollution Rule 0717
Court Rejects Trump Administration Move to Delay Methane Regulation 0717
'Bring on More Renewables,’ Departing FERC Regulator Says, as Grid Study Looms 0617
California, New York et al. Just Sued to Protect Obama’s Final Energy Rules 0617
Weather Channel Site Goes Apocalyptic after Trump Paris Accord Speech 0617
Greens Sue Trump for Delaying Obama Methane Rule 0617
EPA Should Not Be Allowed to Dodge Clean Power Plan Ruling, Cities and States Tell Court 0417
Donald Trump Makes Top Republican Fear Environmental Future 0117
A Trump Team Member Just Compared Climate Science to Flat-Earth Theory 1216
The Climate Myths Guiding Trump’s EPA Team 1216
Leaked Transition Team Memo Outlines Trump’s Catastrophic Energy Agenda 1216
Gore Says U.S. Climate Curbs on Track, Hopes Trump Will Surprise 1216
Military Leaders Urge Trump to See Climate as a Security Threat 1116
EPA Emerges from Clean Power Plan Court Hearing with the Edge 0916
Scientists Know Climate Change Is a Threat. Politicians Need to Realize It, Too. 0916
Military Experts Say Climate Change Poses 'Significant Risk' to Security 0916
Climate Change May Be Doubted by Some, but Now It’s the Law 0816
Here’s What a Conservative Climate-Action Agenda Would Look Like 0716
Science Organizations Again Urge Congress to Take Climate Change Seriously 0616
450 Groups Urge Congress to Reject TPP over Environmental Concerns 0616
Supreme Court Refuses to Block EPA’s Controls on Toxic Mercury 0316
What Scalia’s Death Means For Climate Change 0216
US Chamber of Commerce Official - Businesses Will Flee Climate Deal 0216
Ethanol Mandate, a Boon to Iowa Alone, Faces Rising Resistance 0116
Supreme Court Backs FERC in Demand Response Power Saving Rule 0116
These Arguments Convinced a Libertarian to Support Aggressive Climate Action 0515
What Do Conservative Policy Intellectuals Think about Climate Change? 0515
More & More Conservative Thinkers Back Carbon Tax. Will Politicians Follow? 0515
Why the Koch Brothers’ War against Clean Energy Is Still Failing 0515
Latest Climate Change Battle May Center on Food Pyramid 0115
McKibben Steps Down as Head of Climate Group 350.org 1214
George Shultz Defies GOP in Embrace of Climate Adaptation 1214
Climate Change Is Priority for Black and Hispanic Voters 1114
Republican EPA Chiefs to Congress - Act on Climate 0614
Tom Steyer Starts Big-Spending Plan to Defeat Climate-Denier Candidates 0514
Approving Keystone XL Could Be Biggest Mistake of Obama Presidency - Mann 0114
Tea Party’s Green Faction Fights for Solar in Red States 1113
Tea Party Republicans Are Biggest Climate Change Deniers, Pew Poll Finds 1113
Kerry Tells Pacific Island States Climate Science Is Alarming and Irrefutable 0913
Gravity exists. The Earth is round. Climate change is happening 0813
Republican Case for Climate Action 0813 - op-ed by 4 EPA Administrators for Republican Presidents
Old Secretary of State George Schulz on Climate Change 0713
Carbon Program Backlash in Australia, EU Bode Ill for US Climate Change Efforts 0713
Young Conservative Climate Campaign Launched in Midwest 0713
Coming GOP Civil War Over Climate Change 0513
President
Biden Articles 2021-2024
Climate Migration Concerns Surpass Fears of Russian Aggression in Europe 0224
Biden Pauses Natural Gas Projects, amid Plans for Carbon ‘Mega -Bombs’ 0124
4 Things to Know about EPA’s Updated Social Cost of Carbon 0124
Biden Says Extreme Heat Costing US $100 Billion Annually 0727
Biden Vetoes Resolution That Would Have Restored Solar Tariffs 0523
Biden Pledges $500 Million to Stop Deforestation in Brazil 0423
‘Doomerism’ - Why Scientists Disagree with Biden on 1.5°C 0423
Biden Warns that Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs 0323
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Biden Announces Major Aid Package to Help Egypt Transition to Clean Energy 1122
Biden Orders Emergency Steps to Boost U.S. Solar Production 0622
Biden Plans Solar Manufacturing Push to End Project Slowdown 0622
Biden Signs Earth Day Order to Protect Old-Growth Forests 0422
Biden Restores Climate to Landmark Environmental Law, Reversing Trump 0422
Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Renewables 0422
Biden Orders Federal Vehicles and Buildings to Use Renewable Energy by 2050 - 1221
Biden Announces Oil Release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve 1121
Biden Submits Treaty Phasing Out HFC Super-Pollutants for Senate Approval 1121
Biden Unveils Multi-pronged Assault on Planet-Warming Methane 1121
Biden Wants the Sun to Provide Nearly Half of US Electricity by 2050 - 0921
Politics of the World’s Urgently Needed Methane Emission Cuts Aren’t Simple 0821
UN Climate Report Raises Pressure on Biden to Seize a Rare Moment 0821
Biden’s Clean Energy Plan Would Cut Emissions and Save 317,000 Lives 0721
Biden Proposes over $16 Billion in Clean Energy Infrastructure, Climate Spending 0621
Biden Order on Climate Financial Risk Reaches Deep into the Economy 0521
Biden Wants to Slash Emissions, for a Very Different America 0421
US Vows to Cut Emissions 50-52% from 2005, by 2030 - 0421
President Biden Calls on Congress to Fund Carbon Removal in New Budget 0421
Biden’s Push for Electric Cars - $174 Billion, 10 Years and a Bit of Luck 0321
Carbon Tax Sidelined in Biden’s Push on Climate, Taxes 0321
Biden Faces ‘Moment of Truth’ as He Weighs Key U.S. Climate Promise 0321
Biden Expected to Seek 50% Carbon Cut by 2030 - 0321
Biden Wants to End HFC Climate Threat from Grocery Store Freezers 0221
Trump’s Environmental Policies Killed 1,000s of People 0221 - 80,000 from air pollution, > 150,000 from covid-19
Biden's 'Restoration' Presidency Begins to Restore the Climate 0221
Biden Moves to Dial Down America’s Soaring Methane Emissions 0121
Why Biden Is Buying 645,000 New Electric Cars 0121
Biden Administration Freezes Federal Fossil Fuel Leases and Permits 0121
Biden Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline and Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement 0121
Modernize & weatherize affordable housing.
Accelerate transistion to electric vehicles.
Modernize power grid.
Modernize public transit.
$35B for R&D (storage, carbon capture, hydrogen, advanced nuclear, floating offshore wind, rare earth separation).
Clean up old oil/gas wells and coal mines.
Raise corporate taxes, end fossil fuel subsidies.
Clean electricty and energy efficiency standards.
Civilian Climate Corps.
Trump Articles 2017-2021
Biden Says US Needs to Defeat Climate Change as He Introduces Team, Priorities 1220
5 Easy Things Biden Can Do on Climate, Plus 2 He Can’t 1220
Deal-Makers and Fighters Make Up Biden’s New Climate Team 1220
How Biden Will Impact the Future of Energy 1120
What the Janet Yellen Pick for Treasury Means for Climate Policy 1120
Biden Prioritizes Climate Crisis by Naming John Kerry Special Climate Envoy 1120
Why the Oil Industry Doesn't Fear Biden 1120
The 10 Climate Executive Actions Biden Will Take on Day 1 - 1120
Biden and Utilities Split on When They Can Go Carbon-Free 1120
Trump Questions Climate Science during California Wildfire Briefing 0920
Trump Rollback of Mileage Standards Guts Climate Change Push 0320
Trump Makes U-Turn on Fuel Economy Standards 1119
Trump Serves Notice to Quit Paris Climate Agreement 1119
Mike Pence Repeatedly Refuses to Say Climate Crisis Is a Threat to US 0619
Next President Could Declare Climate Emergency, GOP Fears 0119
Trump Says Climate Change Not a Hoax, but Says ‘It'll Change Back' 1018
Trump’s Proposed Clean Car Rollback Will Cost the U.S. $457 Billion 0818 - like a 57¢ per gallon gasoline tax by 2040
Trump to Seek Repeal of California’s Smog-Fighting Power 0718
Trump's Trade War Could Prompt Future Tariffs on U.S. CO2 - 0318
Trump’s Policies Are Costing 10,000 Jobs in America’s Solar Power Industry 0218
Donald Trump Says US Could Re-Enter Paris Climate Deal 0118
Trump’s New Solar Tariff to Protect US Manufacturers Will Hurt Installers 0118
Trump Tweets that ‘Cold' East Coast ‘Could Use a Little Bit of' Global Warming 1217
Trump Is Pushing Coal Abroad 1217
Trump Signs Order Rolling Back Rule on Building for Sea-Level Rise 0817
U.S. Submits Formal Notice of Withdrawal from Paris Climate Pact 0817
Energy Rhetoric Irrelevant in World of $50 Oil 0817
Trump Says ‘Something Could Happen' on Climate Accord 0717
This Is How the U.S.’s New Global Isolation on Climate Change Looks 0617
US Opts Out of G7 Pledge Committing to Paris Climate Accord 0617
Trump ‘Does Believe in Climate Change', Says US Ambassador to UN 0617
Trump - I Was Elected to Represent Pittsburgh, not Paris. Pittsburgh - We’re with Paris. 0617
Trump on Paris Accord - 'We're Getting Out’ 0617
U.S. Will Lose Jobs if It Quits Paris Climate Deal 0317
Trump Puts Renewable Energy Critic in Charge of Renewable Energy Office 0517
Trump's Climate Cuts Could Result in Half-Billion Extra Tons of CO2 in the Air 0417
Republican Cracks Emerge in Trump's Coal-Heavy Energy Plan 0417
Trump Plan to Slash EPA Budget Goes Even Deeper, New Memo Shows 0417
How Trump's Moves on Coal Will Affect the Industry 0317
Planned Rollback of Climate Rules Unlikely to Achieve All Trump’s Goals 0317
Trump Dramatically Changes US Approach to Climate Change 0317
Trump Repeal of Climate Rules Means U.S. Paris Target Now May Be Out of Reach 0317 - But maybe not, We’re already 56% of the way there, in 55% of the time so far.
Trump Plan to Shelve MPG Rules Invites Fight with California 0317
Trump Seeks Input from U.S. Energy Companies on Paris Climate Pact 0317
Top Trump Advisers Are Split on Paris Agreement on Climate Change 0317
Solar Squabble Shows How a Trump Trade War with China Could Backfire 0217
Trump Would Face Legal Battle for Dumping Paris Treaty — CRS 0217
Making Sense of President Trump’s Energy Plan 0117
Barack Obama Puts $500 Million in Green Climate Fund, to Protect Paris Deal 0117
The Irreversible Momentum of Clean Energy 0117 - by Barack Obama, in Science
Obama Articles 2013 and earlier
Obama Bans New Oil, Gas Drilling off Alaska, Part of Atlantic Coast 1216
To Avoid Worst Climate Impacts, Obama Says ‘We’re really in a race against time.’ 1016
Obama Appeals for Climate Investment in Valedictory UN Speech 0916
Obama, China Ratify Paris Climate Agreement 0916
Obama's New Clean Electricity Goal for North America - 50% by 2025 - 0616
Obama Administration Touts Energy Efficiency as a Climate Side Bet 0316
Obama Calls for Proactive Drought Strategy. What Would That Look like? 0316
U.S. and Canada Announce Common Goals on Climate, Energy and the Arctic 0316
Obama's $4.1 Trillion Plan Aims for ‘Climate Smart' Economy 0216
Obama Addresses Climate Change 0216
Obama to Propose $10-a-Barrel Oil Tax 0216
How Obama Inserted the “War on Coal” Into the 2016 Race 0116
Obama Calls Climate Action an Economic Success Story, in His Final State of the Union Address 0116
Fossil Fuel Leases Should Charge for Climate Change, Says President 0116
Using Pocket Vetoes, Obama Rebuffs GOP Attempt to Kill Clean Power Plan 1215
Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline 1115
Obama Will Decide on Keystone Pipeline during His Term 1115
Is Keystone Dead? 1115 - Sponsor TransCanada asks pipeline decision be deferred.
Obama, Gates Announce Clean Energy Research Investment by 20 Nations & 28 Investors 1115
Pope Francis Backs Urgent Climate Change Action, Lauds Obama's Climate Plan 0915
Obama Makes Urgent Appeal in Alaska for Climate Change Action 0815
Obama Hits Koch Brothers for Opposing Solar Power 0815
New Obama Climate Push - Let Them Make Power 0815
Obama’s Signature Africa Energy Program Seeks Firmer Footing 0715
Barack Obama's Climate Change Initiative- $4 Billion for Clean Energy 0615
These 10 Billion Tons of Coal Could Erase Obama's Climate Change Progress 0515
Report - U.S. Can Make Good on Climate Pledge — Barely 0515
Obama Recasts Climate Change as a More Far-Reaching Peril 0515
Next President Will Have Huge impact on Climate Policy, without Congress 0515
Obama Visits Everglades to Call for Action on Climate Change 0415
Obama Tells Us What's to Come on Climate, Drought 0415
Obama Presents Climate Change as Hazard to Your Health 0415
US Pledges a 26-28% Carbon Emissions Cut by 2025 - 0315
President Obama Vetoes Keystone Bill; GOP Plans Override Vote 0215
LBJ's Carbon Dioxide Warning 50 Years Ago 0215
Obama Draws Line on Climate, Says U.S. Will Lead the World 0115
Obama's State of the Union Address Could Ramp Up Climate Fight with Republicans 0115
Solar, Nuclear, Climate Progress Possible on Obama India Visit 0115
White House - Obama Would Veto Keystone Bill 0115
Keystone ‘Not Even Nominal Benefit' to US Consumers, Obama Says 1214
Obama Wants Kids to Learn About Global Warming 1214
Barack Obama Tells G20 a Global Climate Change Deal Is Possible and Vital 1114
China, U.S. Agree to Limit Greenhouse Gases 1114
President Obama Declares Climate Change Defining Threat of the Century 0914
Obama Pursuing Climate Accord in Lieu of Treaty 0814
Climate Change Deniers ‘Serious Threat’ to Future, Obama Says 0614
Keystone Decision Seen as Climate Change Test for Obama Abroad 0813
Obama's Call for Climate Action Reflects Foreign, Not US, Worries 0613
Obama Puts Legacy at Stake with Clean Air Act 0613
Obama Frames Climate Change as Make-or-Break Voting Issue 0613
Obama Bypasses Congress with Ambitious Climate Change Plan 0613
Obama Might Actually Be the Environmental President 0513
Obama Gives Congress Climate Change Ultimatum 0213
In Short Run, Obama Can Bypass Congress on Climate 0213
Obama Re-Election Solidifies GHG Action 1112
The Executive Branch
2021-2024 Articles
Appliance Efficiency Rules Will Likely Outlive Trump 1124
Oil Companies Face a New Fine for Methane. Trump Could Scrap It. 1124
Federal Flood Maps Underestimated Risk in Areas Hurricane Helene Hit Hardest 0124
Biden’s Green Policies to Save 200,000 Lives, Have Boosted Clean Energy Jobs 0924
US Farmers Want to Adapt to Climate Change. Crop Insurance Won’t Let Them. 0724
Biden Administration Raises FEMA Bar for Flood Resilience 0724
OSHA Proposes Rule to Protect Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat 0724
Carbon Offsets, a Much-Criticized Climate Tool, Get Federal Guidelines 0524
Deadly Heat in the Workplace. Biden Tries to Respond. 0524
Biden Administration Moves to Speed Up Permits for Clean Energy 0524
New US Climate Rules for Pollution Cuts ‘Probably Terminal’ for Coal-Fired Plants 0524
Biden Toughens Emissions Limits from Cars and Light Trucks 0324 - but not as much as its original proposal. EV sales have slowed.
Lowering EVs’ MPG-Equivalents Could Force Automakers to Sell Fewer SUVs 0224
Biden’s Climate Law Fines Oil Companies for Methane Pollution, Bill Comes Due 0224
Kerry Says US Election Will Have Major Impact on Global Climate Fight 0124
As Summers Grow Ever Hotter, OSHA Appears Ready to Protect Workers. 0124
White House Directs Agencies to Account for Climate Change in Budgets 0923
Stifling Heat Spells Misery in Schools with No Air Conditioning 0823
White House Cautiously Opens Door to Blocking Sun’s Rays to Cool Earth 0723
US Government Is Awarding $1.7 Billion to Buy Electric and Low-Emission Buses 0623
Remaking the US Pollution Fight, by Valuing Future Benefits 0523
White House Unveils a New Climate Fix - Building Codes and Energy Retrofits 0523
Companies Flock to Biden’s Climate Tax Breaks, Driving Up Cost 0523
Over-Relying on CO2-Removal Technology Is ‘Dangerous’ - John Kerry 0423
Biden Treasury’s Rules for IRA Make Electric Vehicle Credits Elusive 0323
Washing Machines and Fridges Could Be Much Cheaper to Power by 2027 - 0223
White House Aims to Reflect the Environment in Economic Data 0123
Biden’s Green Energy Bank Races to Leverage $394 Billion to Scale Cleantech 0123
Biden Administration Moves to Tighten Limits on Deadly PM2.5 Air Pollution 0123
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The Tricky Business of Putting a Dollar Value on a Human Life 1222
Biden Administration Moves to Replace Compact Fluorescent Lights with LEDs 1222
More US Kids to Ride in ‘Clean’ School Buses, Mostly Electric 1022
Tariffs Threaten to Undermine Global Shift to Clean Energy 1022
Kerry Announces US Backing for African Methane-Abatement Drive 0922
USDA More than Triples Funding for ‘Climate Smart’ Agriculture 0922
U.S. Solar Faces New Barriers after Year of ‘Crisis’ 0822
Biden Administration to Set Rules of the Road for Charging Electric Vehicles 0622
Biden Administration to Cut Costs for Wind and Solar Energy Projects 0622
Biden Administration Begins $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries 0522
U.S. Earmarks $504 Million to Back World’s Largest Hydrogen Hub 0422
Plugging Old U.S. Oil and Gas Wells to Boost Green Jobs, Curb Emissions 0422
Biden Flips the Switch on Trump's Incandescent Light Bulb Plan 0422
US Interior Department to Resume Oil and Gas Leasing, Charge Higher Fees 0422
Biden Administration Launches $6 Billion Nuclear Plant Bailout 0422
Biden Will Allow Summertime Sales of Higher-Ethanol Gasoline 0422
US's GSA to Impose 1st National Carbon Standard for Concrete 0322
Automakers Side with EPA in Court Case over Car Emission Rules 0322
Industry Calls Biden Tariff Probe a ‘Disaster’ for Solar 0322
The SEC Will Propose a Historic Climate Disclosure Rule. Here's What to Know. 0322
US Blocks Illegal Imports of Climate Damaging Refrigerants with New Rules 0322
Could Russian Sanctions Hobble U.S. Clean Energy Push? 0222
As Climate Change Costs Mount, Biden Seeks to Price Damages 0222
Biden to Allow California to Set Climate Limits on Cars, Influence Rest of US 0222
US Army Plans Microgrids, Electric Vehicle Fleet in 1st Climate Strategy 0222
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Build a EV Charger Network 0222
States to Get $1.15 Billion from Feds to Plug Abandoned Wells Leaking Methane 0122
Economists Implore Biden to Get Social Cost of Carbon Number Right 0122 - The administration’s initial estimate, released last year—$62 per metric ton of CO2 by 2030—is way too low.
Delays in Undoing Trump’s War on Efficient Appliances, Lights, Furnaces 0122
White House Rolls Out $7.5 Billion Electric Vehicle Charging Plan 1221
New US Energy Standards Would Reverse Trump’s War on Lightbulbs 1221
Oil & Gas Companies Should Pay More to Drill on Public Lands - Interior Dep’t 1121
US Auctions Off Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Drilling Leases after Climate Talks 1121 - Court ordered the Biden administration to do what it wanted not to do. The story is not over.
U.S. ‘Won’t Have Coal’ by 2030, John Kerry Predicts in Glasgow 1121
Biden Administration Plans Wind Farms along Nearly the Entire US Coastline 1021
Biden Administration to Restore Climate Criteria to Landmark Environmental Law 1021
DOE Stirs Up Climate Fight over Building Codes 0921
Biden Launches Plan to Address ‘Silent Killer’ - Extreme Heat 0921
Solar Could Provide 40% of US Electricity by 2035 - 0921 - USDoE analysis
Biden Administration Aims to Cut Costs for Solar, Wind Projects on Public Land 0821
Biden Looks at Climate Change Risks to Financial Markets 0921
OSHA Refuses to Step In as Workers Languish in Extreme Heat 0821
John Kerry on the Stakes of the Next U.N. Climate-Change Conference 0821
Biden Administration Moves to Reverse Trump-Era Showerhead Rule 0721
Biden Administration Backs Oil Sands Pipeline Project 0621
Biden Reappoints Top Climate Assessment Scientist Who Trump Removed 0521
Biden Targets Energy Star Standards, Heat Pumps, Federal Building Emissions 0521
Biden Admin Proposes Phasing Out HFC Refrigerants 0521
John Kerry Warns - ‘Even If We Get to Net Zero, We Need Carbon Removal’ 0421
Transportation Department to Let States Set Own Tailpipe Emission Rules 0421
Kerry Says Private Sector Will Ensure No Future President Undoes Biden’s Work on Climate Change 0421
Electric School Buses in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan 0421
In Asia, John Kerry Urges Bold Action on Climate to Avoid Global ‘Suicide Pact’ 0421
Biden Reversing Harmful Efficiency Rule 0421
Reversing Trump, Interior Department Moves Swiftly on Climate Change 0321
John Kerry Has a Warning for Big Oil 0321 - Embrace clean energy or get left behind. You don't want to be sitting there with a lot of stranded assets.
Climate Chief Gina McCarthy on Mobilizing “Armies of People” to Cut Emissions 0321
Biden Hikes Social Cost of Carbon, Changing How U.S. Tackles Global Warming 0221
John Kerry, Biden’s UN Climate Envoy, Likens Global Inaction to a ‘Mutual Suicide Pact’ 0221
Kerry Vows Aggressive Climate Steps as U.S. Rejoins Paris 0221
Biden Creates New Climate Adviser Role at NASA 0221
Biden Climate Team Says It Underestimated Trump's Damage 0121
2017-2021 Articles
John Kerry, Biden’s Climate Czar, Talks About Saving the Planet 1220
How to Better Tackle Climate Change - John Kerry 1120 - Price carbon.
Trump Administration Undervalues Cost of Carbon by 7x 1120
Trump’s FERC Chief Was ‘Demoted for My Independence’ on Climate Change 1120 - allowing electric-grid operators to implement carbon pricing set up by states
What Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Mean for Global Warming 0920
Trump Boosts Deregulation by Undervaluing Cost of Climate Change - GAO 0720
Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End 0220
Fuel Economy Rollback Plan Would Cost Consumers, Analysis Says 0120
White House Update of Key Environmental Law Would Exclude Climate Change 0120
After 3 Years, Lawsuit, Trump Publishes Efficiency Standards for Big Equipment 0120
U.S. Suspends More Oil & Gas Leases over What Could Be a Widespread Problem 1119
White House to Relax Energy Efficiency Rules for Light Bulbs 0919
Energy Secretary Rick Perry Says Humans Help Cause Climate Change 0719
As White House Questions Climate Change, U.S. Military Is Planning for It 0419
The Rollback That U.S. Automakers Don't Want 0319
Trump Rollbacks for Fossil Fuel Industries Carry Steep Cost 0119
Weather Service Promotes National Climate Assessment 1118
The Trump Administration Has Entered Stage 5 Climate Denial 1018
Trump Administration Shrugs Off Warnings in U.N. Climate Report 1018
Trump Administration Sees a 7° Rise in Global Temperatures by 2100 - 0918
Dire Climate Change Warnings Cut from Trump Power-Plant Proposal 0918
Janet Yellen Calls for US Carbon Tax to Curb Climate Change 0618
NASA Chief Changed His Mind about Climate Change because He ‘Read a Lot’ 0618
NASA Chief Signals Reprieve for Endangered Climate Missions 0618
Vietnam in Test of What Happens When the U.S. Abandons Climate Diplomacy 0518
Trump Administration Joins Fossil Fuel Companies in Climate Fight vs Cities 0518
National Parks Report on Climate Change Finally Released, Uncensored 0518
NASA’s Jim Bridenstein Agrees Humans Are Responsible for Climate Change 0518
Trump Plans to Fight California Car Rules With Twice-Failed Strategy 0518
U.S. Energy Secretary Calls Reducing Fossil Fuel Use “Immoral” 0318
Intelligence Agencies Warn of Climate Risks in Worldwide Threat Assessment 0218
Feds Shelve Required Plans to Put Updates to Appliance Standards 1217
Trump Will Suspend a Rule to Limit a Pollutant Far Worse than CO2 - 1217
Trump’s NOAA Nominee Agrees Man Is Main Cause of Climate Change 1117
How Trump White House Wound Up Releasing Dire Climate Report 1117
Trump Cabinet Calls on Denmark to Help Boost Offshore Wind Output 1017
Trump Pick for Top Environment Post - CO2 Is ‘the Gas of Life' 1017
U.S. Tax Reform Would Leave Renewable Energy Out in the Cold 1017
U.S. Cuts to Energy Star Could Spell Trouble for Canadian Climate Plan 1017
U.S. Energy Secretary Asks Oil Industry to Study Carbon Capture Technology 0917
Rex Tillerson Says U.S. Could Stay In Paris Climate Accord 0917
Failure to Set Cost of Carbon Hampers Trump’s Effort to Expand Fossil Fuel Use 0817
U.S. Energy Department Study Says More Coal, Nuclear Needed to Secure Grid 0817 - one of many takes on the same study - like a Rohrscach test
Draft National Climate Assessment Finds Drastic Climate Change Impact on US 0817
Obama Emissions Rules Could Yield $300 Billion Annually by 2030 - 0817
Fears Rise for US Climate Report as Trump Officials Take Reins 0817
Wind, Solar Do Not Harm Power Grid Reliability - Draft U.S. Study 0717
Acting US Ambassador to China Quits over Trump Climate Decision 0617
Trump's Intel Agencies Tell Congress Climate Change Threatens National Security 0517
Tillerson, at Arctic Meeting, Signs Document Affirming Need for Climate Change Action 0517
Will Methane Reductions Continue under Trump? 0417
How President Trump Will Change What You Drive 0417
Made in America - Trump Embracing Offshore Wind? 0417
Don’t Tread on ENERGY STAR 0317 - Trump proposes to eliminate funding for ENERGY STAR.
Trump’s Defense Secretary Cites Climate Change as National Security Challenge 0317
Pruitt’s CO2 Comments Prompt Voicemail Jam, Rebuke from Scientists 0317
EPA Head Scott Pruitt Denies that CO2 Causes Global Warming 0317
White House - the Clean Power Plan Is Gone, and There's No 'Replace' 0317
Vehicle Standards Are Energy Efficiency at Its Best – Too Valuable to Roll Back 0317
Aggressive Cuts to Obama-Era Green Rules to Start Soon - EPA Head 0217
Scott Pruitt, Longtime EPA Adversary, Confirmed to Lead Agency 0217
Food Security, Forests at Risk Under Trump’s USDA 0217
Republicans Try a New Tack on Climate Change 0217
Trump’s Regulations Freeze Halts 4 Rules to Promote More Energy Efficiently 0117
Trump Nominee Pledges to Shield NOAA Climate Scientists from Intimidation, Censorship 0117
All References to Climate Change Deleted From the White House Website 0117
Interior Nominee Zinke Doubles Down on Coal 0117
New Studies Show Rex Tillerson Is Wrong about Climate Risks 0117
John Kerry Says Clean Energy Will Yield Job Growth, Survival 0117
White House Urges Research on Geo-Engineering to Combat Global Warming 0117
2016 Articles and earlier
Rick Perry, Trump's Energy Pick, on Climate Change - 'One Contrived Phony Mess’ 1216
Rex Tillerson Views Climate Change as Just an ‘Engineering Problem’ 1216
Why Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson Is the Most Pro-Climate Trump Nominee 1216
White House Releases Climate Change Plan Before Trump Takes Office 1116
'Overwhelming Majority' Back US Climate Action - Sec. State John Kerry 1116
Rule Would Boost Solar and Wind Energy on Public Lands 1116
U.S. to Unveil, in Morocco, a Path to Decarbonize by 2050 - 1016
U.S. Government Just Made Its Biggest Clean Energy Purchase Ever 1016
Obama Requires US Government to Factor Climate into National Security Policy 0916
Sweeping Plan to Use Mojave for Solar, Wind Development Wins OK 0916
From Now On, Every Government Agency Must Consider Climate Change 0816
Obama’s Plan to Line US Roads with Electric Vehicle Chargers 0716
These Fuel Economy Regulations Mean You May Soon Buy an Electric Car 0716
Could Obama’s Signature Fuel Efficiency Standards Stall? 0716
DOE Program Aims for 100% Solar Penetration on the Distribution System 0516
How non-traditional tools like smart inverters, energy storage, 2-way power flows, and dynamic reactive power sources match up against traditional tools like larger conductors, modified circuit impedances, and new transformers. Making solar dispatchable. Grants in 3 rounds, to utility-outsider combinations, look for cost-effective and scalable solutions.
Where Are Climate Goals in EIA Energy Outlook? It’s Complicated 0516
Department of Energy Program Aims to Bump Solar Costs Even Lower 0516
Cheap Federal Coal Supports Largest U.S. Producers 0316
Mining Companies Pay Far Less than They Should for Taxpayer-Owned Coal 0316
Obama Seeks Tighter Rules on Methane Emissions from Oil, Gas Drillers 0316
Federal Coal Sales Moratorium Shakes Industry Stronghold 0216
BLM Rule to Cut Back Methane Waste Draws Quick Fire 0116
Biofuels Will Power Navy’s Next Deployment 0116
U.S. Government Agencies to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions 41.8% by 2025 - 1115
Defense Department to Congress - Global Warming Is a Security Threat Now 0715
White House Solar Plan Aims at Low- and Middle-Income People 0715
U.S., Mexico, Canada to Collaborate on Climate Adaptation 0515
Obama Tackles Agriculture’s Role in Climate Change - Why That’s a Big Deal 0415
Obama Announces Solar Job Training Initiative, Meets with Utah Officials 0415
FEMA to States - No Climate Planning, No Money - 0315
Obama Orders Cuts in Federal Greenhouse Gas Emissions 0315
Obama Administration Wants More Renewables, Tighter Pollution Controls on Public Lands 0315
John Kerry Slams Climate Skeptics and Fossil Fuels, But Sidesteps Keystone 0315
Urgency Grows for Obama’s Regulatory Agenda 1114
Obama’s Coming Climate Rules Onslaught 1114
Obama Pushes Green Standards for Everything But the Kitchen Sink 0814
Presidential Candidates
2024 Election Articles
From Oil to EVs, Here’s How Trump’s Victory Affects Energy 1124
Climate Was a Top Question at US VP Debate. Vance and Walz Answered, Sort of. 1024
Harris Touts Record Oil Boom in Rare Embrace of Fossil Fuels 0924
Trump Says He Will Rescind Funds from Biden’s Climate Law 0924
More than 350 Environmentalists Endorse Kamala Harris Candidacy 0724
Trump Eyes Cutting Interior, ‘Environment Agencies’ 0624
Many Environmentalists Don’t Vote. This Group Wants to Change That. 0324
Chaos Erupts When GOP Candidates Asked if They Believe in Climate Change 0823 - Only Nikki Haley says climate change is real.
DeSantis Dismisses Climate Change, Calling It ‘Politicization of Weather’ 0523
2020 Election Articles
Biden Calls for Major Investments into Carbon Removal Tech 1120
Biden's Novel Approach to Climate Change Could Side-Step a Divided Congress 1120
Biden-Linked Team Rolls Out Climate Plan 1120
Biden Victory Positions America for a 180° Turn on Climate Change 1120
Biden Wants to End Gas Car Sales. He Hasn't Said When. 1020
Biden - Banning Fossil Fuels in 10 Years ‘Not Possible' 1020
Joe Biden’s Campaign Answers 6 Key Climate Change Plan Questions 1020
How Biden Would Use Trade Agreements to Fight Global Warming 1020
How Joe Biden Could Reorient Foreign Policy around ClimateChange 1020
How Biden’s $1.7 Trillion Climate Plan Would Change America after Trump’s Big Oil Presidency 1020
Biden Nets 350’s Progressive Climate Endorsement 0920
Biden Calls Trump's Climate Denial, Disdain for Science & Facts Unconscionable 0920
Biden’s Climate Plan Shows that Net Zero is Now Mainstream 0820
3 Unexpected Ways Joe Biden Plans to Tackle Climate Change 0720 - precision agriculture, micro-mobility, 5Q broadband
Is Biden's 100% Clean Electricity Plan Doable? 0720
Biden’s $2 Trillion Climate Plan Aims to Reframe Debate 0720
The Plan to Unite Biden and Bernie Voters on Climate Is Finally Here 0720 - 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035, net-zero new buildings by 2030, all school buses electric by 2025, 500,000 EV charging stations
Biden Says He's Open to 'Expanding' His Climate Plan to Win Over Young Voters 0420
The 2 Super Tuesday Democrat Survivors on Climate Change Action 0320
Presidential Hopeful Mike Bloomberg Touts Carbon-Cutting Agenda At U.N. Talks 1219
Elizabeth Warren's Blue New Deal is a Green New Deal for the Ocean 1219
‘I Keep My Promises’- Joe Biden Uses Climate Crisis to Appeal to Rural Voters 1219
Pete Buttigieg, Polling High in Iowa, Targets Farmers with Climate Message 1119
Why Climate Change Is a Winning Issue in Landlocked Iowa 1119 - floods, rising rainfall, heat waves - farm impact
With a Nudge from Trump, 2020 Democrats Return to Climate Change 1119
Pete Buttigieg Wants the US to Be Carbon-Neutral by the Time He’s 68 - 0919
Climate Town Hall - Several Democratic Candidates Embrace a Carbon Tax 0919
Andrew Yang’s Plan to Tackle Climate Change, Explained 0819 - decarbonized in stages by 2050, substantial role for thorium, move to higher ground, etc.
Bernie Sanders’s ‘Green New Deal’ - a $16 Trillion Climate Plan 0819
In Iowa, Candidates Talk about Farming and Climate Change like Never Before 0819
Debate’s Attempt to Divide Candidates on Climate Change Finds Unity Instead 0819
CNN Announces Climate Town Hall with 2020 Democrats 0719
Candidates Warn Fed That Climate Change Could Spark a Financial Crisis 0719
The 2020 Candidates' Climate Change Positions and Accomplishments 0619
Watch Out, Big Oil. Jay Inslee Proposes a Greenhouse Gas Fee 0619
Biden & Warren Join inslee & O’Rourke with Aggressive Climate Action Plans 0619
Climate Change Takes Center Stage as Biden and Warren Release Plans 0619
The Most Interesting Answers on Climate Change by 2020 Presidential Hopefuls 0619
Jay Inslee Calls for Accepting ‘Historic Levels’ of Refugees amid Climate Crisis 0519
Our Military Can Help Lead the Fight in Combating Climate Change - Elizabeth Warren 0519
Joe Biden Would Be a Disaster for Climate Change - Opinion 0519 - Obama’s Clean Power Plan & CAFE MPG standards are OK. But “all of the above” - natural gas and fracking - are not.
Jay Inslee Promised Serious Climate Policy and He Is Delivering 0519
Why Beto’s Climate Plan Is So Surprising 0519
Democratic Contenders Lay Out Climate Visions 0419
Jay Inslee, 2020 Presidential Candidate, on Climate - 'We need to blow the bugle.’ 0219
Next President Could Declare Climate Emergency, GOP Fears 0119
2016 Election Articles
Trump Says ‘Nobody Really Knows’ if Climate Change Is Real 1216
Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State? 1216
Trump Tabs Another Climate Denier, This Time for Interior 1216
Leonardo DiCaprio, Trump Talk Climate Change 1216
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Denialist, to Lead E.P.A. 1216
Climate Activists Now Hope Trump Was Just Joking about That China Thing 1116
Trump to Scrap NASA Climate Research, in Crackdown on ‘Politicized Science’ 1116
Trump Admits ‘Some Connectivity' between Climate Change and Human Activity 1116
Trump Insider - New Administration Won't Attack Renewable Energy 1116
Coal and Oil Revival? 6 Ways Trump Could Shift Energy Policy 1116
Trump Win Boosts Coal, Hits Renewable Stocks 1116
Trump Victory Deals Blow to Global Fight Against Climate Change 1116
Trump Win Raises Questions About UN Climate Deal 1116
The Ambitious Clinton Climate Plan Nobody Is Talking About 1016
Leaked Clinton Emails Reveal Thorny Politics of Climate Action 1016
Al Gore and Hillary Clinton Strongly Linked Hurricane Matthew to Climate Change 1016
Hillary Clinton and Al Gore Reunite, Campaigning on Climate Change 1016
Trump’s Energy & Environment Team Leans Heavily on Industry Lobbyists 0916
Could Climate Change Help Clinton Win Millennials? 0916
Climate Change Finally Came Up at the 1st Presidential Debate, but ... 0916
Gary Johnson Wants to Ignore Climate Change, because the Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day 0916
On Climate Policy, Trump and Clinton Could Not Be More Different 0916
Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Calls for Climate State of Emergency 0816
Jill Stein Just Went Way Overboard on Sea Level Rise 0816
Climate Action a Core ‘Pillar' of Clinton's Economic Message 0816
Republican EPA Chiefs Endorse Clinton, Bash Trump 0816
What Trump Gets Wrong about Energy in America 0816
Clinton Campaign Studying Alternative to U.S. Ethanol Mandate 0816
Climate Change Divide Bursts to Forefront in Presidential Campaign 0816
Clean Energy Groups See Opportunities in Clinton's Jobs Plan 0716
Most Republicans Who Care about Climate Change Skip the Convention 0716
Coal Gets Leading Role in GOP's Energy Platform 0716
Mike Pence’s Loose Grip on Reality Is Almost as Bad as Trump’s 0716
Hillary Clinton Could Run on Strongest Climate Change Platform Ever 0716
Democratic Platform Forsakes ‘All of the Above,' Not Miners 0716
Democrats' Climate Change Conundrum 0716 - On close vote, platform stays away from carbon tax, fracking ban.
Hillary Clinton’s Ambitious Climate Change Plan Avoids Carbon Tax 0716
Why Won't Clinton Support a Carbon Tax? Fear of Trump. 0616
Even George W. Bush's Environment Chief Says Trump's Energy Plan Is Bonkers 0616
Donald Trump Once Backed Urgent Climate Action. Wait, What? 0616
How Bernie Sanders Made Hillary Clinton into a Greener Candidate 0616
Sanders Knocks Trump (and the Media) over Climate Change 0616
NRDC Action Fund Backs Hillary Clinton, in Its 1st Presidential Endorsement 0516
Trump Tells California ‘There Is No Drought’ 0516
5 Things That Made No Sense In Trump’s Big Energy Speech 0516
Trump Calls for ‘Complete American Energy Independence’ 0516
Skeptical Trump Says He Would Renegotiate Global Climate Deal 0516
Meet Donald Trump's New Energy Adviser 0516
The Science of President Trump 0316
Marco Rubio Spouts Every Type of Climate Denial 0316
Bernie Sanders Highlights Climate Change during Minnesota Stop 0216
Top US Scientists Have Some Questions for Tonight's Debate 0216
Clinton Rolls Out Energy Efficiency Plan 0216
Jeb Bush Pins Hopes on ‘Someone in a Garage' to Tackle Climate Change 0116
Republicans Still Hunting a Way Forward on Landmark Climate Deal 0116
Ethanol Lobby Losing Clout in Iowa Caucuses 0116
Republican Presidential Candidates Go Their Own Way on Climate Change 1215
Cruz Says He Would Withdraw U.S. from Paris Climate Accord if Elected 1215
Most GOP Candidates Flunk Climate Science - AP Fact Check 1115
Top Pollsters Agree. Climate Change Is a Winning Issue for Democrats 1115
Green Group LCV Endorses Hillary Clinton, and Feels the Bern 1115
Climate Change Ad to Air During Republican Debate 1015
How Climate Change Became a National Security Problem 1015
Democratic Presidential Debate Reveals Climate Change Chasm with GOP 1015
Bringing Republicans to the Climate Change Table 1015
Democrats Compete over Climate Change 1015
Donald Trump Takes Campaign against Wind Farms to UK Supreme Court 1015
Jeb Bush Goes Heavy on Fossil Fuels 0915
Fiorina Acknowledges Warming, but Blasts Obama's Prescriptions 0915
'America Is Not a Planet' - Republicans Resist Climate Change Action at Debate - 0915
GOP Needs Alternative Climate Policy 0815
Climate Science Denier Presidential Hopefuls Can Forget Winning the Latino Vote 0815
Donors with Fossil Fuel Ties Support Republican Hopefuls with $62 Million 0815
Obama Policy Could Force Robust Climate Discussion From 2016 Candidates 0815
Hillary Clinton Promises to Build on Obama Climate Plan 0815
Ted Cruz Expresses ‘Full Out Denial' of Global Warming during Forum 0815
Friends of the Earth Endorses Bernie Sanders’ 2016 Bid 0815
Jeb Bush Says Humans Contribute to Climate Change 0715
GOP Leaders Shift Subtly on Warming, as Democrats Talk Boldly 0715
Hillary Clinton's Climate Change Plan ‘Just Plain Silly', Says Expert Jim Hansen 0715
Hillary Clinton Unveils Climate Change Policy 0715
GOP Presidential Candidate Believes in Climate Change, But Not in Fixing It 0715
Jeb Bush Calls for an End to Energy Subsidies 0715
Jeb Bush Avoids Criticizing Pope, Acknowledges Global Warming Threat 0615
Hillary Would Charge New Fees for Fossil Fuel Extraction 0615
Jeb Bush Joins Republican Backlash against Pope on Climate Change 0615
That Time When Lindsey Graham Was Almost All-in on Climate Change 0615
Sen. Rubio Doubts Manmade Global Warming, Says Climate Is Always Changing 0415 - out of step with his constituents
Jeb Bush Came So Close to Acknowledging Climate Change Today 0415
8 Things You Need to Know about Hillary Clinton and Climate Change 0415
Marco Rubio Once Believed Climate Science. Now He's Running for President. 0415
Rand Paul’s Risky Bet on Climate Change 0215
At Least 2 GOP Presidential Contenders Accept Climate Science. That Matters. 0115
Chris Christie Veers Right on Climate Change as 2016 Approaches 0914
States: Politics (to Harm Climate)
Articles
Florida Legislators Ban Local Heat Protections for Millions of Outdoor Workers 0324
States Don’t Give Cooling Aid to the Poor, Just Heating Aid, as Heat Gets Deadlier 0923
Texas Law Overrides Safeguards like Water Breaks, as Temperatures Rise 0623
- Legislature votes to kill more people, but says it is not it employers' interest to do so.
New Stimulus Bill Includes $35.2 Billion for New Energy Initiatives 1220
Stimulus Deal Includes Raft of Provisions to Fight Climate Change 1220
Conservative Utah Leaders Voice Support for Climate Action 1020
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Florida GOP Has Added ‘Climate Change' to Its Vocabulary and to Legislation 0220
Idaho Governor - Climate Change Is Real, and It Must Be Reversed 0119
California Bill Seeks Ban on Fossil-Fueled Vehicles by 2040 - 0118
Blue Wave Seen as a Rebuke to Trump's Climate Views 1117
Climate and Energy Becoming Focal Points in State Political Races 0917
As Irma Closes In, Miami’s Republican Mayor Blasts Trump for Ignoring Climate Change 0917
California Sues Donald Trump Again. Your Car’s MPG Might Be the Reason. 0917
Montana Governor Says Ignoring Climate Change Is 'Shortsighted And Dangerous' 0817
2 GOP Governors Urge Perry to Help Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Pact 0517
EPA Should Not Be Allowed to Dodge Clean Power Plan Ruling, Cities and States Tell Court 0417
Washington Voters Reject Carbon Tax Initiative 1116
20 States Ask Supreme Court to Block EPA’s Mercury Air Pollution Rule 0216
In the Heart of Coal Country, Calls for Carbon Trading 0116
U.S. States, Cities Seek to Defend Obama's Carbon Rule in Court 1115
Coal States - EPA Moved Our Goal Posts 0815
Outrage over EPA Emissions Regulations Fades, as States Find Fixes 0715
World Is on a Collision Course with Fossil Fuels, Gov. Jerry Brown Says 0715
The Tide Is Turning Against ALEC In The Renewable Energy Battle 0615
Oklahoma Governor Rules out State Plan for EPA Carbon Pollution Regulations 0415
Scott Walker Appointee Suggests Volcanoes as Real Cause of Global Warming 0415
China Sees Through Its Coal-Fired Haze What Alabama Cannot 0315
Florida Governor Denies Environmental Agency Banned Term ‘Climate Change’ 0315
Renegade Regulators Group Takes Aim at EPA Advisers, Regs 0115
Mississippi Groups Attack CO2 Limits 0115
California Governor Brown’s Plan - Divest from Coal to Fight Global Warming 1214
ALEC Looks to Shred EPA Regulations 1214
Wyoming PSC Chairman - EPA's CO2 Rules Unrealistic 1114
Greens Grow into Electoral Powerhouse 1014
Florida Politicians Battle Rhetoric, as Seas Rise amid Warming Worries 1014
A Kansas Twister - Wind Energy Politics Complicate Governor’s Race 0914
Greens Take 2014 Fight to States 0914
Tom Steyer Considers Taking on Democratic Candidates 0814
One Democrat's Gamble on Climate Change 0814
Charlie Crist Delivers Perfect Response to Rick Scott on Climate Change 0714
States Against EPA’s Carbon Pollution Rule Would Gain Most 0714
Evangelicals in Florida Turn, Call on Gov. Scott to Act on Climate Change 0514
In California, Climate Issues Moved to Fore by Governor 0514
Miller Pushes Senate Opponents on Climate Change 0514
Election Day 2013 - Fossil Fuels Take Hits from Virginia to Washington State 1113
EPA Supporter Edges 'War on Coal' Candidate to Be Virginia Governor 1113
In Sunny Arizona, a Battle Over Solar Power 1013
Mayors Leading an Urban Revolution 1013
Governors Agree to Disagree on Climate, Focus on Energy Strategies 0613
Missouri GOP Leaders Challenge EPA on Coal & Climate 0613
Climate Is a Hot Topic in the Kansas Legislature 0313
Climate Change Hit Republican States Hardest 1112
State & Local Actions (to Help Climate)
2019-2024 Articles
Washington Voters Uphold Landmark Carbon Pricing Law 1124
Subways, Buses and Bike Lanes Scored Billions in Local US Ballot Wins 1124
More Lawmakers Look to Make Oil Companies Pay for Damage from Disasters 0824 - Focus on Vermont, the leader, adn New York. Waiting in the wings are California, Massachusetts and other states. Pay for actual damages attributed mathematically to the change in climate, according to % of CO2 emissions due to use of its products.
Vermont Set to Become 1st US State to ‘Make Big Oil Pay’ 0524
Vermont to Charge Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Change Damages 0524
California PUC Approves Plan to Add 56 GW of Clean Energy Resources by 2035 - 0224
Historic Rains Pour over Southern California 0224
NJ Resets, Approves 2 Massive Offshore Wind Projects 0124
Miami-Dade County Could Create Strictest Workplace Heat Rules in US 1123
Michigan House Passes Climate Change Reform, Mandates Clean kWh by 2040 - 1123
New York City to Require More Zero-Emission Cars for Ride-Sharing 0823
California’s Gavin Newsom Inked Another Climate Pact, but the US Has Not 0823
A Breakthrough Deal to Keep the Colorado River from Going Dry, for Now 0523
NYC Skyscrapers Turn to Carbon Capture to Lessen Climate Change 0523
Utah State Education Board Votes to Keep Climate Change in Science Curriculum 0523
Washington State Passes Climate Goals for Crypto and Data Centers 0523
Florida and Louisiana Must Borrow Many Millions to Pay Insurance Claims 0523
New York Set to Pass 1st Statewide Law Banning Gas in New Construction 0423
California Greenlights > 800 MW of Storage + Solar, to Bolster Grid Reliability 0123
New York City Buys 900 EVs to Replace Government Fleets 0123
New York Landlords Try Carbon-Sucking Towers to Comply with Climate Law 0123
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Colorado May Create Last-Resort Insurance for High Wildfire Risk Homes 1222
New York Adopts Cap and Trade as a Pillar of Climate Action 1222
California Reduces Subsidies for Homes with Rooftop Solar 1222
California Climate Plan Scraps New Gas Plants, Expands Fossil Fuel Carbon Capture 1122
As Rio Grande Shrinks, El Paso Plans for Uncertain Water Future 1022
N.Y. Echoes California as It Eyes 100% Clean Car Rules 1022
California Gives PG&E $1.4-Billion Loan to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Open 0922
Washington State to Ban Sales of New Gas Cars by 2035, Following California 0822
California to Cover Canal with Solar Panels, to Counter Drought, Climate Change 0822
California Votes to Ban New Gasoline Car Sales by 2035 - 0822
Massachusetts Just Passed a Massive Climate and Clean Energy Bill 0822
California Sets Ambitious Offshore Wind Power Goal 0822
New York Plans 22 Renewable Energy Plants to Reach Climate Goals 0622
California Adopts Emergency Water-Use Rules as Drought Worsens 0522
California Reveals Its Plan to Phase Out New Gasoline-Powered Cars by 2035 - 0522
Washington State to Require Electric Heating in Building Code Update 0422
Florida Governor Vetoes Solar Crackdown 0422
Los Angeles to Electrify City’s Entire 10,000-Vehicle Fleet 0422
Boston to Replace School Buses with Electric Ones by 2030 - 0422
Electric Buses, E-Bikes and Clean Trucks in Colorado Plan to Clear Its Dirty Air 0322
Drought-Struck California Wants to Pay Farmers to Cut Plantings 0322
North Carolina Will Fall Short on 2025, 2030 Climate Goals, Says EDF Study 0322
Washington State Sets Target to End Gasoline Car Sales by 2030 - 0322
Wyoming Bills Would Shift CO2 Storage Liability to State and Force Carbon Capture 0222
Gov. Youngkin Aims to Remove Virginia from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 0122
New York to Double Energy Storage Target to at Least 6 GW by 2030 - 0122
How 6 States Could Transform the U.S. Trucking Industry 0122 - From California standards, manufacturers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks must increase their zero-emission truck sales in those 6 states to 30-50% by 2030, and 40-75% by 2035.
N.Y.C.’s Gas Ban Takes Fight against Climate Change to the Kitchen 1221
California to Change Net Metering from Retail to Wholesale Pricing 1221
Can New York Really Get to 100% Clean Energy by 2040? 1121
Ann Arbor, Michigan Offers New Model for 100% Clean Power 1121
Ithaca to Be 1st US City to Decarbonize Every Single Building 1121
Los Angeles Aims to Be 1st Major Carbon-Free U.S. City 1021
Florida Is Ditching Palm Trees to Fight the Climate Crisis 1021
Oregon Has a New Plan for Cutting Climate Pollution 1021
Landmark Illinois Climate Bill Passes, in Boon for Nuclear, Renewables 0921
L.A. Approves 100% Clean Energy by 2035, a Decade Ahead of Prior Goal 0921
Pennsylvania’s Carbon-Pricing Plan at Last Regulatory Hurdle 0921 - join RGGI for electricity
California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Raise Costs 0821
Bipartisan Support for Clean Energy Appears to Be Growing in NC 0821
Washington’s Whatcom County Is 1st in US to Ban New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure 0721
Connecticut Legislators Set 1 GW Energy Storage Target for End of 2030 - 0621
Washington State Finally Passes a Cap on Carbon Emissions 0421
Louisiana's Governor Wants the Oil And Gas State to Go Carbon Neutral 0521
California Proposal Embraces All-Electric Buildings but Stops Short of Gas Ban 0521
Hawaii to Become the 1st State to Declare Climate Emergency 0421
Washington Joins Oregon, California, B.C. in Passing Low-Carbon Fuel Standard 0421
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee Signs 'Landmark' Climate Act 0421
Governor Baker Signs Landmark Massachusetts Climate Bill into Law 0321
Nearly Half of Pennsylvania Government Electricity to Be Solar Powered by 2023 - 0321
Maryland Senate Passes Climate Act by Wide Margin 0321
Puget Sound Energy Plan Sets Conflict over Gas 0321
Natural Gas Battle over Climate Change Is Boiling Over on the Home Front 0221 - kitchen, water and space heating
New York Outlines Path to Reach Storage, Renewables Goals 0121
Massachusetts Becomes the Next State to Set a Ban on Gasoline Cars 0121
Philadelphia Aims to Be Carbon Neutral by 2050 - 0121
N.Y. Announces Offshore Wind 'Game-Changer' for Renewables 0121
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker Vetoes Sweeping Climate Change Bill 0121
Deal on Massachusetts Climate Change Bill with 40% Renewable kWh by 2030 - 0121
Massachusetts to Require All New Cars Sold to Be Electric by 2035 - 1220
Plan by Eastern States to Cap Tailpipe Emissions Gets Off to a Slow Start 1220
Many U.S. States Are Behind on Their Own Climate Milestones 1220
Arizona’s Net-Zero Plan Unites Democrats and Republicans 1120
Nevada Voters Seal Renewable Energy Goals in Their State Constitution 1120
Gov. Whitmer’s Executive Order Aims for Carbon-Neutral Michigan by 2050 - 0920
California Plans to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars in 15 Years 0920
States, Cities, Businesses Are Making Progress on a Climate-Friendly Future 0920
Montana Climate Change Plan Urges Carbon Neutrality by 2050 - 0920
California Locks in Vehicle Emission Deals with Major Automakers 0820
Northeast US Climate Initiative, RGGI, Has Made Children Healthier 0720
15 States Take Historic Action on Transportation Pollution 0720
More than a Dozen States Unite to Boost Electric Trucks 0720
Conference of Mayors Resolution Urges Fossil Fuel Divestiture 0720
California Targets 500,000 Electric Trucks by 2040 - 0620
New Jersey Is 1st State to Put the Climate Crisis in Its K-12 Curriculum 0620
States Sue to Block Trump from Weakening Fuel Economy Rules 0520
Virginia Becomes the 1st Southern State with a Goal of Carbon-Free Energy 0420
Oregon Governor Brown Issues Sweeping Climate Executive Order 0320
Virginia Lawmakers Pass Major Renewable Energy Legislation 0220 - electricity: join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative cap & trade market and go 100% renewable by 2045; block new fossil-fuel generators; 5,200 MW of offshore wind; battery incentives. It could raise home bills $23 a month, but the cost of doing nothing is staggering.
New Jersey Outlines Sweeping Plans to Achieve 100% Clean Energy by 2050 - 0120
Renewable Portfolio Standards are an important part of the US electricity landscape.
They require significant amounts of renewable energy, as shown in an earlier diagram, below. Most of that renewable energy has come from wind. Note that Oklahoma and Indiana added goals since then, while West Virginia converted its goal into a standard.
GHG emissions (from 1990) -50% by 2030, -75% by 2040, -100% by 2050.
Targets by sector: electricity, transport, homes, industrial process, non-residential buildings, gas distribution.
Stretch builing code extends to net-zero.
Utility commission to target reducing GHG emissions.
Renewable portfolio standard rises 3% a year. 2.4 GW more offshore wind.
GHG emission goals for munis.
Energy efficiency move homes from fossil fuels to electric.
Adopts California appliance efficiency standards.
Creates EV and charging station targets.
2017-2018 Articles
24 States Want to Keep America’s Broken Climate Promise 1219
California to Stop Buying from Automakers That Backed Trump on Emissions 1119
California, 22 States Sue Trump Administration, to Set Fuel-Efficiency Standards 1119
Northeast States Take 1st Step in Effort to Reduce Transportation Emissions 1019
Pennsylvania Is Joining a Multi-State Effort to Price Carbon Emissions 1019
Virginia Gov. Northam Orders 100% Carbon-Free Power by 2050 - 0919
California to Fight Trump Revoking Its Clean-Air Rules Authority 0919
4 Big Automakers Strike a Deal With California, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule 0719
New York's Climate Plan Will Drive Big Changes, if It Works 0719
New York Awards Offshore Wind Contracts in Bid to Reduce Emissions 0719
24 Governors Call on Trump to Halt Rollback on Rules for Clean Cars 0719
New York Commits to Carbon-Free Electricity by 2040 and Energy by 2050 - 0619
New York City Declares Climate Emergency 0619
Illinois Is Taking Another Step Away from Its Dirtiest Electricity Source 0619
Virginia Beach Wants to Require Developers to Factor in Sea Level Rise for New Projects 0519
Republican-Led Maryland Commits to Sweeping Clean Energy Standards 0519
L.A. Mayor Garcetti’s ‘Green New Deal’ Would Phase Out Gas-Fueled Cars 0419
Colorado Dem Lawmakers Tackle Climate Change with No GOP Backers 0519
L.A. Takes Climate Change fight to the Streets, by Pouring Cooler Pavement 0419
New York City Sets Ambitious Climate Rules for Its Biggest Emitters - Buildings 0419
New Colorado Oil & Gas Rules Emphasize Safety & Environment over Production 0419
Legislature's Energy Plan - a Coal-Free Washington by 2025 - 0419
Puerto Rico Passes 100% Renewable Energy Bill as It Aims for Storm Resilience 0319
Amid 19-Year Drought, States Sign Deal to Conserve Colorado River Water 0319
Governor Sisolak Announces Nevada Is Joining US Climate Alliance 0319
As Seas Rise, Hawaii Considers Perils and Opportunities of Managed Retreat 0319
Massachusetts House Speaker Introduces $1 Billion Green Infrastructure Plan 0219
4 More Dem Governors Join Alliance to Uphold Paris Climate Goals 0219
Puerto Rico Energy Plan Calls For Huge Solar And Storage Investments 0219
New Governors Target Climate Change from Day 1 in Great Lakes Region 0119
Gov. Wolf Targets Slashing Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Pollution 80% by 2050 - 0119
9 Northeast States, Soon 11 or 12, Vow to Cut Transportation Emissions 1218 - cap & trade for fuel distributors
New D.C. Law Mandates 100% Renewable Power by 2032 - 1218
New York Sets 3 GW Storage Target, Doubles Efficiency Goals for Utilities 1218
New York Gov. Cuomo Pledges 100% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2040 - 1218
California Requires New City Buses to Be Electric by 2029 - 1218
Ballot Measures Aimed at Climate Change, Fossil Fuels Fall Short 1118
Governors Could Drive the Next Wave of Climate Change Action 1118
Puerto Rico Moves to Run on Completely Green Energy by 2050 - 1018
How Fighting Climate Change Will Raise California Gas Prices Even Higher 1018
Cleveland Sets 100% Renewable Electricity Goal 0918 - It joins some 80 other US cities and towns, such as Atlanta, Denver, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, St. Petersburg Florida, Columbia SC, Spokane, and Norman Oklahoma.
California, New Mexico Sue over Trump Methane Pollution Rollback 0918
Maryland Is Taking the EPA to Court over Air Pollution from Upwind States 0918
17 Bipartisan Governors Vow to Fight Climate Change—and President Trump 0918
California Gov. Brown Signs 100% Zero-Carbon Electricity Bill 0918
Massachusetts Can Legally Limit CO2 Emissions from Power Plants, Court Rules 0918
California Lawmakers Set Goal for Carbon-Free Electricity by 2045 - 0818
California Moves to Safeguard Vehicle Emissions Rules from Trump Rollback 0818
11 States Sue Trump Administration over Hydrofluorocarbons Used in Cooling 0618
Atlanta Charts a Path to 100% Renewable Electricity 0618
Colorado Should Set Its Own Emission Standards 0618
Massachusetts Senate Votes to Put a Price on Carbon, with National Grid Support 0618 - It goes to the House now. It punts choice of tax or cap & trade (and details of either) to the Governor. Tool to meet -40% (1990 base) by 2030 and 80% by 2050. Starts for transport, business, and residential in consecutive years. State’s largest utility strongly supports it, plans electrification of transport and home heating (heat pumps), continued decarbonization of electricity, etc.
Hawaii Just Passed a Law to Make the State Carbon Neutral by 2045 - 0618
Missouri Utility’s Ambitious Wind Energy Plan Facing Pushback 0518
‘Impossible to Ignore’ - Why Alaska Is Crafting a Plan to Fight Climate Change 0518
California to Become 1st US State Mandating Solar on New Homes 0518
17 States Sue EPA Over Auto Emissions Standards Rollback 0518
Pittsburgh Powers Up Small Electric Vehicle Fleet with Solar Charging Stations 0418
New Jersey Takes a Big Step Toward Renewable (and Nuclear) Energy 0418 - 50% by 2030, + keep 3 of 4 nukes
New Jersey to Join Clean Car Initiative, as EPA Eases Fuel-Economy Standards 0418
California Bans Climate-Warming HFCs in New Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration 0318
36 Vermont Towns to Take Up Climate Change Resolution 0318
Washington Carbon Tax Clears Hurdle, Heads for State Senate Vote 0218
Idaho Senate Committee Keeps All Climate Change References In New Science Standards 0218
100s of US Mayors Collectively Oppose Trump Reversal of Clean Power Plan 0218
Portland, 1st U.S. City to Ban Fossil Fuel Expansion Offers Roadmap for Others 0218
Vermont Lawmakers Forge Ahead with Carbon Tax Plan 0218
9 States Buck Trump Administration, Move toward Price on Carbon Pollution 0118
New Jersey to Rejoin East Coast Carbon Market, Virginia May Be Next 0118
California Governor Pushes for 5 Million Zero-Emission Cars 0118
Colorado Governor Releases Its Plan for 1 Million Electric Vehicles by 2030 - 0118
Can Gov. Inslee Deliver America's 1st Carbon Tax? 0118
9 Northeast States Accelerate Carbon Pollution Reduction 1217
California and North Carolina Did It. Can Minnesota Government Go Green? 1217
4 Takeaways from a Gathering of Mayors on Climate Change 1217 - 45 mayors commit to 26-28% less CO2 by 2025
Boston Begins Effort to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050 - 1117
Atlanta Passes Infrastructure Ordinance to Support EV Charging 1117
Florida Gov. Scott’s Funding Request to Address Sea Level Rise Is a Turnaround 1117
Virginia Launches Plan to Join East Coast Carbon Market, Cut Emissions 30% - 1117
Gov. Jerry Brown and EU Leaders Agree to Work to Combat Climate Change 1117
Miami Voters Just Sent Their Climate-Change-Denying Governor a Message 1117
Alaska Governor Signs Order on Climate Change Strategy 1017
Alaska Orders Review of All North Slope Oil Wells after Spill Linked to Permafrost 1017
12 Cities Plan for Emissions-Free Neighborhoods 1017
4 a.m. Chats Persuaded Miami’s Republican Mayor to Care about Sea-Level Rise 1017
Western Governors Take the Lead on Climate Change 0917
14 States - We’re on Track to Meet Paris Climate Goals, Despite Trump 0917
Austin Energy Targets 65% Renewables by 2027 - 0817
US Cities Starting to Expand Transportation Options for Low-Income Residents 0817
Orlando Commits to 100% Renewable Energy City-Wide by 2050 - 0817
50% Rise in Renewable Energy Needed to Meet Ambitious State Standards 0717
California Legislature Extends State's Carbon Cap-and-Trade Program 0717
Court Says Californians Will Keep Paying to Fight Climate Change 0617
US Mayors Back 100% Renewable Energy, Vow to Fill Climate Leadership Void 0617
New Best Friends - GOP Governors and Renewables 0617
Nevada Reinstates Key Solar Energy Policy 0617
Even Republican Mayors Are Rejecting Trump’s Energy Policies 0617
4 Cities Lead Fight against Climate Change in the Trump Era 0617
Hawaii Becomes 1st State to Pass Law Committing to Paris Climate Accord 0617
Bucking Trump, These Cities, States & Companies Commit to Paris Pact Reports 0617
Carbon Cap Rule in Washington State Faces Legal Challenge 0517
California Climate Program Has Struggled. Why the Billion-Dollar Rebound? 0517
Why Some Republicans Are Warming to Climate Action 0517
Local Conservation Officials in Vermont Push Lawmakers for Carbon Tax 0417
New York, Other States Take on Trump over Energy Efficiency 0417
California Adopts Strictest Methane Rule in the U.S. 0317
Trump Plan to Shelve MPG Rules Invites Fight with California 0317
Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee's 'Clean Air Rule’ 0317
Cities Shop for $10 Billion of Electric Cars to Defy Trump 0317
California Bill Aims for 100% Renewable Energy by 2045 - 0217 - electricity only
Will Oregon Regulate Carbon Emissions? 0217
After Veto Override, Maryland Renewable Energy and Maybe Electric Bills to Rise 0217
Mass. Legislators Propose 100% Renewable Energy Mandate 0117
On Climate Change, Even States in Forefront Are Falling Short 0117
Wyoming Bill Would Prevent Utilities From Using Clean Energy 0117
Cities Unite to Seek 'Record Breaking' Electric Fleet 0117
Benefits of State Renewable Energy Policies Far Outweigh Costs 0117
2016 Articles and earlier
States Will Lead on Climate Change in the Trump Era 1216
Ohio Governor Kasich Breaks with GOP, Keeps Renewable Energy Standards 1216
MA DEP Releases Rules to Curb Emissions under Global Warming Solutions Act 1216
Don’t Freak Out about the Future of Clean Energy under Trump 1116
Note 29 RPS standards, CA & RGGI cap & trade, falling solar & wind prices, etc.
States May Drive U.S. Climate Policy under Trump 1116
California's Electric-Car Rebates Jump for Lower-Income Buyers, Vanish for High Earners 1016
New England Says No to Natural Gas, Yes to Renewables 1016
How Gov. Scott Quietly Stole Florida's Future 1016
California - Taking the Economic Temperature 10 Years after A.B. 32 - 0916
Massachusetts State Report Recommends 600 MW Energy Storage Target 0916
California Governor Signs Law Regulating Cow, Landfill Emissions 0916
Most States on Track to Meet Emissions Targets They Call Burden 0916
Washington State Limits Carbon Pollution from Large Sources 0916
California Assembly Approves Climate Change Law 0816 - 40% GHG reduction by 2030, from 1990
Who Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says; It's Taxing Those Who Use It. 0816
Dairy Groups Blast Methane Reductions - Cows Expel Gas so They Don’t Explode 0816
California Issues 1st-in-U.S. Compliance Plan 0716
Massachusetts' Ambitious Clean Energy Bill Jolts Offshore Wind Prospects 0816
NY Approves Plan for 50% Renewable Electricty by 2030 - 0816
Nuclear Subsidies Are Key Part of New York’s Clean-Energy Plan 0716
New York Bill Would Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 - 0516 - Description is a stretch.
Washington to Force State’s Biggest Carbon Polluters to Cut Emissions 0616
In Iowa, a Bipartisan Push to Become Leader in Wind Energy 0616
Red States Are Leading the Way in Renewable Energy 0516
San Francisco to Become 1st City to Require Solar Panels on New Buildings 0416
Oregon Governor Signs Landmark Anti-Coal Bill Into Law 0316
Seattle Mayor Wants to Cut Vehicle Emissions, Add Electric Cars 0316
Oregon Passes Bill to Boost Renewables, Exit from Coal 0316
Washington Puts Gov. Inslee's Carbon Rules on Hold 0216
Washington Lawmakers Consider Putting a Price on Carbon 0216
San Diego Vows to Move Entirely to Renewable Energy in 20 Years 1215
New York Gov. Cuomo to Increase Renewable Electricity to 50% by 2030 - 1115
Despite Risks, Governor Cuomo Bets on Solar Power to Lift Buffalo 1015
Massachusetts Mulls an Economy-Wide Price on Carbon 1015
States Begin to Comply with Clean Power Plan, Even While Planning to Sue 1015
New York City Stores Must Keep Doors Closed if Air-Conditioning Is On 1015
California’s New Climate Change Law to Spur Renewables, Efficiency Standards 1015 - Governor signs bill outlined below.
California Air Board Aims to Cut Methane, Black Carbon, Refrigerant Emissions 1015
California Lawmakers Pass 50% Renewable Energy Standard, Efficiency Package 0915
Chinese Cities Pledge Early Carbon Emissions Peak under Deal with U.S. 0915
Alabama Adds Evolution Requirement, Climate Study for Schools 0915
California Passes Bill to Divest Largest Pension Funds from Coal 0915
$2.2 Billion from CA Cap & Trade Begins Flowing, to Rail, Housing, Clean Cars, etc. 0815
Outrage over EPA Emissions Regulations Fades, as States Find Fixes 0715
Maryland Utilities Ordered to Boost Energy-Saving Efforts 0715 to > 2% of annual use, like Massachusetts & Rhode Island
States Cut Power Plant CO2 Emissions Ahead of New EPA Rule 0715 - 42 of 50 states cut CO2 since 2008. States that cut more than 20% include Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina & Tennessee; 7 northeast states, and Iowa & South Dakota. In the southeast states, a switch to natural gas was key. In the last 2, a switch to wind.
Nevada’s New Regulations Pave the Way for Solar Energy 0715
New York Formalizes Ban on Fracking, Ending 7-Year Review 0615
Report Details Clean Energy Path for West Virginia 0615
California Moves to Restrict Water Pumping by pre-1914 Rights Holders 0615
Kentucky May Accidentally Comply With EPA's Clean Power Plan 0515
Climate Change Could Overwhelm California, Obama Adviser Says 0515
Washington Governor Declares Drought Emergency 0515
Vermont Energy Bill Shifts Focus to Renewables, Electricity 0515
California’s New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target Far Exceeds US Target 0415
Burlington, Vermont Goes All Renewable. Keep Wood in the Mix? 0415
Beyond Almonds - a Rogue's Gallery of Guzzlers In California's Drought 0415
Mayor Unveils 'Ambitious' Plan to Make Los Angeles Greener 0415
Gov. Brown Orders California's 1st Mandatory Water Restrictions 0415
These Florida Republicans Are Busy Protecting Their Coasts from Sea Level Rise 0315
Fort Collins, Colorado Vows to Be Carbon Neutral, Defying Partisan Politics 0315
Georgetown, Texas Goes All In on Renewable Energy 0315
Exelon Seeks Low-Carbon Standard to Aid its Illinois Reactors 0215
Why States Rejecting EPA's Clean Power Plan Could Face Bigger Rate Hikes 0215
West Virginia Moves to Repeal Renewable Mandate 0115
West Virgina State School Board Reverts to Original Climate Change Standards 0115
California Gov. Brown's Renewable Energy Plan Could Boost Solar, Wind Industries 0115
Jerry Brown Seeks New Green Regulations in Historic 4th Term 0115
States Work to Meet New Renewable Energy Standards 0115
Building Toward a Goal of Reducing 80% Emissions in New York City 1214
Washington Gov. Inslee - Make Big Polluters Pay for Transportation Projects 1214
Changes Needed to Meet Vermont’s Renewable Energy Goals 1214
California Could Boost Renewable Energy Mandate Past 33% by 2020 - 1214
Regulators - Michigan Energy Saving Programs Work 1114
Florida Approves Plan to Gut Energy Efficiency, End Solar Power Rebates 1114
Climate Plan Faces Test in Montana Coal Country 0914
New York Requires Agencies to Consider Extreme Weather 0914
We’re Watching You, Wisconsin Public Service Commission 0914
Texas Proposes Rewriting School Textbooks to Deny Manmade Climate Change 0914
Blue and Red States Going Green on Energy Policy 0914
Oregon Blocks Another Coal Export Terminal Plan – Will Feds Help? 0814
Climate Change Debate Is Settled in Europe, but Lively in Kansas 0814
Coal-Dependent Arkansas Faces Stiff Emissions Target and a Running Clock 0814
Bad News for Big Coal - Oregon Rejects Proposed Export Terminal 0814
Texas Law Lets Developers Ban Solar Panels While Subdivisions Are Growing 0814
Columbia Gorge Commission Sounds Alarm on Coal, Oil Transport 0814
As Oysters Die, Climate Policy Goes on the Stump 0814
A Dozen States File Suit Against New Coal Rules 0814
South Carolina Legislature Gives 2 Thumbs Up to Wind Energy 0614
Texas Says Judge is Wrong to Say It Must Protect Atmosphere 1013
9th Circuit Upholds California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard 0913
Debate on Science Textbooks in Texas Heats Up Again 0913
Connecticut Plugs into Multi-State Push for More Electric Cars 1013
Kansas, Kentucky and Others Will Teach Climate-Change Science 0713
Group Opposes Nebraska PPD Spending on Wind, Efficiency 0513
State Renewable-Energy Laws Are Incredibly Hard to Repeal 0813
ALEC is ineffective.
EPA Actions
Biden 2021-2024 Articles
EPA Proposes Limits on Harmful NOx Pollutant from Power Plants 1124
Supreme Court Allows E.P.A. to Limit Power Plant Emissions 1024
EPA Proposes Rules to Dramatically Slash Power Plant Greenhouse Gases 0523
Biden Plans to Slash Planet-Warming Pollution from Power Plants 0423
EPA to Unveil Tough Limits on Auto Emissions 0423
EPA Tightens Mercury Emissions Limits at Coal Power Plants 0423
EPA Approves California Rules Phasing Out Diesel Trucks 0323
New EPA Plan to Deal with Wandering and in-State Air Pollution 0323
EPA’s Risky Methane Gambit - Let Outsiders Look for Leaks 0323
EPA Restores Obama-Era Mercury Rules for Power Plants 0223
EPA to Regulate Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas to Fight Climate Change 1122
EPA to Further Slash Emissions from Climate Super-Pollutants 1022
The Inflation Reduction Act Legally Defines Greenhouse Gases as Pollution 0822
Automakers Side with EPA in Court Case over Car Emission Rules 0322
E.P.A. to Tighten Tailpipe Rules for the Biggest Polluters on the Road 0322
EPA Seeks to Prevent 1,000s of Early Deaths from Power Plant Air Pollution 0222 - up to 11,000 deaths a year
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New Biden EPA Rule Cutting CO2 Emissions from Cars and SUVs Reverses Major Trump Rollback 1221
EPA Head Says He'll Act on Climate, Even if Congress Doesn't 1021
EPA to Slash Use of Powerful Greenhouse Gases in Grocery Freezers 0921
EPA Proposes Ban Soon on Most Potent Hydrofluorocarbon Greenhouse Gas 0521
Biden Administration Revives EPA’s Climate Change Web Page Deleted by Trump 0321
EPA Looks at CO2 Standards for States 0321
EPA to Jettison Obama Clean Power Plan, as Biden Eyes a Bigger Push 0221
EPA Races to Draft Interim Auto Standards for CO2 0221
Trump EPA Prohibits Future CO2 Regulation from Non-Power Stationary Sources 0121
EPA Finds Fuel Efficiency Dropped, Pollution Spiked for 2019 Vehicles 0121
Trump 2017-2020 Articles
EPA Finalizes 1st-Ever Airplane Greenhouse Gas Regulations 1220
E.P.A. to Lift Obama-Era Controls on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas 0820
EPA Staff Warned that MPG Rollbacks Had Flaws. Trump Officials Ignored Them. 0520
E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas 0819
Trump EPA Finalizes Rollback of Obama’s Clean Power Plan 0619
Trump Replacement for Obama Climate Plan Worse than Doing Nothing 0119
EPA Rolls Back Coal Rule despite Climate Change Warnings 1218
States Begged EPA to Stop Cross-State Coal Plant Pollution. It Refused. 0918
Cost of New E.P.A. Coal Rules Is Up to 1,400 More Deaths a Year 0818
Trump Administration Proposes Rule to Relax Carbon Limits on Power Plants 0818
Fuzzy Math Could Doom Trump’s Attack on Obama Climate Rule 0818
EPA Allows Use of Larger Amounts of Climate-Friendly Coolants 0818
EPA Reverses Course, Will Enforce Stricter Pollution Limits for Glider Trucks 0718
Trump Replacement for Obama Climate Plan Moves Forward 0718
Scott Pruitt, Trump's Embattled EPA Chief, Resigns amid Ethics Scandals 0718
EPA Used Disavowed Research to Justify Putting Dirtier Slider Trucks on the Road 0518
Here’s What Scott Pruitt Freezing Fuel Economy Standards Would Do 0518
Google Joins Apple in Condemning the Repeal of the Clean Power Plan 0418
The Myth of Scott Pruitt’s Rollback 0418
Changing regulations takes 2-4 years, but EPA is short-staffed to do it. Then, there’s the court appeals.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Says Climate Change Could Benefit Humans 0218
Trump’s EPA Starts Process for Replacing Clean Power Plan 1217
EPA Proposes Reversing Stricter Pollution Rules for Heavy-Duty Trucks with Older Engines 1117
Even Trump’s EPA Says Obama’s Climate Plan Would Save 1,000s of Lives a Year 1117
Clean Power Replacement Worse than Nothing, Costs over 3,500 Lives and $33 Billion Yearly 1017
New EPA Document Has Sharply Lower Estimate of Climate Change Cost 1017
The Myth That ‘Business’ Hated Obama’s Clean Power Plan 1017
EPA’s Pruitt Announces Withdrawal of Clean Power Plan 1017
EPA's Climate Rule Withdrawal Will Include Big Changes to Cost Calculations 1017
Trump Faces Next Climate Hurdle - Endangerment Finding 0917
Trump May Replace Obama's Big Climate Rule — Not Just Repeal It 0917
Industry to EPA - We Want Clean Power Plan ‘Fixed, Not Just Gone' 0817
Court Rejects Trump Administration Move to Delay Methane Regulation 0717
Energy CEOs Tell Pruitt They Want Carbon Regulation 0617
U.S. EPA Extends Delay of Oil, Gas Rules to 2 Years 0617
Is Trump White House Blinking over California’s Clean Air Rules? 0617 - EPA to grant standard waiver for cleaner cars.
EPA Halts Obama-Era Rule on Methane Pollution 0517
E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board 0517
EPA Purges Pages That Highlight Climate Change From Its Website 0417
This Time, Congress Is Not Helping Trump Destroy the Planet - Methane Regs 0417
EPA Halts Inquiry into Oil and Gas Industry Methane Emissions 0317
Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not a Cleaver 0217
EPA under Scott Pruitt Could Add Billions to U.S. Health Care Costs 0117
EPA Affirms Vehicle Standards, Despite Automaker Misinformation 0117
Obama 2009-2016 Articles
Reversing Course, E.P.A. Says Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water 1216
Obama Administration Will Keep Tough Fuel Economy Standards in Place 1116
EPA Sets New Biofuel Targets, Which Could End Up on Trump’s Chopping Block 1116
EPA Aims to Finish Climate Rules; Decisions Fall to Trump 1116
Most States on Track to Meet Emissions Targets They Call Burden 0916
EPA Emerges from Clean Power Plan Court Hearing with the Edge 0916
EPA Clears the Way for Greenhouse Gas Rules on U.S. Airlines 0716
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Obama Mercury Air Pollution Rule 0616
EPA Begins Crackdown on Methane Emissions 0516
EPA’s Case for Climate Action – Improve Public Health 0516
EPA Doubles Down on Mercury Rule; More Litigation Likely 0416
Obama Administration Defends Climate Rule as ‘Eminently Reasonable’ 0316
EPA Asks Volkswagen to Make Electric Cars in U.S. 0216
Move to Cleaner Power Is Proceeding, regardless of Supreme Court’s Ruling 0216
Supreme Court Halts Clean Power Plan 0216
Obama's Climate Change Rule Stays Alive in Courts, for Now 0116
EPA Proposes Tougher Downwind Pollution Rule 1115
Environmentalists, Energy Companies Lobby on Coming Methane Rule 1015
U.S. Announces New Moves to Limit Super Greenhouse Gases 1015
EPA Hears Widely Different Views on Methane Emission Threat 0915
E.P.A. Announces New Rules to Cut Methane Emissions 0815
Mighty Optimistic Wind Estimate Fuels EPA’s CO2 Rule 0815
EPA (Obama) Orders Steeper CO2 Cuts from Existing Power Plants 0815
North Texas Methane Emissions Underestimated 50% by EPA 0715
Supreme Court Mercury Ruling Won’t Stop Climate Rules - EPA 0615
Coal Industry Scores a Win, but Fate of Plants Still in Air 0615
Supreme Court - EPA Should Have Considered Costs to Start Mercury Rule 0615
Decisions on Climate Change Will Affect Economic Future of US - EPA Official 0615
Inaction on Climate Change Would Cost Billions, Major EPA Study Finds 0615
US Plans New Truck Emission Rules 0615
Court Rejects, as Premature, Bid to Block EPA CO2 Power Plant Standards 0615
U.S. EPA Moves toward Regulating Aircraft Emissions 0615
Report - U.S. Can Make Good on Climate Pledge — Barely 0515
Kentucky May Accidentally Comply With EPA's Clean Power Plan 0515
EPA Carbon Emissions Plan Could Save 3,000 Lives per Year 0515
States Give Senate an Earful on EPA Greenhouse Gas Plan 0315
What if States Just Say ‘No’ to Climate Rule? 0315
EPA Just Ripped California's Big Renewable Energy Plan 0215
EPA’s McCarthy Defends Carbon Capture Technologies to House Energy Panels 0215
EPA Considers Delaying Carbon Deadline After Utilities Object 0215
Ameren (St. Louis+ Electric Utility) Report Outlines Issues with Carbon Rules 0215
EPA Keystone Review Links Oil Sands to Carbon Emission Jump 0215
Could Forests Help States Offset Coal Plant Emissions under EPA Rule? Probably Not 0115
EPA Delays Regulations on Cutting Carbon at Coal Power Plants 0115
Mercury Challenge Could Undermine Industry’s Attack on EPA Climate Rule 1214
National Grid Joins 200 Companies to Support EPA’s Carbon Regulations 1214
EPA Flooded with Climate Rule Comments 1214
EPA Power Plant Mercury Rule Gets U.S. Supreme Court Review 1114
EPA Rejects Texas Clean-Air Plan, Orders Pollution Upgrades on Big Coal Plants 1114
Obama’s Coming Climate Rules Onslaught 1114
NERC Urges Delay in Obama Carbon Rules to Shield Electric Grid 1114
States Suing to Stop CO2 Cuts Prep For Them Anyway 0914
EPA May Force Drillers to Cut Methane Leaks, Chief Says 0914
Proponents, Opponents Stage Rallies Over EPA’s Proposed Rules 0814
EPA Climate Rule Economically Feasible, Study Says 0714
States Against EPA’s Carbon Pollution Rule Would Gain Most 0714
EPA Climate Rule, % CO2 Reduction by State 0614
Supreme Court Rules the EPA Can Regulate CO2Emissions 0614
For First Time, E.P.A. Proposes Reducing Ethanol Requirement for Gas Mix 1113
Legislative Glitch Could Doom Rules for Existing Power Plants 1013
Challenges Await Plan to Reduce Emissions 0913
EPA Moves to Limit Emissions of Future Coal- and Gas-Fired Power Plants 0913
EPA to Revise New Power Plant CO2 Rule, Require CCS for Coal 0913
EPA Orders Air Pollution Controls for Fracked Gas Wells 0813
EPA Sends Climate Rule to White House 0713
Obama Readies Power Plant CO2 Emissions Limits 0613
How Green Groups Make the EPA Issue New Rules 0613
Coal Mines’ Methane Curbs Fall Victim to EPA Budget Cuts 0513
EPA Criticizes Environmental Review of Keystone XL Pipeline 0413
EPA Will Delay Rule Limiting Carbon Emissions at New Power Plants 0413
EPA Issues Power Plant Mercury Rules 1211
EPA Declares Greenhouse Gases Public Health Threat 1209
EPA's Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding 1209 - PDF, 284 pp
EPA Proposes BACT for GHGs 0909
Bush 2001-2009 Article
Massachusetts et al. v. EPA et al. - Supreme Court 0407 - PDF, 66 pp
The EPA is required to regulate pollution from cars and trucks if it found that they endangered public health or welfare.
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