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You’re not imagining this – politicians in Washington are actually talking climate again
I've been working on climate change for a long time, but I've never seen a moment like the one we're in now.
Republicans came to the table on climate this year
Elected Republicans have shifted dramatically on climate change.
Innovation and regulation can curb climate change. We need bipartisan support for both.
Climate change is the greatest environmental and energy challenge of our time, and our government is failing to meet it.
How Congress can take action on climate change today
It is vital that Congress engage both the public and private sectors to do everything we can to reduce carbon pollution.
What would it take for Republicans to deal with climate change?
Republican lawmakers in this political moment are carefully contemplating whether and how to address climate change in a way that doesn’t “overwhelmingly disturb their political coalitions.
Climate Change Rises as a Public Priority. But It’s More Partisan Than Ever.
Protecting the environment and tackling climate change have climbed up the list of Americans’ political priorities this year as economic concerns have faded, according to a new report from Pew Research Center.
These are the 130 current members of Congress who have doubted or denied climate change
Despite the consensus among scientists about the urgent need to curb emissions, there are more than 100 current members of Congress who have expressed skepticism about the role humans have played in climate change and the value of limiting our emissions.
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These senators are going after the biggest climate villains in Washington
Sens. Whitehouse, Heinrich, and Schatz discuss how to hold the Chamber of Commerce accountable.
THE CLIMATE DENIAL MACHINE: HOW THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY BLOCKS CLIMATE ACTION.
For decades, fossil fuel interests have stopped any real climate action, no matter the cost to billions.
Oil and gas companies invest in legislators that vote against the environment
Oil and gas companies invest in legislators that vote against the environment.
How do we rein in the fossil fuel industry? Here are eight ideas
Individual action alone won’t solve the climate crisis. So what political changes might help?
97% of House Republicans foolishly reject carbon taxes
It’s an improvement from 100% two years ago, but GOP climate denial is cracking too slowly.
Dirty Energy Dominance: Dependent on Denial – How the U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Depends on Subsidies and Climate Denial
Dirty Energy Dominance: Dependent on Denial – How the U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Depends on Subsidies and Climate Denial.
Lobbying for and against climate solutions
Extensive lobbying has emerged around climate policies in the United States.
The Grand Oil Party: House Republicans denounce a carbon tax
Lobbying from the petroleum industry may have convinced Republicans to denounce a carbon tax.
Fossil fuel firms' social media fightback against climate action
Industry funds ‘grassroots’ resistance to tougher rules while touting green credentials.
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It’s Official: Trump Is the Most Anti-Conservation President in History
An analysis finds that the administration has worked to weaken safeguards for nearly 35 million acres.
Trump’s greatest dereliction of duty — his disgraceful denial of climate change
Trump’s open hostility toward any action on climate will elevate it to a defining issue in the 2020 campaign.
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science
In the next few months, the White House will complete the rollback of the most significant federal effort to curb greenhouse-gas emissions.
Trump makes it official: U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord
“It’s a sad reminder of where the world’s former leader on climate change now stands,” one critic said.
Who Controls Trump’s Environmental Policy?
Among 20 of the most powerful people in government environment jobs, most have ties to the fossil fuel industry or have fought against the regulations they now are supposed to enforce.
Climate Change Once Again Left Out of Trump’s Federal Budget
The administration’s proposed spending for 2021 repeats previous calls for steep cuts to environmental programs
The Clean Water Act was a staggering bipartisan achievement. Now Trump is gutting it
This is the single largest loss of clean water protections that America has ever seen – and the timing couldn’t be worse.
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