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Biden Names Ocasio-Cortez, Kerry to Lead His Climate Task Force, Bridging Democrats’ Divide
With the climate task force that Joe Biden named Wednesday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is making a clear bid to bridge the divides in his own party that threaten his candidacy and the long-term fight for action on…
Donald Trump took credit for US oil independence. How will coronavirus change that?
“Make America Great Again”. It was the slogan, slapped across T-shirts and baseball caps, that propelled Donald Trump to the White House. A protectionist platform promising to rip up global trade pacts, reduce the country’s…
As Earth Day Turns 50, Oil’s Collapse Offers Clean Energy Opportunity
On this 50th Earth Day, the environmental outlook has never been stranger. The devastating coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutting down of the global transportation economy has meant the cleanest air experienced in cities…
EPA and Interior ease rules amid pandemic as repeal window nears
In the weeks since the coronavirus pandemic engulfed the White House, Congress and the presidential campaign, federal agencies have responded in temporary and health-focused ways. They canceled meetings, delayed…
How the pandemic upended climate politics
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the chaotic and expensive congressional response, has upended the climate politics landscape. Before the onslaught of the coronavirus, environmentalists had unprecedented success…
Ten years after Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Trump administration weakens regulations
A decade ago on April 20, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig leased by BP was working a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico when a surge in pressure and a blowout triggered a fire that killed 11 crew members and unleashed…
Virus response excludes climate. Get used to it
Climate is getting left behind in Congress’ multitrillion-dollar spending spree, and it could stay that way for a while. After some early agitation for Democrats to muscle clean energy policies into the coronavirus response packages…
Joe Biden Must Convince Climate Voters He’s a True Believer
Joe Biden has an ambitious plan for climate action and environmental justice, but for some of the nation’s most ardent climate voters, he has yet to fill the void left by Bernie Sanders’ withdrawal from the presidential race…
‘Stunning reversal’: Trump pushes for higher oil prices in election year
President Trump is fighting against his instincts and election-year precedent by pushing for higher oil prices, which would make gasoline more expensive. Trump has acknowledged feeling “a little torn” in recent press briefings…
‘We must use this time well’: climate experts hopeful after Cop26 delay
Green campaigners and climate leaders have vowed to keep up the pressure on governments around the world to make stringent new commitments on the climate crisis, as a vital UN climate summit was delayed until next year…
A coronavirus stimulus could finally bring ‘Infrastructure Week’ to a close
It’s become a running joke in Washington: It’s always “Infrastructure Week” as a deal on rebuilding U.S. infrastructure still appears just out of reach, overshadowed by intense partisan politics. The coronavirus pandemic, though, …
The Senate’s big energy bill looked dead, but the coronavirus may revive it
The Senate’s once-stalled bipartisan energy bill could see a new path emerge as Congress looks to reboot an economy hit hard by the pandemic. The legislation, potentially the most comprehensive update to energy law in more than…
Democrats fight Green New Deal attacks on stimulus
Environmentalists and some of their Democratic allies in Congress see economic stimulus discussions stemming from the novel coronavirus as a major opportunity to push their green priorities. But their efforts are running headfirst…
Why Klobuchar should be Biden’s vice presidential pick
After Joe Biden’s strong debate performance on March 15 and third straight huge primary night two days later, it is increasingly obvious he will be the Democratic nominee. Even without the Ohio vote, the March 17 primaries all…
As they race to boost the economy, lawmakers encounter push for a greener stimulus
As Congress and the White House struggle to adopt legislation to limit the economic carnage from the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers have been urged to reshape the economy toward lower carbon emissions that…
Cop26: Boris Johnson urged to resist calls to postpone climate talks
Nicholas Stern, one of the most prominent global experts on the climate crisis, has urged Boris Johnson to resist calls to postpone vital UN climate talks this year, despite the coronavirus outbreak. Ministers and officials have privately…
Climate science skeptics grasp for power in changing GOP
Skeptics of mainstream climate science and hard-line conservatives think they still have a hold on the GOP, despite a recent rhetorical evolution among congressional Republicans. It’s part of a battle for the soul of the party…
CAMPAIGN 2020 Next up: Michigan. Will climate matter to primary voters?
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Michigan Democrats are increasingly worried about climate change…
What is the European Green Deal and will it really cost €1tn?
The European Green Deal aims to transform the 27-country bloc from a high- to a low-carbon economy, without reducing prosperity and while improving people’s quality of life, through cleaner air and water, better health and a thriving…
Biden must first unite the party to defeat Trump
While Super Tuesday’s dramatic results have boosted former Vice President Joe Biden more than anyone predicted, it’s still not enough, not yet. Nothing less than Biden going into the convention in Milwaukee with a sizable majority will…
Kerry bets on setting aside confrontation with China to combat climate change
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry faces a daunting task as he seeks to prove the Biden administration can set aside the biggest confrontations with China to cooperate on combating climate change…
US Democrats fear ill wind from Biden’s climate policies in oil states
US President Joe Biden’s moratorium on drilling on federal lands has prompted lawmakers within his own party to warn that the policy threatens jobs and local budgets in states dependent on fossil fuels…
In Biden’s Washington, Democrats and Republicans Are Not United on ‘Unity’
The new president seeks bipartisanship, but he is caught between Republicans who want tangible concessions and Democrats who are in no mood to compromise…
The Energy 202: Biden stokes hope among climate scientists
[Washington Post subscription required to read this article.] Climate scientists are dealing with a strange new feeling now that Joe Biden is president: optimism.
GM’s bet on carbon neutrality rides green wave in Washington
General Motors Co.’s plan to become carbon-neutral by 2040 and drop gas and diesel engines in all new light-duty vehicles by 2035 reflects a newly Democratic-controlled capital pivoting to an aggressive climate agenda.
Ctrl+Z: Joe Biden terminates much of Donald Trump’s legacy
What a recent flurry of executive orders shows about the drawbacks of executive fiat. Building a presidential legacy out of executive actions can be like building castles out of sand—both risk being wiped out by the changing tides…
Five Things in Biden’s Climate Day Orders That Flew Under the Radar
President Biden launched one of the strongest climate policy platforms in U.S. history with a series of executive orders yesterday…
General Motors to eliminate gasoline and diesel light-duty cars and SUVs by 2035
[Washington Post subscription required to read this article.] General Motors said Thursday that it will end the sale of all gasoline and diesel powered passenger cars and light sports utility vehicles by 2035…
5 things in Biden’s order that flew under the radar
President Biden launched one of the strongest climate policy platforms in U.S. history with a series of executive orders yesterday. The moves made addressing climate change a national priority on par with battling the pandemic and revitalizing the economy…
Biden’s climate plans can cut emissions and also be good politics
After a campaign in which climate change played a more prominent role than ever before, expectations for president-elect Joe Biden are nearly as daunting as the climate problem itself…
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