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Trump ignores climate, slams ‘Rocket Man’ in U.N. speech
[E&E subscription required to read article.] President Trump delivered his first address before the U.N. General Assembly where he railed against rogue regimes, “loser terrorists” and international criminal networks…
Questions Over Climate Change In Wake Of Harvey, Irma
In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, questions over the role of climate change are surfacing. But is the Trump administration engaging in the conversation? Aixa Diaz reports from Washington…
Harvey & Irma Could Cost the US More Than $100 Billion
Gauging the economic impact of this hurricane season. Applications for unemployment benefits have spiked in the wake of Harvey, as Irma continues to affect millions of Americans along the East Coast…
Vacant U.S. Posts Hamper Hurricane Aid as Irma Set to Strike
The Trump administration’s slow pace of appointments has left vacancies in key posts related to emergency response, something that may hamper efforts to help victims of Harvey’s record rainfall and Hurricane Irma’s punishing winds…
Harvey disaster relief could provide rare moment of bipartisanship in Congress
The floodwaters continued to rise in southeast Texas and Lousiana on Tuesday where millions have been caught in the path of Hurricane Harvey. President Donald Trump promised a swift response from the federal government, including billions of dollars…
Climate study quietly underway warns of severe U.S. impacts
[E&E subscription required to read article.] A report currently being developed by federal scientists warns of dire consequences from climate change, conflicting with public statements from officials in the Trump administration about the severity of rising greenhouse gas emissions…
COAL: W.Va. governor pitched Trump on subsidy before party switch
[E&E subscription required to read article.] West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice went to the White House a Democrat and came out a Republican…
Climate Report Could Force Trump to Choose Between Science and His Base
The impending release of a key government report on climate change will force President Trump to choose between accepting the conclusions of his administration’s scientists and the demands of his conservative supporters, who remain deeply unconvinced…
World leaders voice ‘dissent’ against U.S. climate position
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Nineteen countries with major economies reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris Agreement over the weekend, highlighting U.S. isolation a month after President Trump pulled the United States out of the deal…
Feeling That Trump Will ‘Say Anything,’ Europe Is Less Restrained, Too
The Europeans have stopped trying to paper over their differences with President Trump and the United States. Traditionally respectful of American leadership and mindful of the country’s crucial role in European defense and global trade, European leaders normally repress or soften their criticism of United States presidents. Europeans were generally not happy…
Emissions: Staying cool makes Earth warmer. There’s help for that
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Making better machines for keeping you cool could be the best way to prevent the planet from getting too hot, researchers have found…
GOP Gamble: Avoiding Climate Remedies While Sidestepping the Legal Fallout of Inaction
Having ruled in 2007 that greenhouse gas emissions associated with human activity were air pollutants that could be regulated under the federal Clean Air Act, the Supreme Court directed the Environmental Protection Agency to determine if such pollution…
Wind Industry Tacks as Trump Shifts the Political Climate
Three days after Energy Secretary Rick Perry directed his staff to find ways to give a boost to coal and nuclear power, the rival wind industry kicked its lobbying response into action. The American Wind Energy Association would tap allies in Congress willing to weigh in with Perry…
CARBON TAX: Conservative climate plan could shield oil companies
[E&E subscription required to read article.] A provision in a high-profile carbon tax plan could insulate companies that release greenhouse gases from lawsuits…
WESTERN WATER: Dams: ‘Relics’ or vital to an ‘all of the above’ fix?
[E&E subscription required to read article.] As the West struggles with climate change, drought and rapid growth, talk about the region’s water crisis boils down to a complicated question: Build more dams and infrastructure, or ramp up conservation?…
EPA: Pruitt rebuffs G-7 on climate
[E&E subscription required to read article.] The Trump administration bucked Group of Seven allies today, refusing to endorse climate action in a statement on environmental priorities…
Trump’s reasons for leaving the Paris climate agreement just don’t add up
President Trump railed against the Paris climate agreement in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, but it was hard to reconcile his description of the climate accord with the real one. “As of today, the United States will cease all implementation of the nonbinding Paris accord…
The Paris agreement: Whither the world after America’s retreat?
IN THE end, not even the pope’s pleas were enough to persuade Donald Trump to go back on his campaign promise to leave the Paris agreement. The arguments of his advisers, such as strategist Steve Bannon and the head of America’s Environmental Protection Agency…
PARIS AGREEMENT: Spicer: Trump wants a ‘fair deal’ on climate
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Did the White House drop a hint yesterday about the president’s direction on the Paris Agreement?…
Australia urges Trump not to quit Paris climate pact
The Turnbull government has told senior members of the Trump administration that Australia is committed to the Paris climate change agreement and has signalled to the White House it wants the US President not to quit the international pact…
France’s protesters are part of a global backlash against climate-change taxes
The single most effective weapon in the fight against climate change is the tax code — imposing costs on those who emit greenhouse gases, economists say. But as French President Emmanuel Macron learned…
What Can We Expect From The Latest Global Climate Talks?
A major meeting on Earth’s climate is underway in Poland. The summit comes in the weeks after several alarming reports on the planet’s health. A United Nations panel has detailed just how devastating even a two-degree increase…
ACTIVISM: Inside the Sunrise Movement (it didn’t happen by accident)
The birth of the Sunrise Movement started with a small grant, a lot of Monster Energy drinks and a little help from the Sierra Club. Now it’s the most talked-about environmental group in Washington…
Climate change: populism vs Paris
[Financial Times subscription required to read article.] The rise of populist leaders threatens the climate deal struck in the French capital in 2015 and will make UN talks more fraught…
CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY COSTING AMERICA $500 BILLION A YEAR—AND THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
Next week, global leaders will meet in Poland for this year’s U.N. Climate Change conference, referred to as COP24. The meeting could not have come at a more pressing time. In the past few weeks, three significant reports have been published…
Five things to know about Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made waves on her first day in Washington after being elected by participating in a protest to demand a “Green New Deal”…
Democrats and a climate-change dilemma
Climate policy in America has always been an up-and-down affair. But few reversals have been as dramatic as the replacement of Barack Obama with Donald Trump. Unlike his predecessor…
What exactly is the ‘Green New Deal’?
In a Democratic clash on Capitol Hill, progressives are pushing an ambitious plan to wean the U.S. off fossil fuels, boost renewables and build a “smart” grid. Meet the “Green New Deal.” The proposal, drawing inspiration…
Activists set their sights on next election
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Democrats will bring climate talk back to Congress next year, probing the Trump administration’s regulatory rollbacks and forcing messaging votes in the House…
CARBON CAPTURE: Heitkamp loss could be a blow to ‘clean coal’ efforts
[E&E subscription required to read article.] The Senate race between North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D) and challenger Rep. Kevin Cramer (R) could upend the future of “clean coal”…
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