Two main energy and environment committees in the House hold climate change hearings
"Protecting our environment, taking climate change seriously, and putting the public interest first are not optional on this Committee, and that's what Democrats are going to do every day for the next two years."
Biden to restore protections to three national monuments cut by Trump
Biden will expand Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in what is now Utah.
Scientists have now linked worsening Western wildfires to top polluters
“This study represents a significant breakthrough in attribution science — directly linking wildfire destruction in a specific region to the largest global carbon producers.”
2020 was a terrible year for climate disasters, but there are reasons for hope...
With 2020 left behind, there is hope in facing the climate crisis, for movement toward a just transition to an equitable low-carbon world.
Could Biden’s climate policy invite more militarism?
Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn’t mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon.
‘Has BP just woken up to the #ClimateEmergency?’ Oil giant announces 40 percent production...
Climate activists say this latest effort, even if motivated by monetary loss for BP rather than concern for the environment, is a win.
Meat and dairy industry ‘weakening’ climate policy in the EU: Report
The report found that the livestock industry had “largely succeeded” in weakening EU policies, which were designed to slash the climate impact of the meat and dairy sector.
Multi-stage, four-year plan to bolster endangered butterfly population underway in California
Behren’s Silverspot butterfly, a federally endangered species since 1997, was once seen in abundance along the Northern California coast.
7 environmental takeaways from the 2020 election season
There were several big-picture environmental takeaways from the election season.
The law firm helping Big Oil weaponize the First Amendment
Gibson Dunn is “playing both sides” of free speech, using it to defend fossil fuel companies and silence the industry’s critics.