Environment

WASHINGTON - Nearly 30 percent of Americans believe couples should consider the effects of climate change before deciding to have a child, according to a Business Insider (BI) poll. BI conducted the poll from March 1-2, after…

NEW YORK - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer plans on proposing a special climate change committee, and will prepare climate change-related legislation in case Democrats win control of the Senate and White House in 2020. “This is…

A landscape view of the Mojave Desert where an aquifer beneath the ground is believed to have the ability to provide water to 100,000 households for the next half-century, according to The Washington Post. CALIFORNIA - An aquifer…

Ann E. Carlson, Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment speaking at the UCLA School of Law in September, 2016. Photo credit: UCLA School of Law, YouTube. …

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s bid to run for president in 2020 as a moderate pragmatist may not play well in a Democratic field that’s sprinted left, especially on energy issues. “The fact that he seems moderate tells you…

Cato Institute climate scientist Patrick Michaels at the Heritage Foundation on discussing climate change and the social cost of carbon in 2015. Michaels criticized alarmists on climate change with panelists during this year’s Conservative…

Rick Perry in January 2017 delivering his opening statement before the Senate Energy Committee at the confirmation hearing for him to become Secretary of Energy. Credit: C-SPAN NEVADA - Tensions flared between Nevada Democratic Governor…

SEATTLE - Washington Governor Jay Inslee has entered the 2020 presidential race as the candidate who has what it takes to unite Americans around one goal — fighting climate change. But while Inslee pushes for a Green New Deal-like…

SEATTLE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will seek the presidential nomination in 2020, adding to the growing field of Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump. “We’re the first generation to feel the sting of climate…

MAINE - A Maine lawmaker is pulling his bill imposing a carbon tax on citizens as the state sought be the first to adopt one of the key pillars of the Democratic Party. State Rep. Deane Rykerson, a Democrat from Kittery,…