The COP 29 climate summit concluded today with an agreement to invest $1.3 trillion per year by 2035 globally to reduce climate pollution and adapt to the impacts of the climate crisis.
The European Union, Mexico, Chile, United Kingdom, Canada, Bhutan, Madagascar, Panama, Suriname, Switzerland, Norway, and Georgia announced they will set 2035 climate targets that are at least on a straight-line to their net zero targets as they bring forward their…
In a win for state climate leadership, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission voted today to restore Oregon’s cornerstone Climate Protection Program.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The General Assembly returned for a special session this week with plans to pass a second round of Hurricane Helene recovery funding. The storm caused an estimated $53 billion in damage to Western North Carolina when it…
A judge ruled today Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin broke the law when he attempted to withdraw the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) climate program.
For those of us who worked in federal agencies during the Trump administration, we understand how such restructuring is intended to not only paralyze the government—its goal is to oppress those with less power.
A new white paper from Energy + Environmental Economics offers California utility regulators key next steps for securing an affordable transition off of gas.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting four species of giraffes under the Endangered Species Act—the first time these towering African mammals would receive federal safeguards.
Howard Lutnick is a billionaire businessman and the CEO of the global financial services firms Cantor Fitzgerald and BCG Group. If confirmed, Lutnick will oversee two organizations on Project 2025’s chopping block: the National Weather Service and NOAA.
Colorado's governor has released a new vision for reducing emissions from transportation, with a focus on expanding transportation options for all residents.
