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U.S. intelligence officials issued a clear warning about how climate change could alter geopolitical power and resource distribution in their “Global Trends” report this year. Read More

The White House is pitching $1.9 billion for clean energy deployment at the Department of Energy as the administration looks to boost overall spending levels to address the climate crisis. Read More

Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change? Aubrey McCormick Fri, 04/09/2021 – 02:00 Sports leagues are seeing the impacts and the surge of climate-responsible athletes using their platforms to promote positive environmental and social impact — it’s something for the history books. The golf industry, for one, is increasing its efforts to promote […]

Where progressives and conservatives agree on clean energy Sarah Golden Fri, 04/09/2021 – 01:45 From an ideological perspective, it’s curious that clean energy became a partisan issue. Looking at it as a technology, there is a ton to like about renewables across the political spectrum.  This hasn’t escaped political conservatives outside the beltway. A number […]

A former Trump administration official who served in EPA’s chemicals office has landed a new position working with industry through an international regulatory law firm. Read More

Researchers have found that the massive flooding from Houston’s 2017 Hurricane Harvey introduced polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a cancer-causing pollutant, to the majority Hispanic, lower-income Manchester, Texas, community from surrounding heavy industry, adding to the public health woes of the already-contaminated community. Read More

Urging clean energy and justice for tribal nations Roger Sorkin Thu, 04/01/2021 – 00:45 During the 20th century, coal was a cheap and reliable source of electricity. Today it’s relatively expensive and highly polluting. The shift to cleaner, less expensive renewable energy is rapidly underway, and it’s happening faster than anyone expected. Our nation’s task […]

Can sustainability save capitalism? Joel Makower Tue, 03/30/2021 – 02:11 My inbox and bookshelf have been groaning lately under the heft of some weighty books, essays and reports heralding a kinder, gentler era for capitalism. This idea isn’t exactly new. For years — decades, even — there has been a steady stream of visions and […]