
Meet the White House’s New Director of Environmental Justice
Jalonne White-Newsome went from being a Dow Chemical devotee to a leading injustice advocate
Jalonne White-Newsome went from being a Dow Chemical devotee to a leading injustice advocate
The U.S. president has not followed Europe’s calls to produce more renewable energy to weaken Russia’s global influence
After searching for a climate win during the first year of his presidency, Biden used his speech to focus on other crises
The legislation provides billions of dollars for thinning forests in ways that some scientists think are wrongheaded
A second policy aims to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles
The bipartisan legislation includes less funding for public transit and electric vehicles
Scientists say even the toughest vegetation cannot tolerate today’s heat waves
Congressional Republicans have balked at White House proposals to boost EV use
Climate has emerged as a key sticking point in talks between President Biden and Republican leaders
“If we act to save the planet, we can create millions of jobs,” he says
Climate remains in the background during talks about the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan
He has ordered a government study of climate change's impact on migration, including options for refugee resettlement
Agency reviews have found greater budget cuts, staff losses and elimination of climate programs than initially thought
The president-elect has included those with climate experience across a wide swath of federal agencies
Trump and Biden presented starkly different climate agendas during the longest discussion of the issue in recent debates
The presidential candidate is getting advice from old guard Democrats, liberal activists and union favorites
Such reviews are intended to allow community input and minimize harm to the environment
The main point of disagreement on climate was on the role of fracking and natural gas in a clean energy transition
Whether to allow fracking and the use of natural gas as a transition fuel emerged as a rare point of contention in last night’s debate
While the presidential contenders all acknowledge the severity of climate change, some avoided politically touchy policy questions
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