
Climate Science Is under Attack in Classrooms
Schools are a growing battlefield in climate politics as conservative states reshape their curriculum to downplay people’s contribution to rising temperatures
Scott Waldman is a reporter for E&E News.
Schools are a growing battlefield in climate politics as conservative states reshape their curriculum to downplay people’s contribution to rising temperatures
Though Republican presidential candidates aimed to set themselves apart from Donald Trump at Wednesday’s debate, none are seizing on climate policy or support for renewable energy manufacturing and jobs as a way to stand out...
Florida’s Department of Education has approved classroom use of videos that spout climate disinformation and distort climate science
A concept for reducing car traffic in European cities, called the “15-minute city,” is being falsely described by far-right opponents of the idea as a communist-style lockdown on personal freedoms...
Texas education officials adopted changes to internal guidance on textbooks that could steer schools to buy books that misinform students about global warming
President Joe Biden named an expert on paleoclimatology to a White House intelligence panel
Voters under age 30 turned out for Raphael Warnock in the first race, suggesting he should lean even harder into climate policy
Seven races help illustrate how the landscape for climate action may change in Congress and in several states
A surprise breakthrough on climate and energy legislation revives President Biden's environmental commitments by outlining large emissions reductions
President Joe Biden announced plans to expand offshore wind development and climate resilience funding for communities
The president is issuing an executive order requiring the federal government to catalog the nation’s biggest trees
Many proposed mines for minerals used in electric vehicles and clean tech will be located next to the lands of Indigenous people
Biden administration officials are also promising to accelerate the build-out of hydrogen and carbon capture
“Our climate goals may well be another victim of Russia’s aggression,” says Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency
Gina McCarthy and other administration officials showcased fusion energy in a bid to accelerate vast amounts of carbon-free power
After searching for a climate win during the first year of his presidency, Biden used his speech to focus on other crises
Chief among them are convincing other countries to sign on and putting specific policies in place
It is uncertain if a highly divided Congress will pass such a mandate
Louisa Terrell has the tough job of moving Biden’s infrastructure package through Congress
At climate summit, Japan, Canada and the E.U. also announce ambitious targets, while Russia and Australia resist
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