Texas Senator John Cornyn joined the growing chorus of conservative lawmakers calling for action on climate change. "There is a growing consensus the days of ignoring this issue are over," he said....
We're still unpacking gems from yesterday's House Ways and Means Committee carbon tax hearing. While there is still an uphill climb to get more buy-in on a carbon tax, there's also been a shift in...
Today, the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. tax policy, held its first climate change hearing, but didn't invite one of the carbon tax's most outspoken...
"Climate change is real. The climate has been changing since day one," Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter said at a recent meeting with the Golden Isles Republican Women. "We've seen it through history, we...
Former Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who once served on the House Ways and Means Committee and was an advocate for a carbon tax, was invited to testify at that committee's first climate change...
Hello! I come to you only slightly recovered from volunteering on the campaign for the non-partisan mayor's race (you know how I love mayors) held in my town on Monday. My candidate won, and I won...
In a shift from the previous administration, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who last month appointed a Chief Science Officer, announced he is now seeking a Chief Resilience Officer. The job will...
We are only entering May and I had to turn the AC on for the first time last night. Wake me up when it's October. #wintergirl This week's must read: In a switch, some Republicans start citing...
For the first time, a Republican joined Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for his regular climate change floor speech series, "Time to Wake Up." Senator Bill Cassidy, whose state of Louisiana...
Idaho's Rep. Mike Simpson called climate change "a reality" at a conference in Boise last week. "It's not hard to figure out," he said. "Go look at your thermometer." In his speech, he called salmon...
Bleary eyed from the late and emotional punch from Game of Thrones? (I'm not crying, you're crying...) What better way to get back to reality than to check out what non-GOT news the EcoRight is...
Happy belated Earth Day! We hope you took our popular ?? EcoRight Superhero Quiz ??Be sure to share who you gotI was Katharine Hayhoe, I think less because I'm a science wonk and more because I...