Bipartisan carbon tax bill imminent

In the lame-duck session, a bipartisan carbon tax will be introduced by key members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus. Florida’s Rep. Francis Rooney, Democratic delegation mate Rep. Ted Deutch, and Pennsylvania’s Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick are lined up to...

Reactions: National Climate Assessment

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, the U.S. Global Change Research Program released the Fourth National Climate Assessment, which Congress requires to be issued every four years. The product of 300 scientific experts working under the guidance of a 60-member federal...

Curbelo defends climate position

Florida’s Rep.Carlos Curbelo, who distinguished himself as a leader in the GOP on climate change, rejected criticism from Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist that he lost his reelection because of his introduction of a carbon tax bill. “Those...

Climate Week En Review, November 16, 2018

First snow falls on the DC region and newly elected lawmakers storm the hill for new member orientation. Plus a few other notables this week… read on! This week’s must read: In her essay, What the 6th District race can teach vulnerable Republicans on climate...