by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 29, 2018 | EcoRight News
Happy Friday! Before heading to the family Easter egg hunt and/or Passover seder, catch up on the week’s news and musings from the EcoRight. This week’s must read: How a conservative think tank is trying to tackle climate change (Washington Post) George...
by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 23, 2018 | EcoRight News
Happy spring equinox edition of Week En Review. Don’t let all that typical spring weather bore you. Fresh as a tulip, here is this week’s EcoRight news. Extra! Extra! Did you participate in our flash poll this week? We know this is going to shock you, but...
by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 22, 2018 | EcoRight News
Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California, and Gov. John Kasich, currently manning the helm in Ohio, called for civility and problem-solving yesterday at an event launching New Way California, an organization aiming to reshape the GOP in the Golden State....
by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 22, 2018 | EcoRight News
The State of Louisiana is moving 80 residents of Isle de Jean Charles, an island that has lost 98 percent of its land area since 1955 as sea levels rise due to climate change. Most residents are Native Americans, members of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians and...
by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 19, 2018 | EcoRight News
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the federal entity responsible for dealing with the impacts left by natural disasters, stripped the words climate change from the 2018-2022 strategic plan. The document also fails to mention sea level rise, extreme...
by Chelsea Henderson | Mar 19, 2018 | EcoRight News
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker isn’t leaving anything to climate chance. On Thursday, he unveiled a $1.4 billion plan to fortify the state against rising seas, inland flooding and extreme weather attributable to climate change. The proposal would authorize his...