by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 27, 2018 | EcoRight News
In Massachusetts, GOP Gov. Charlie Baker has been taking steps to build resiliency in light of a changing climate. Most recently, three Western Massachusetts communitiesPittsfield, Palmer, and Montaguewere awarded state grants to study the feasibility of building...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 22, 2018 | EcoRight News
Welcome to another recap of another busy week of highs and lows. Without further ado… This week’s must read: A new brand of Republicans: The rise of conservatives conservationists (Columbus Dispatch) “We’re just people who care about the...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 22, 2018 | EcoRight News
Republican Rep. John Faso from New York joined Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski from Illinois to introduce the Challenges and Prize for Climate Act of 2018, a bill which would establish a program called “Climate Solutions Challenges,” which will organize prize...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 22, 2018 | EcoRight News
Echoing sentiment recently expressed by her colleague Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins noted that the state of U.S. politics is “more polarized” than it has ever been. “We are tending to view those who disagree with us...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 21, 2018 | EcoRight News
Former GOP lawmaker and utility regulator Andy Tobin is pushing for Arizona to harness the sun for a greater percentage of the state’s power needs. Tobin, a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, released a plan to have 80 percent of Arizona’s...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 20, 2018 | EcoRight News
Republican Senators John Kennedy, Susan Collins and Bill Cassidy joined Democratic colleagues to introduce the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, a bill which would accelerate the EPA’s phaseout of harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) in accordance...
