Caucus welcomes two more

The House Climate Solutions Caucus gained two more voices with the addition of House Science Committee member Rep. Randy Hultgren of Illinois’s 14th district. “My state, our nation and our world are blessed with an abundance of resources and natural beauty, and...

The EcoRight honors Earth Day

Our Monday gift to you: a snapshot of how a few of our favorite EcoRighters honored Earth Day. Even if you didn’t hug a tree, your thoughts and actions make a difference. House Climate Solutions Caucus co-founder Rep. Carlos Curbelo received the Theodore...

Climate Week En Review April 20, 2018

Welcome to Week En Review, Earth Day edition. This morning, I’m thinking about my two favorite eco-places, Maine in summer and Hawaii in winter. But enough about me, on to the EcoRight. This week’s must read: Republicans more persuasive than scientists on...

Curbelo, Love file climate resolution

Two Republican members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus joined two Democrats to introduce a bipartisan resolution acknowledging the impact that climate change is having on outdoor recreation and in support of policies to address the problem. Florida’s Rep....

Op-ed: Trash dump in the sky

Actually this piece Bob Inglis wrote for the Environmental Law Institute is titled Carbon Tax Shows a Limited Government Role, but the trash theme really resonates. “Emissions are a part of our experience on the planet,” Bob writes. “We eat, we go,...

Caucus members push prize bill

New York’s Rep. John Faso (R-19) has banded together with fellow House Climate Solutions Caucus member from Illinois, Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3) to push their legislation, the Challenges and Prizes for Climate Act of 2018. The bill would leverage the federal...