by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 14, 2018 | EcoRight News
Alaska’s Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, called climate changeand human activity’s impact on global temperatures”fact” in an address made to the National Association of Regulatory Utility...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 13, 2018 | EcoRight News
Arnold Schwarzenegger called EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt “without any doubt, the wrong person” for the job of overseeing the nation’s environmental protections. “He does not represent the people,” Schwarzenegger said. “He only...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 8, 2018 | EcoRight News
Perennial climate jester EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt suggested that climate change could be a good thing because human civilizations do well under warming conditions. “I think there’s assumptions made that because the climate is warming, that that...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 8, 2018 | EcoRight News
Dear Member of Congress: Do your lawmakers at the local, state and federal levels know how important climate change is to you? This letter to the editor is a nice reminder not to presume they know our priorities. Caucus hits 70: The House Climate Solutions Caucus...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 8, 2018 | EcoRight News
The House Climate Solutions Caucus added two new members, including Republican Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen from American Samoa, to reach 70 members. After President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord, Radewagen assured she...
by Chelsea Henderson | Feb 5, 2018 | EcoRight News
The White House withdrew the controversial nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White, President Donald Trump’s choice to fill the role of chair of the Council on Environmental Quality. Harnett White, the former head of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,...