by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 15, 2016 | EcoRight News
Montana’s sole Member of Congress, Rep. Ryan Zinke, was named by President-elect Donald Trump as the next Interior Secretary. Trump pivoted to Zinke after issues arose with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who earlier this week was rumored to be his pick.Zinke, an...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 14, 2016 | EcoRight News
President-elect Donald Trump named one-time nomination rival and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to take the helm at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). When he ran for president in 2012, Perry suggested eliminating the agency, which has jurisdiction over the...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 14, 2016 | EcoRight News
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a longtime advocate for climate change action, responded to inconsistent climate comments from President-elect Donald Trump. “Our country must develop reasonable policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance the goal of...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 13, 2016 | EcoRight News
President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State.Tillerson’s nomination makes him the first and thus far, only cabinet pick who does not reject climate change science and embraces a free...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 12, 2016 | EcoRight News
Six-term Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the only woman on the House Republican leadership team, has been named as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI), which has jurisdiction over natural...
by Chelsea Henderson | Dec 12, 2016 | EcoRight News
In an interview on Fox News Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump continued to insist he is “still open-minded” on climate change while also asserting the science isn’t settled. “Nobody really knows,” Trump said. “Look, I’m...
