EcoRight News
A compilation of news from the EcoRight.
Come here for the latest climate news from lawmakers, thought leaders, and rising voices in the EcoRight. Federal, state, and local issues and events are covered, and we feature commentary from EcoRight allies.
Climate Week En Review May 13, 2016
Friday the 13th edition...This week was quiet in climate change circles, but in the spirit of keeping readers up to date with the latest and greatest, here are a few related items of interest to...
Climate Week En Review May 6, 2016
This week was huge in climate change, with Donald Trump more or less securing the GOP nomination after his resounding victory in the Indiana primary compelled Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and then Ohio Gov....
Trump continues to promise more coal jobs
Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump continues to tout his support for increasing the number coal jobs without sharing details on how he would fulfill the promise as president."We're going to get...
A farewell to Gov. John Kasich
Long shot candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich withdrew from the presidential race today, clearing the path for Donald Trump to secure the GOP nomination. Kasich had pinned hopes on being an alternative...
Trump will deliver clean coal jobs
Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump told Indiana voters in advance of their Tuesday primary that he would create "clean coal jobs" if elected president."I'm a free-market guy, but not when you're...
A farewell to Sen. Ted Cruz
After an overwhelming loss in the Indiana primary on Tuesday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announced he is suspending his campaign for the GOP nomination. We bid a climate farewell to the senator, though we...
Climate Week En Review April 29, 2016
This week in climate change, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump swept primaries in five states, edging his campaign closer to the delegate count needed to secure the nomination. Speaking in an interview...
Trump on nuclear, climate threats
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, who swept primaries in five states this week and edged his campaign closer to the delegates needed to secure the nomination, reiterated his comparison between nuclear...
Kasich: I’m the one Republican who believes there’s climate change
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, campaigning in Rockville, MD the day before that state's primary, took a question on the environment from an 11-year old boy in the audience of a town hall meeting."I'm the...
Kasich rejects carbon tax
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, hoping to play a spoiler role at the GOP convention this summer, sat down with the Editorial Board at the Washington Post to discuss a range of policy issues. When asked to...
Climate Week En Review April 22, 2016
This week in climate change, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, hoping to play a spoiler role at the GOP convention this summer, sat down with the Editorial Board at the Washington Post to discuss a range of...
Cruz wins Wyoming, promises end to war on coal
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won all 14 available delegates in the multistep Wyoming contest held over the weekend, promising voters, "America is the Saudi Arabia of coal, and we are going to develop our...