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.
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...
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...
Climate Week En Review April 15, 2016
This week in climate change, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz appeared on the CNBC show Squawk Box, where he discussed the basis for his skepticism of climate science."I'm old enough to remember back in the...
Cruz: carbon dioxide not a pollutant
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz appeared on the CNBC show Squawk Box, where he discussed the basis for his skepticism of climate science. "I'm old enough to remember back in the 1970s when there were a bunch of...
Trump promises revitalization of steel, coal
Donald Trump made a campaign stop in Pittsburgh, PA last night, where he promised supporters that as president, he'd restore the steel and coal industries to previous days of glory. Although the...
Trump: Let’s do IQ tests
Campaigning in his home state of New York, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump exclaimed "it's freezing, man" as he addressed supporters on a chilly, sub-40 degree day."It's like record, record cold,"...
Climate Week En Review April 8, 2016
This week in climate change, Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz made news.On the campaign trail, Cruz, who cruised to victory in the Wisconsin primary, labeled the debate over climate change too...