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 20, 2016
This week in climate change, Donald Trump told reporters he would renegotiate the international climate change deal struck in Paris in December 2015."I will be looking at that very, very seriously,"...
Trump would renegotiate Paris Agreement
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told reporters he would renegotiate the international climate change deal struck in Paris in December 2015."I will be looking at that very,...
Comparing Clinton and Sanders on climate change
While the GOP presidential field dwindled from a high of 17 candidates down to the lone man standing, presumptive nominee Donald Trump, two political forces continue to duke it out for the nod on...
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...
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...
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...