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.
Ways and Means holds climate hearingwithout Curbelo
Today, the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. tax policy, held its first climate change hearing, but didn't invite one of the carbon tax's most outspoken...
Carter: I take climate change seriously”
"Climate change is real. The climate has been changing since day one," Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter said at a recent meeting with the Golden Isles Republican Women. "We've seen it through history, we...
Curbleo invited/uninvited to testify at hearing
Former Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who once served on the House Ways and Means Committee and was an advocate for a carbon tax, was invited to testify at that committee's first climate change...
Climate Week En Review, May 10, 2019
Hello! I come to you only slightly recovered from volunteering on the campaign for the non-partisan mayor's race (you know how I love mayors) held in my town on Monday. My candidate won, and I won...
DeSantis seeking Chief Resilience Officer
In a shift from the previous administration, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who last month appointed a Chief Science Officer, announced he is now seeking a Chief Resilience Officer. The job will...
Climate Week En Review, May 3, 2019
We are only entering May and I had to turn the AC on for the first time last night. Wake me up when it's October. #wintergirl This week's must read: In a switch, some Republicans start citing...
Sen. Cassidy: Louisiana is “very awakened” to climate crisis
For the first time, a Republican joined Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for his regular climate change floor speech series, "Time to Wake Up." Senator Bill Cassidy, whose state of Louisiana...
Why Rooney Leads: republicEn takes a climate field trip to Keewaydin Island
In early April, republicEn and partners packed to capacity our Pure Florida pontoon boat with scientists, constituents, and press to join Southwest Florida's Rep. Francis Rooney on a study tour of...
Rep. Simpson: “I’ll fight climate change if I want”
Idaho's Rep. Mike Simpson called climate change "a reality" at a conference in Boise last week. "It's not hard to figure out," he said. "Go look at your thermometer." In his speech, he called salmon...
Just another Manic Monday (what we’re reading)
Bleary eyed from the late and emotional punch from Game of Thrones? (I'm not crying, you're crying...) What better way to get back to reality than to check out what non-GOT news the EcoRight is...
Climate Week En Review, April 26, 2019
Happy belated Earth Day! We hope you took our popular ?? EcoRight Superhero Quiz ??Be sure to share who you gotI was Katharine Hayhoe, I think less because I'm a science wonk and more because I...
Caucus to decide parameters
Rep. Francis Rooney, who assumed the GOP side of the helm of the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus, told Bloomberg Environment (as reported by The Hill) he and his co-captain and delegate...