EcoRight News Blog
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.
Must watch: on the political peril of disagreeing with your party
Two House Republicans who lost their bids for re-election sat down to chat with PBS News Hour to talk about the political peril of disagreeing with your party. Rep. Mark Sanford, who lost his...
Climate Week En Review, December 14, 2018
Coming at you from Seattle, where my body thinks the time is three hours later than it really is and the sky really is always gray except I caught a glimpse of blue just an hour after my arrival....
Murkowski continues to highlight need for climate action
Alaska's Senator Lisa Murkowski is again pointing to the rapid changes her home state is experiencing due to climate change. Speaking at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting, she called the...
Hogan-Northam team up on climate
Maryland's Governor Larry Hogan co-authored an opinion piece with Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam on state leadership on climate change. "Our most important job as governors is ensuring the safety...
Climate Week En Review, December 7, 2018
This week as our nation paid respects to an American hero, it felt like we grew a little closer. Read on for my tribute to the quiet climate legacy of the late George H.W. Bush. This week's must...
Wednesday EcoRight Reads
We're at the halfway point in the week. What's caught our eye so far this week? Why This Republican Mayor Spoke at Bernie Sanders's Climate Town Hall We've featured the work of Georgetown, Texas...
The Terminator promises: “I’ll be back”
California's outspoken former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke at the United Nations climate conference in Poland yesterday, assuring delegates "America is more than just Washington or one...
A quiet climate legacy: President George H.W. Bush
Not many automatically associate the late President George H.W. Bush with the words "climate legacy." But they should. In a 1988 campaign speech, Bush said: "Those who think we are powerless to do...
Murkowski, Portman, Corker comment on climate report
Three key conservative Senators commented on the Fourth National Climate Assessment. "Climate change is real," Alaska's Senator Lisa Murkowski said. "We see and feel the impacts in our state." The...
Climate Week En Review November 30, 2019
Oh what a week were you too busy shopping and eating leftovers to notice the Fourth National Climate Assessment (4NCA)? I didn't think so. (Nice try, news buriers.) Hot on the heels of the IPCC...
More response to climate report aka Twitter wars
As Washington DC settled back into routine, more policymakers responded to the Administration's Fourth Climate Assessment, which detailed the impacts of a changing climate on the U.S.New York Rep....
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend bill introduced
A bipartisan group of House Climate Solutions Caucus members, led by Reps Francis Rooney and Brian Fitzpatrick and including caucus co-founder Ted Deutch, introduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon...