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.
Climate attitudes
Nearly half of Americans report they are experiencing impacts of global warming right now, according to a national survey by our friends at the George Mason University Center on Climate Change...
41 College Republican groups sign environment letter
Led by the American Conservation Coalition (ACC), a millennial-founded and driven group which empowers conservatives to re-engage on environmental conversations, 41 state college Republican chairmen...
Climate Week En Review, January 18, 2019
Happy Friday from the land of snow, ice, freezing rain, and wild temperature variability. We aren't going to complain about winter weather in winter, though more than just the random glimpse of blue...
Former fed leaders, top economists rally around carbon tax
Forty-five economists, including former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, signed a statement supporting a carbon tax. "Global climate change is a serious problem calling for immediate...
Idaho’s new governor calls for climate action
Governor Brad Little, elected to serve the State of Idaho in November, surprised attendees of the Idaho Environmental Forum with his response to a question on climate change. "Climate is changing,...
Florida governor’s sweeping environmental plan
Florida's newly elected Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to open a resiliency office as part of a sweeping environmental roll-out that includes an extra $1 billion for Everglades restoration and...
Rooney snags caucus co-chairmanship
Florida Rep. Francis Rooney will serve as Republican co-chair of the House Climate Solutions Caucus, replacing former delegation mate Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who helped found the group with another...
Climate Week En Review, January 11, 2019
Another week, another opportunity to share with you the goings on of the EcoRight. The first full work week of 2019, we have settled back into the groove, and I'm happy to share with you this week's...
Ryan Costello jumps into carbon arena
Recently retired Pennsylvania Rep. Ryan Costello announced this week that he's joining Americans for Carbon Dividends, a bipartisan group launched in June to advocate for the carbon dividend plan...
An interview with Katharine Hayhoe
In an interview with The Guardian, Katharine Hayhoe, atmospheric scientist, director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, and dear friend to the EcoRight, unleashed about recent...
Climate Week En Review, January 4, 2019
Welcome to 2019! The EcoRight has high hopes for the year ahead. Here's why: Mayor Jim Brainard leads the practical climate fight from Carmel, Indiana and has his pulse on the feelings of mayors...
Rooney sprints forward on climate
Conservative Congressman Francis Rooney says not only that he accepts climate change science, but that he thinks the U.S. needs to get tough in our response, which is why he's a lead supporter of a...