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 Week En Review March 23, 2018
Happy spring equinox edition of Week En Review. Don't let all that typical spring weather bore you. Fresh as a tulip, here is this week's EcoRight news. Extra! Extra! Did you participate in our...
Wonder twins, activate: Schwarzenegger and Kasich call for civility and action
Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California, and Gov. John Kasich, currently manning the helm in Ohio, called for civility and problem-solving yesterday at an event launching New Way...
Louisiana moving islanders
The State of Louisiana is moving 80 residents of Isle de Jean Charles, an island that has lost 98 percent of its land area since 1955 as sea levels rise due to climate change. Most residents are...
FEMA four-year plan doesn’t mention climate change
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the federal entity responsible for dealing with the impacts left by natural disasters, stripped the words climate change from the 2018-2022 strategic...
Gov. Baker investing in climate resiliency
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker isn't leaving anything to climate chance. On Thursday, he unveiled a $1.4 billion plan to fortify the state against rising seas, inland flooding and extreme weather...
Climate Week En Review March 16, 2018
Happy St. Patrick's Day Eve! May you find that four-leaf clover and all your climate wishes come true. This week's must watch: She's back... Dr. Katharine Hayhoe asks: Does messaging with fear...
Out with the old, in with the old
A week after the announced departure of Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump's National Economic Council director, the White House lost another carbon tax supporter, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in...
Stefanik takes on climate resiliency
New York's Rep. Elise Stefanik, the lead sponsor of a GOP climate resolution who last year led the Republican charge against a bad climate change amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act,...
Kelly put kibosh on climate science trial
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly killed a plan by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to challenge climate science by organizing a set of "red team, blue team" debates pitting climate scientists...
Conservative Hoosiers seeing green
There is something in the air... this week, the Indiana Conservative Alliance for Energy (ICAE) was launched to advocate for an "all of the above" energy strategy that includes clean and renewable...
Climate Week En Review March 9, 2018
We can barely keep up with all the good news. In case you missed any, check out what the EcoRight is up to. This week's must watch: Alex Bozmoski takes LibertyCon by storm, participating in the...
Party on: Caucus grows
The House Climate Solutions Caucus gained another pair of members. Republican Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon from Puerto Rico is the latest to join. In #PuertoRico we've experienced firsthand the...