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.
Lawmakers introduce climate prize bill
Republican Rep. John Faso from New York joined Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski from Illinois to introduce the Challenges and Prize for Climate Act of 2018, a bill which would establish a program called...
Collins calls for bipartisan spirit
Echoing sentiment recently expressed by her colleague Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Maine's Sen. Susan Collins noted that the state of U.S. politics is "more polarized" than it has ever been. "We are tending...
Arizona conservative pushes solar
Former GOP lawmaker and utility regulator Andy Tobin is pushing for Arizona to harness the sun for a greater percentage of the state's power needs. Tobin, a member of the Arizona Corporation...
Senators introduce bill balancing jobs, environment
Republican Senators John Kennedy, Susan Collins and Bill Cassidy joined Democratic colleagues to introduce the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, a bill which would accelerate the...
Director of National Intelligence warns of climate threat
Former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats, the Director of the National Intelligence, testified on Capitol Hill this week about the "abrupt" threat posed by climate change. "The impacts of the long-term trends...
Climate Week En Review February 16, 2018
Dearest ecoright Valentines, it's another week in the bag. And what a week it's been. We get you caught up below: ICYMI: Don't believe in climate change? Energy companies do (Houston Chronicle)...
No surprise: Trump budget axes climate programs
President Donald Trump released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2019, which includes a 34 percent cut for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, taking the agency down to 1990 spending...
Sen. Murkowski speaks truth to power
Alaska's Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, called climate changeand human activity's impact on global temperatures"fact" in an address made to the...
Terminator calls Pruitt EPA tenure “so sad”
Arnold Schwarzenegger called EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt "without any doubt, the wrong person" for the job of overseeing the nation's environmental protections. "He does not represent the...
Pruitt backhands science
Perennial climate jester EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt suggested that climate change could be a good thing because human civilizations do well under warming conditions. "I think there's assumptions...
Climate Week En Review February 8, 2018
Dear Member of Congress: Do your lawmakers at the local, state and federal levels know how important climate change is to you? This letter to the editor is a nice reminder not to presume they know...
House Climate Solutions Caucus hits 70!
The House Climate Solutions Caucus added two new members, including Republican Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen from American Samoa, to reach 70 members. After President Donald Trump announced plans to...