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 jester of the week… April 14, 2017
After barely missing last week's honors, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt earned the climate jester hat for the week for his inconsistent comments on U.S. presence in the Paris...
Young Republicans support climate action
A poll conducted by Thomson Reuters Foundation took a survey of 21 Republican college clubs across the U.S. and found a majority of members support climate action. "When our generation is in power,...
Climate jester of the week… April 7, 2017
While tempting to name as jester Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt, who Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday took to task for the Trump Administration's lack of a plan to deal with...
Climate Week En Review April 7, 2017
This week's must read: True conservatives should worry about climate change (Charlotte Observer) This week's must watch: Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday takes EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to task...
Climate Solutions Caucus nets two more
This week, Colorado's Rep. Mike Coffman became the 18th Republican to join the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus. New Hampshire's Rep. Annie Kuster was his Democratic partner."I am pleased...
Conservative Arkansas utility regulator seeks carbon solutions
Ted Thomas, a former Republican legislator and the current chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, which regulates the electric utilities in the state, considers himself to be in a...
Citing concerns over storm surge, sea level rise at Mar-a-lago, Trump holds secret climate briefing (APRIL FOOLS!)
PALM BEACH Amid increasing concerns that Mar-a-lago sits on the front lines of climate change impacts, President Donald Trump convened a top-secret meeting of the country's leading climate...
Climate jester of the week… March 31, 2017
The climate jester of the week award goes to Pennsylvania state Sen. Scott Wagner, who said human body heat causes global warming.Wagner told an audience of natural gas drilling advocates, "I...
Climate Week En Review March 31, 2017
This week's must listen: Former Rep. Bob Inglis on regulatory rollbacks (NPR)This week's must read: Why rollback of climate policies could be a long slog (Christian Science Monitor) This week in...
Climate Caucus ranks expand
The bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus co-founded by Florida members Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Rep. Ted Deutch swelled to 34 members, 17 from each party. New members on the Republican side...
The ecoright reacts to Trump’s climate shift
In the wake of President Donald Trump's sweeping Executive Order various members of the ecoright community responded. Here is a snapshot of their reactions: Mayor Jim Brainard (Carmel, IN): "It...
Trump rolls back climate regulations
By executive order, President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise to dismantle the Clean Power Plan. His directive also dismantles requirements that federal agencies, including the...