Maxine Joselow
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The Sierra Club hired its first Black leader. Turmoil over racial equity followed.
The Sierra Club, one of the nation’s largest and oldest environmental groups, laid off staffers of color and scaled back its equity work under new leadership. → Read More
Why Biden's methane fee could backfire
Oil and gas companies have a history of underreporting their methane emissions to the EPA. → Read More
Senate GOP frown on tying disaster funds to Ukraine aid
Republicans told us they want the two issues kept apart. → Read More
Biden is pushing contractors to cut emissions. The GOP is pushing back.
House Republicans call the Biden proposal an attempt to penalize companies that rely on fossil fuels. → Read More
House Republicans target the Pentagon's use of electric vehicles
Conservatives are filing anti-EV amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act. → Read More
How the Supreme Court could thwart Biden's plan to electrify cars
Conservative groups are citing the “major questions doctrine,” which says Congress must explicitly authorize federal agencies to address matters of political or economic significance, in their effort to overturn the rule. → Read More
Renewables are getting oil-rich Texas through scorching heat
The nation’s top oil-and-gas-producing state has kept the lights on because of abundant solar panels, wind turbines and giant batteries. → Read More
Maine's governor vetoes offshore wind bill, breaking with Biden's labor pledge
Janet Mills (D) said the measure could exclude a majority of the state’s construction workers because of its labor standards. → Read More
Climate change is fueling an insurance crisis. There’s no easy fix.
Insurance companies are pulling back from disaster-prone California, Florida and Louisiana. → Read More
Some businesses say anti-ESG bills are anti-free market
Local business groups have argued the bills contradict the free-market principles that conservatives have long championed. → Read More
Three states just barred utilities from charging customers for lobbying
Individuals won't save much money, but they'll enjoy more transparency. → Read More
Biden plan will give more than 100 federal buildings green upgrades
The president signed an executive order directing federal buildings to become carbon-neutral by 2045. → Read More
Doug Burgum’s fraught path on climate change
North Dakota’s governor has done some climate-friendly things, but it’s complicated when his state is No. 3 for crude oil production. → Read More
Four major environmental groups endorse Biden, but others hold out
The endorsing groups recognize frustrations with Biden but say a GOP alternative would be far worse. → Read More
Democrats’ clean-energy tax credits are popular — and expensive
They're projected to cost the government more than double original estimates. → Read More
Red states are blocking blue cities from setting climate policies
Traditionally in favor of local control, conservative legislators are interfering in climate mandates they call onorous. → Read More
Landmark youth-led climate case heads to trial in Montana
The lawsuit tests the strength of Montana's green constitutional amendment. → Read More
Wildfires reignite calls for Biden to declare a climate emergency
Some liberal Democrats insist it's time. → Read More
Virginia wants to break up with RGGI but in Pennsylvania, it’s complicated
Two developments this week are fueling the debate over the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. → Read More
A bipartisan plan to punish global climate laggards: Tax them
Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) will introduce legislation Wednesday that could pave the way for a carbon border tax. → Read More