Hannah Hess
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CLIMATE: Republican in 'bellwether' race touts CO2 mitigation
Republican Rep. Ryan Costello sees climate action as an issue "beyond partisanship" in his competitive district, which encompasses affluent suburban areas of Philadelphia and sparsely populated rural areas. → Read More
CLIMATE: Partisan scorecard condemns baby steps by Republicans
The bipartisan House caucus dedicated to studying market-friendly approaches to climate adaptation and mitigation is expected to grow to 50 members this week, according to those closely tracking recruitment efforts. → Read More
POLITICS: Clarion call for scientists: 'Use your voice ... or lose it'
It wasn't long ago that scientists were mum on hot-button issues. No more. "If you're a climate scientist at this critical time you don't have Miranda rights," Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Benjamin Santer says. "You don't have the right to remain silent." → Read More
WHITE HOUSE: OIRA works quietly on updating social cost of carbon
Not far from the White House, some of the federal government's most influential number crunchers are still working on the social cost of carbon. → Read More
PARIS AGREEMENT: GOP climate policy survives Trump's bombshell
Climate-conscious lawmakers are stumped on how to tackle carbon dioxide emissions at the federal level after President Trump's decision to pull the plug on U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement — but a few proposals are showing new signs of life. → Read More
CLIMATE: DOE scientists call out Pruitt in global warming study
Scientists fact-checked U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's congressional testimony on global warming in a paper published yesterday in the journal Nature Scientific Reports. → Read More
CLIMATE: An endangered Republican's quest to whip votes, win allies
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) diverged from GOP leadership by taking an active interest in climate change just a few months into his first term. Will that climate advocacy be enough to save him in a tough 2018 re-election campaign? → Read More
CLIMATE: Eco-right searching for lessons from health care fight
With the addition of New York Reps. Dan Donovan and Peter King, 20 lawmakers have now endorsed the House GOP resolution that calls for action to combat climate change. → Read More
APPROPRIATIONS: 2 contentious air provisions hitch ride on omnibus
The broad fiscal 2017 spending bill released overnight includes riders that would require the federal government to treat emissions from forest biomass as carbon neutral and offer "flexibility" for metropolitan areas struggling to meet smog standards. → Read More
NEWSMAKER: House 'science nerd' seeks to correct the record
Rep. Don Beyer proudly claims the title of "science nerd," though he admits he lacks the specific technical knowledge to correct misleading scientific statements at a recent House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on climate science. → Read More
CLIMATE: Fla. lawmakers united in wanting Trump to talk climate with Xi
As President Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Florida's congressional delegation sees an opening for the two leaders to talk about climate change. → Read More
CLIMATE: Some coal companies want Trump to stay in Paris pact
Large American coal companies are asking President Trump to keep the United States in the Paris Agreement as way to advance fossil fuel interests. → Read More
CLIMATE: Colleagues eye 'Republican rebels' with skepticism
Progressive Democrats in the House aren't counting on climate-savvy Republicans to lend muscle to the heavy lift of fighting global warming in the era of President Trump. → Read More
CLIMATE: Trump executive order reveals cracks in GOP approach
President Trump's executive order on climate yesterday revealed minor cracks in the GOP's approach to the issue on Capitol Hill and inspired new talk of carbon pricing legislation. → Read More
CLIMATE: Backers of GOP resolution pushing back on DOE cuts
A small group of House Republicans could take legislative action related to climate change as the appropriations process unfolds, Rep. Ryan Costello said yesterday. → Read More
CLIMATE: 17 Republicans back resolution urging action on warming
The Republican climate resolution that jump-started a conversation on global warming ahead of Pope Francis' 2015 visit to Capitol Hill is back. → Read More
CLIMATE: A 'Freedom Caucus' for the environment?
Republican membership in a House caucus devoted to climate change has more than doubled since the start of the 115th Congress -- and more could follow. → Read More
Capitol Police Roll Out Transgender Policy
The Capitol Police Department has a new transgender sensitivity policy, but its union is crying foul over the program. → Read More
Critics Decry Capitol Police 'Old Boys Network'
(Al Drago/CQ Roll Call File Photo) A two-word email sent on the eve of the Oct. 10 Million Man March prompted Capitol Police to confiscate the gun and badg → Read More
Paul Ryan Asked to Curb Congressional Travel
Watchdog groups are asking Speaker Paul D. Ryan to curb privately financed foreign travel. → Read More