Benjamin Hulac
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SUPREME COURT: Justices reject Exxon appeal in Mass. climate case
The Supreme Court will not help Exxon Mobil Corp. fend off part of an investigation by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. → Read More
LAMAR SMITH: A ranch, an oil field, and a career colored by skepticism
PREMONT, Texas — Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), a leading climate skeptic, is leaving Congress after earning between $1.2 million and $3.9 million in oil revenue since the 1980s. → Read More
ACTIVISM: Inside the Sunrise Movement (it didn't happen by accident)
The birth of the Sunrise Movement started with a small grant, a lot of Monster Energy drinks and a little help from the Sierra Club. Now it's the most talked-about environmental group in Washington. → Read More
Fishermen Sue Oil Companies Over Rising Ocean Temperatures
The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for losses linked to algal blooms fueled by warmer waters → Read More
LAW: Acting AG once rushed to Exxon's defense
The new acting head of the Department of Justice once went after the "environmental left" and rushed to defend oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. → Read More
WHITE HOUSE: Every president since JFK was warned about climate change
John F. Kennedy was warned about "climate control" in February 1961, becoming perhaps the first American president to learn about people's impact on planetary temperatures. The warnings never stopped. Every president since then has been exposed to similar scientific findings. → Read More
CLIMATE: Supreme Court pauses kids' case in win for Trump
The Supreme Court today halted a federal climate change lawsuit brought by a group of young people, handing the Trump administration at least a temporary victory in its long-running bid to knock down the case. → Read More
COURTS: Kids' case tests 'Hail Mary' climate argument
Twenty-one young Americans will go to trial later this month to argue that the government has infringed on their constitutional right to a safe climate. → Read More
CARBON TAX: Oil giant met with greens for years on climate policy
Shell Oil Co. has convened regular meetings since early 2016 with key environmental groups and think tanks to build support for a nationwide carbon tax, according to sources. → Read More
Trump Supreme Court Pick's Environmental Rulings Worry Climate Advocates
Brett Kavanaugh has been skeptical of EPA authority to regulate carbon emissions → Read More
ACTIVISM: Here's how one group pitches a carbon tax to the GOP
It was lunchtime on Capitol Hill, and Samantha Panchèvre, a Georgetown University senior, was stewing over Congress' failures about climate change. → Read More
Society Needs to Flip Its Disaster Spending, Insurance Report Says
Communities would get more value by spending before a disaster, instead of after → Read More
Society Needs to Flip Its Disaster Spending, Insurance Report Says
Communities would get more value by spending before a disaster, instead of after → Read More
WHITE HOUSE: There's one climate policy Trump might not hate
It's hard to tell whether energy efficiency has a pulse in the Trump administration. The president, who knows something about buildings, hasn't raised the issue since taking office -- or much before then. Yet efficiency is one of the few methods of addressing climate change that the Trump administration hasn't obliterated. → Read More
Low-Carbon Investment Is Moving Too Slowly to Rein in Warming, U.N. Warns
Growing recognition of climate change’s economic threat has not stymied fossil fuel investments → Read More
Low-Carbon Investment Is Moving Too Slowly to Rein in Warming, U.N. Warns
Growing recognition of climate change’s economic threat has not stymied fossil fuel investments → Read More
Climate Change Goes Firmly in the "Loss" Column for Insurers
Payouts after disasters and costly litigation leave insurance companies exposed, report finds → Read More
Major Companies Set Carbon-Slashing Goals
The initiative, Science Based Targets, compels businesses to make plans to cut greenhouse gases from their operations → Read More
Cities Sue Big Oil for Damages from Rising Seas
Oakland and San Francisco want oil companies to pay for climate change adaptation programs → Read More
Major Companies Set Carbon-Slashing Goals
The initiative, Science Based Targets, compels businesses to make plans to cut greenhouse gases from their operations → Read More