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The centrist Democrat believes he has votes to pass the measure, which has met with resistance from the left

More than any other legislation in US history it will transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into sustainable energy

The congresswoman has faced hostile questioning from senators during her confirmation for interior secretary. Some of them are personally invested in fossil fuels

The congresswoman has faced hostile questioning from senators during her confirmation for interior secretary. Some of them are personally invested in fossil fuels

From The Washington Times Valerie Richardson writes in the The Washington Times: Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, has introduced a bill to block the Biden administration from reentering the Paris agreement…

However, President Obama unilaterally decreed that Paris was not a “treaty,” but merely an agreement, an accord – some lesser document that he could personally sign, committing the US to it, making an end-run around...

Reposted from Gelbspan Files Naomi Oreskes’ appearance at a 10/23/19 House hearing on the topic of “the oil industry’s climate denial campaign” wasn’t a one-time event...

Revealed: divide exacerbated by fossil fuel industry’s record contribution to Republicans

Well… Maybe not killing EV’s… Just leveling the playing field a bit. Guest gloating by David Middleton Senate Republicans approve plan to allow drilling in Arctic refuge with tax legislation Senate Republicans...

Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma claimed Thursday on CNN that the Environmental Protection Agency is “brainwashing” America’s children, defending Donald Trump’s plan to cut the agency’s funding by 31 percent...

On July 1, a Vermont law requiring food manufacturers to label genetically modified ingredients on food labels officially took effect. It's the first law of its kind in the country, and imposes a $1,000 penalty for each day...

A first-of-its-kind law requiring foods sold in Vermont to declare whether or not they contain genetically modified crops is set to take effect on July 1st -- unless a national law being considered by Congress passes first...

The bill would ban coal, oil and gas extraction on US public land and is symbolic, as it has no chance of passing a Congress dominated by Republicans

Nebraska supreme court rules that pipeline can go ahead as House of Representatives again votes to begin work

Committee approval sets the stage for a clash over the controversial pipelineNebraska state supreme court could rule on proposed route as early as FridaySenator Bernie Sanders proposes rider on climate change voteObama issues...