climate change
Climate Change Debate Adds to Busy Fall Congressional Agenda
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg News)
By recently proposing to reduce emissions, invest in communities and add millions of new jobs, Senate Democrats intend to add climate change to the list of pertinent policy matters before Congress this fall.
August 27, 2020House Climate Change Plan Tackles Heavy-Duty Equipment at Ports
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
House Democrats say Congress should increase funding for programs at EPA and the Department of Energy to reduce emissions from equipment at ports.
July 1, 2020Northeast Governors Slow to Embrace Regional Climate Pact
Rush-hour traffic moves along the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia in April 2019. (Jacqueline Larma/Associated Press)
Supporters of a regional pact that would tackle transportation emissions are struggling to win over several New England governors concerned that the climate change initiative will increase gas prices.
January 27, 2020Perspective: Green Shipping on the Big Blue Sea
Shipping companies are taking steps to adapt to rising sea levels and make themselves greener.
January 7, 2020Bezos Makes ‘Climate Pledge’ for Amazon
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Acknowledging a steady drumbeat of criticism from activists and a vocal group of his own employees, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced the formation of a new organization, the Climate Pledge, to meet the goals of the landmark Paris climate agreement 10 years early.
September 19, 2019Mobile's Interstate 10 Project Could Be Costlier Than First Imagined
Traffic crawls through the George Wallace Tunnel on Interstate 10 beneath the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala. (Associated Press/Jay Reeves)
Critics of Alabama's plan to toll the future Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project have repeatedly questioned the rationale for building a new 7.5-mile Bayway — a route largely consisting of bridges — between Mobile and Baldwin counties.
August 23, 2019Exxon Is Discouraging Witnesses in Climate Suit, N.Y. Says
Exxon says the New York Attorney General's office is taking too long to disclose its list of third-party witnesses. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
New York accused Exxon Mobil Corp. of trying to discourage potential witnesses in a state lawsuit alleging the oil and gas company misled investors about the financial impact of climate change.
August 8, 2019House Transportation Panel to Examine Climate Change Impact
Rep. Peter DeFazio, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. (TT File Photo)
The wave of climate policy-centric hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives this month continues.
February 22, 2019Trump Eases Methane Rules as Colorado Says State’s Regulations Work
Natural gas is burned off near pumps. (Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press)
DENVER — The Trump administration is rolling back some U.S. regulations on climate-changing methane pollution, calling them expensive and burdensome, but Colorado says its rules are working — and they have industry support.
August 31, 2018Truck Makers, Suppliers Participate in Push to Address Climate Change
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Heavy-duty truck makers and their major suppliers said they have been deeply involved in tackling climate change, well before heads of government met in Paris for the United Nations Climate Conference.
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