The evenly divided U.S. Senate passed a historic $740 billion reconciliation bill—the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—packed with clean energy investments, health care reform, and tax incentives. Despite Republican efforts to stifle its passage, Democrats prevailed,...
The reauthorization of the omnibus Farm Bill can reduce food insecurity, benefit the environment, and increase agricultural equity across the country. For nearly a century, this piece of legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers from farm to...
Despite the setback to climate legislation resulting from W.Va. Senator Joe Manchin’s intransigence, there’s still hope for climate action through the executive branch. After hearing of Sen. Manchin’s decision, President Biden promised to take “strong...
With another heat wave radiating across Texas and an unsettling energy conservation alert, courtesy of ERCOT, it’s prudent to consider the cause of these extreme temperatures. The answer is climate change; as confirmed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to incorporate natural gas and nuclear power as “green” energy sources, joining the EU’s taxonomy, despite avid protest from environmental activists and organizations threatening legal action. The EU’s taxonomy is...
Today’s decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency drastically undermines federal efforts to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from power plants under the guidance of the Clean Air Act. West Virginia v. EPA was brought before the Supreme Court of the...
