To win youth vote, Republican Party needs to address the group’s concerns about climate

by Lindsey Byman | Jan 23, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Environment, Featured

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The frontrunner in the GOP presidential race, Donald Trump, is continually vowing that if he becomes president, he will “drill, baby, drill” for oil and gas.  Such a message, however, runs counter to efforts by the Republican Party to attract young...

Video: Climate activists nervous about presidential election, call on Biden to do more

by Kunjal Bastola | Dec 11, 2023 | Environment, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – With the presidential election less than a year away, some voters are apprehensive about the future of climate policy.  Many young climate activists have mixed feelings on President Biden’s climate progress, citing the Inflation Reduction Act as a win,...

Climate experts implore lawmakers to pursue solutions to increased extreme weather conditions

by Kunjal Bastola and Jessica Ma | Nov 1, 2023 | Environment, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – Climate experts warned lawmakers about the effect of climate change on extreme weather during the first-ever congressional hearing on extreme event attribution, a field of climate science. They offered solutions to help Congress navigate more frequent and...

Senators Clash on the Limits of Federal Power in Water Regulation After a Recent Supreme Court Decision

by Khadija Ahmed | Oct 18, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Partisan discord over the federal government’s regulatory powers was on full display Wednesday during a Senate committee hearing on the implications of a Supreme Court ruling in May that drastically scaled back wetland protections and forced the Biden...

Senators hear how climate change could lead to economic pain

by Davis Giangiulio | Feb 15, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Senators on Wednesday grappled with the already-existing and looming-future economic costs of climate change, and how to prevent them.  At a Budget Committee Hearing, experts delivered testimony that revealed a concerning state that America is in:...