

Unprecedented federal court ruling elevates environmental justice over demands of industry
An unprecedented federal court ruling this week validated the way the Obama administration measures the social cost of carbon (SCC), a...


Tax carbon, California — the rest of the nation will thank you
California’s cap-and-trade program to restrict greenhouse gas emissions has hit a major political roadblock. Extending the current...
Environmentalists, Labor Advocates Call on Congress to end Oil Subsidies
More than 40 organizations wrote an open letter to Congress requesting that Congressional leaders pass the FAIR Energy Policy Act, which...
Elon Musk Says Even Libertarians Should Back A Carbon Tax
For years, the notion of building the “price” of carbon emissions into the real-world economy via a carbon tax has been a controversial...


EARTH'S HOT STREAK CONTINUES WITH WARMEST MAY SINCE AT LEAST 1980
According to preliminary readings from NASA, May 2016 was the warmest such month on record for the planet, dating back to 1880. Global...


CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS IN ATMOSPHERE FORECAST TO SHATTER MILESTONE
Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 will shatter the symbolic barrier of 400 parts per million (ppm) this year and will not fall below it...


ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE JUST REACHED A HUGE RECORD HIGH
"The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached a new record in May. It also increased more in a single year than it has since we...


THE SUPREME COURT PUT THE CLEAN POWER PLAN ON HOLD
"On February 9th the Supreme Court, divided 5-4 along partisan lines, put the brakes on the Clean Power Plan..." (Economist, 2/9/16) FULL...


2015 CRUSHED GLOBAL HEAT RECORDS: THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
NOAA and NASA have both confirmed what scientists have been predicting for months: 2015 was globally the hottest year ever recorded (and...


THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT NEEDS MORE CORPORATE LOBBYISTS
In this article, Sheldon Whitehouse, junior Senator from Rhode Island, shares his thoughts from his seat in congress on the corporate...