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Fossil Fuel Presence at Climate Week NYC Spotlights Dissonance in Clean Energy Transition

By Kiley Price — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:35:35 +0000

As climate activists spoke out against fossil fuel presence, countries detailed the barriers slowing their transition to clean energy.

By Kiley Price

As Hurricane Helene strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico over the past few days—officially making landfall last night—thousands of government leaders, business representatives, nonprofit heads and guests met across New York City for Climate Week NYC, discussing ways to curb the emissions that fuel climate disasters.

California Governor Signs Bills to Tighten Restrictions on Oil and Gas Drillers

By Liza Gross — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:55:00 +0000

“We will hold the oil industry accountable for their pollution and public health impacts,” said Assemblymember Gregg Hart, author of one of the bills.

By Liza Gross

With pumpjacks nodding in the background, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed new laws to hold oil companies accountable and protect neighborhoods from oil development, protections community groups have fought more than a decade to win.

Focus on the ‘Forgotten Greenhouse Gas’ Intensifies as All Eyes Are on the U.S. and China to Curb Pollution

By Phil McKenna — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:26:24 +0000

Emissions of the long-overlooked nitrous oxide gas are rising quickly. But proven, low-cost efforts to reduce emissions offer hope.

By Phil McKenna

NEW YORK—As scientists, policymakers and environmental advocates seek to accelerate efforts to address climate change, they’re zeroing in on a pollutant long considered the “forgotten greenhouse gas.”

How New York City Has Lost Out on $4.2 Billion in State Green Bonds

By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:55:00 +0000

Voters in New York City were the biggest backers of the Environmental Bond Act, but funding formulas have steered nearly every dollar upstate, with the city getting just 2 percent so far.

By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY

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Will Young Voters’ Initial Excitement for Harris Build Enough Momentum to Get Them to the Polls?

By Keerti Gopal — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

While many young climate voters are rallying around Harris, her backpedaling on a fracking ban and support of President Biden’s oil and gas policies leave some disenchanted.

By Keerti Gopal

Last night, the youth-led activist group Climate Defiance—which had loudly called for Joe Biden to withdraw his bid for reelection earlier this year—endorsed Kamala Harris for president. But, despite that support and soaring enthusiasm from young people after Harris replaced Biden on the Democratic ticket, with 40 days left until the election, excitement has cooled off among many young voters who are prioritizing climate and calling for stronger commitments from the candidate.

RFK Jr.’s ‘Sad’ Slide From Environmental Hero to Outcast

By Phil McKenna — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:05:00 +0000

Opposition to offshore wind by the third-party presidential candidate turned Trump supporter began decades ago in the waters off Cape Cod.

By Phil McKenna

In the early 2000s, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then a prominent environmental attorney who had recently been named one of Time magazine’s “Heroes for the Planet,” played a leading role in killing an offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound not far from his family’s Cape Cod estate.

California Ballot Asks Voters to Invest in Climate Solutions

By Liza Gross — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:55:00 +0000

California officials cut billions from ambitious climate programs to offset an unexpected budget deficit. Now they hope voters approve a multibillion-dollar bond to fill the gap.

By Liza Gross

Following yet another year of brutal heatwaves and devastating wildfires, Californians have the chance to tell elected officials they support urgent climate action by voting for a $10 billion climate resilience bond on the November ballot.

In Nevada, Clean Energy Divides the Senate Race

By Wyatt Myskow — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen is facing off against Republican Sam Brown, with the development of solar energy a dividing line between the two candidates as the state sees a rapid buildout of renewable energy projects.

By Wyatt Myskow

In November’s election, Nevadans will vote between two U.S. Senate candidates with vastly different climate and energy positions—particularly regarding solar energy, an issue that has even divided climate and environmental advocates in the state.

As the UAW Moves Into Battery Plants, New Research Shows the Shift to EVs Doesn’t Lead to Job Losses

By Dan Gearino — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:05:00 +0000

Years after GM’s Lordstown Assembly plant closed, union manufacturing jobs have returned to northeast Ohio, where workers feel the benefits firsthand.

By Dan Gearino

Politically Charged: Fifth in a series about how political polarization threatens the EV future.

10 Tough Climate Questions for the Presidential Debate

By Marianne Lavelle, Kiley Bense, Liza Gross — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Climate and energy get little acknowledgement in most political debates. But there are plenty of questions for both Trump and Harris on the urgent choices the next president faces.

By Marianne Lavelle, Kiley Bense, Liza Gross

As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump prepare for their debate on Tuesday night, those who care about U.S. action on climate change are bracing themselves for disappointment.