Environmental Politics

"Ben Jealous is officially out as the Sierra Club’s boss after two turbulent years marked by infighting and drama inside the green group."

"Environmental advocates are suing the Trump administration over what they described as a secretive plan to undermine climate science."

"This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact."

"Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs." 

"A coalition of tribes and the Native American Rights Fund jumped Monday into the legal battle to protect the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California that President Joe Biden created during his last month in office. Tribes led a long fight to see the monument established."

"Bald eagles must be protected to the fullest extent of the law from dangerous wind turbines, President Trump’s interior secretary declared this week. But four months ago, President Trump called for gutting the very law that applies, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, calling it a burden on oil and gas producers."

"Justices told a lower court to revisit their decision to uphold cuts of 75 percent to payments for solar panel owners."

"President Donald Trump plans to elevate a Democratic member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to full chair as many continue to raise questions about the agency’s independence." "The centrist Democrat has supported efforts to address power demand by strengthening grid reliability via an “all-of-the-above” philosophy." 

"Key California weather forecast offices will remain “criminally understaffed” while new hires get on board, former NWS meteorologists warn."

"The Trump administration wants to eliminate the energy-efficiency program, but bakers, builders, hot tub lobbyists, and chemical companies are trying to save it."