Tag: Environment
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are calling for a Green New Deal intended to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate...
Donald Trump steps up effort to dispute and distract on Russia
After weeks on the defensive, President Donald Trump has stepped up his efforts to dispute, downplay and distract from revelations stemming from the investigations...
Neil Gorsuch’s environment record: Neither a clear friend or foe
By the time a lawsuit over pollution from a nuclear weapons plant had reached Judge Neil Gorsuch, it had crawled through the courts for...
Official: Donald Trump wants to slash EPA workforce, budget
The former head of President Donald Trump's transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he expects the new administration to seek significant...
Barack Obama environmental legacy at stake as GOP, industry align
The Obama administration will leave behind a host of disputed recent actions and unfinished business on the environment - from shelved energy leases and...
From Donald Trump and his new team, mixed signals on climate...
He brushed off climate change as a Chinese hoax, then called it the real deal and finally declared that "nobody really knows." Donald Trump...
Alabama Environmental Director to Donald Trump: Rein in Barack Obama’s EPA
Alabama’s top environmental official is urging President-Elect Donald Trump to rein in President Barack Obama's environment regulations.
Lance LeFleur, Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, co-signed...
Daniel Sutter: Another way to protect the environment
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is polling very well among millennials, recently receiving 29 percent support among voters aged 18-34. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul...
Updates from the 1st presidential debate
The Latest on the first of three presidential debates between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump (all times EDT):
10:45 p.m.
Both candidates concluded the...
U.S. agency orders corrective action after gas pipeline spill
Fuel supplies in at least five states are threatened by a gasoline pipeline spill in Alabama, and the U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered...
