Jun 15 Column: What does 'clean coal' mean and can it save the planet? By Emily S. Bernhardt The difference between coal and renewable energy is not whether they each pollute, but the forms that pollution takes, writes Duke University ecologist Emily S. Bernhardt. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump wages battle against regulations, not climate change By Michael Biesecker and John Flesher, Associated Press While President Donald Trump's beliefs about global warming remain something of a mystery, his actions make one thing clear: He doesn't consider it a problem for the federal government to solve. Continue reading
Jun 06 Column: The economics (and politics) of Trump's Paris withdrawal By Robert Stavins The announcement by President Trump that he will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement was based neither on real science nor sound economics. Continue reading
Jun 03 Haley: Trump believes 'climate is changing' By Jill Colvin and Jack Gillum, Associated Press Trump has openly challenged the scientific consensus that the climate is changing and man-made carbon emissions are largely to blame. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:06 Trump administration defends Paris pullout amid outpouring of support for the climate pact By PBS News Hour The White House stood firmly by President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Friday. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt delivered an energetic defense, saying the U.S. has nothing to be apologetic about. But the announcement touched off… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 7:06 Is the Paris climate accord unfair to the U.S.? Putting Trump's claims in context By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 6:33 Understanding the political calculus behind leaving the Paris accord By PBS News Hour How did politics play into President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the global agreement on combating climate change? Judy Woodruff analyzes the decision with Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union and Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org, plus the… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: U.S. to exit Paris climate agreement, says Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump announced he was pulling the U.S. from the global agreement aimed at decreasing the impact of climate change. Also, the president has decided against moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 6:33 Gov. Jerry Brown: Trump's move to reject Paris agreement hurts America and will cost jobs By PBS News Hour California Gov. Jerry Brown’s released a statement calling President Trump’s decision Thursday to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris accord an “insane course of action.” Brown joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the potential consequences of this withdrawal and how California… Continue watching
Jun 01 Trump's exit from Paris agreement could open door for China to lead on climate change By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The world's largest emitter of man-made carbon dioxide, considered a top cause of climate change, is already making rapid progress toward its Paris goal of stopping emissions growth by 2030. Continue reading