Jun 02 EPA announces sweeping limits for coal power plant emissions By Dina Cappiello, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The 645-page plan, expected to be finalized next year, is a centerpiece of Obama's efforts to deal with climate change and seeks to give the United States more leverage to prod other countries to act when negotiations on a new… Continue reading
Jun 02 EPA’s new rules put Democrats on their heels By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: New carbon regulations put Democrats on the defensive in the short term Ernst has momentum in Iowa Poll shows McDaniel in the lead in Mississippi New rules: Let’s put aside the long-term moral arguments on… Continue reading
May 31 Obama to announce regulation effort to curtail carbon By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press The new pollution rule the Obama administration announces Monday will be a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's environmental legacy and arguably the most significant U.S. environmental regulation in decades. But it's not one the White House wanted. Continue reading
May 30 Everything you need to know about carbon pricing explained in cartoon By Yoram Bauman Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman returns to Making Sen$e to present a chapter of his new book, "The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change," and more specifically, to explain how the carbon tax and cap-and-trade are two names for the same concept. Continue reading
May 27 Study finds ‘global warming’ elicits stronger reactions than ‘climate change’ among Americans By Justin Scuiletti “Climate change” and “global warming” are often treated synonymously, but a new study says that the terms aren’t as interchangeable as one might think when it comes to public perception. Continue reading
May 16 Recycled water in Arizona staves off drought By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The city of Tucson expects to use up its drinkable water by 2030. Civil engineers are redesigning the city's water system to recycle waste water to use every last drop. Continue reading
May 12 Watch Ice sheet in Antarctica has melted past ‘point of no return,’ NASA says By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 09 Watch Shields and Brooks on primary points for GOP, politics of climate policy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 06 Watch White House report warns how climate change will directly influence the lives of Americans By PBS News Hour In its most comprehensive report on climate change yet, the White House forecasts the likely, negative effects facing each of the eight regions in the U.S., from drought in the Southwest, to stronger storms in the Northeast. The administration is… Continue watching
May 06 Effects of climate change projected to worsen across the U.S., federal study finds By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Global warming is rapidly turning America the beautiful into America the stormy, sneezy and dangerous, according to a new federal scientific report. And those shining seas? Rising and costly, the report says. Climate change’s assorted harms “are expected… Continue reading