It Takes More Than a Hurricane to Sway Some Voters In This Texas Election
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. John Culberson, a United State congressman who represents west Houston, has long questioned “the data” on climate change, which scientists say contributes to more intense and frequent storms. When…
“It’s a Ghost Page”: EPA Site’s Climate Change Section May Be Gone for Good
Andrew Wheeler, the EPA’s acting administrator, addresses senators at a committee hearing. Win McNamee/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More than a year after the US Environmental Protection Agency took down information on climate change from its website for…
Here’s Why You Should Keep an Eye on the Effort to Repeal California’s Gas Tax
But nationally, the group reported in October, with about half the roads in as poor a condition as California’s, the average motorist is losing $599 annually—a total of $130 billion nationally—as a result of driving on bad roads. That’s $244 less than the average Californian is paying. So, even if California is only able to…
In 6 Western States, Voters Have a Chance to Fight Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Voters in six Western states—Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada and Washington—will head to the polls Nov. 6 with the chance to decide on hotly contested,…
The Role Harassment Plays in Climate Change Denial
Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Before Tom Steyer was a high-profile figure calling for the president’s impeachment, before the attacks directed at him escalated from name-calling to threats and violence, and before the president demeaned him as a “crazed & stumbling lunatic,” the Democratic donor was familiar with being a target for the…
In These 5 Races, Climate Change Has Taken Center Stage
Amelia Bates/Grist Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Earlier this fall, the world’s top climate scientists gave humanity about 10 years to avoid a future that really sucks. With the midterm elections right around the corner, that warning means…