The Trump campaign is seeking a list of “climate change victories” that can be attributed to Donald Trump’s presidency, reflecting a shift in strategy ahead of the 2020 election as polls show growing voter concern over global warming, two sources familiar with the campaign told McClatchy this week.
South Florida Democrat Ted Deutch introduces a bipartisan carbon tax bill to reduce carbon emissions after the Trump administration released a damaging climate change report last week, the first bill in years sponsored by Republicans and Democrats that would tax carbon.
Drivers could pay a tax based on how many miles their vehicles travel under a plan being pushed by Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, who's vying to become the powerful new chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is trying to clean up a messy rollout of a plan to expand offshore drilling off the Atlantic Coast. In the process, he’s confusing Republicans about what comes next, even giving hope to some lawmakers they’ll get exemptions.
Winters in the Southeast have been abnormally cold since the 1950s. Does that mean global warming is a hoax? No, say scientists, who blame the cold on variations in the jet stream, which have create a “hole” in the overall pattern of warming.
The Trump administration’s plan to sell offshore oil and natural gas drilling rights in the Atlantic will energize opponents who fear an accident could damage the environment and local economies in coastal towns throughout the Eastern seaboard.
Florida and Texas lawmakers are unhappy with a $44 billion hurricane relief proposal from the White House, and they plan to band together to force congressional leaders to make changes.
