Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images via Newsday   BY JERRY HANLER, CHUCK WARREN, JEANNE M. FOX, ALAN J. STEINBERG, JANE M. KENNY, JUDITH ENCK, and LISA F. GARCIA; NEWSDAY This guest essay reflects the views of former Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 administrators Jerry Hanler (Nixon administration), Charles “Chuck” Warren (Carter administration), Jeanne M. Fox (Clinton administration), Alan J. Steinberg (George W. Bush administration), Jane M. Kenny (George W. Bush administration), Judith Enck (Obama administration), [...]

By William K. ReillyChristine Todd Whitman and Gina McCarthyThe writers are former Environmental Protection Agency administrators.This article has been updated to include new information about the Trump administration’s plans.In his first official cabinet meeting of his second term, President Trump on Wednesday indicated that the Environmental Protection Agency, the arm of the federal government essential to protecting our health and environment, is among the top targets for the next wave of major work force reductions. Mr. Trump said about 65 percent [...]

Photo by Lincoln Electric Systems via Unsplash   BY ARCELIA MARTIN, INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS As the market for renewables in Texas continues to strengthen and innovate, the power makeup of the state’s electric grid is slated to keep shifting toward adding more renewables. Last year, solar and battery storage installation led capacity growth within Texas’ electric grid, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas published in January. Texas added nearly 1,500 megawatts of battery [...]

Justin Trudeau is greeted by Narendra Modi in Delhi, in September 2023. There has been pushback in Canada and India over climate policies. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP   BY FIONA HARVEY, THE GUARDIAN The vast majority of governments are likely to miss a looming deadline to file vital plans that will determine whether or not the world has a chance of avoiding the worst ravages of climate breakdown. Despite the urgency of the crisis, the UN is [...]

Photo by Raychel Sanner via Unsplash   BY SHARON USDAIN, THE HILL Governors from the U.S. West came together this week to adopt a set of bipartisan resolutions, with a goal of solidifying state and federal partnerships on environmental policies, as well as energy, healthcare and labor issues. The leaders, who convened in Las Vegas for a Western Governors’ Association (WGA) meeting, approved five new measures as part of a larger set of 29 policy [...]

BY CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, NJ SPOTLIGHT In October, back-to-back hurricanes deluged the Southeast, causing catastrophic flooding from Florida to the Carolinas including destruction to underlying infrastructure like roads and pipes. It was a sobering preview of our shared future: As the planet heats up, we can expect heavier rainfall and more frequent floods. New Jersey experienced heavy rainfall earlier this year, but for the past two months, the state has been in a drought. Climate [...]

Photo by SoloTravelGoals via Unsplash   BY ALISON HARFORD, SIERRA CLUB In late January, when Representative John Curtis kicked off his campaign for the Utah Senate seat vacated by Mitt Romney, he spoke to a crowd made up mostly of his fans. About 300 people packed into a space owned by an Orem, Utah, pest control company, and many of them had been Curtis supporters since he was elected mayor of Provo in 2010. It [...]

BY CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, NJ.COM Like governors before me, I fought hard during my time as New Jersey’s 50th governor to preserve our state’s beautiful open spaces, clean up industrial contamination, and reduce automotive air pollution – all in an effort to protect the health and safety of our communities and the vibrancy of our ecosystems. Later, as administrator of the U.S. EPA, I saw firsthand the impacts of strong, pragmatic environmental policies and grew [...]

BY CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN AND JAMES J. FLORIO, NJ.COM Government serves many purposes. As former governors, we led debates about what programs, priorities and initiatives it should undertake, but at the core of government is the ability to conceive of and carry forward bold, transformative projects that provide broad benefit to citizens. Few things are as transformative as ensuring access to clean water. We turn the faucet on and water comes out. Water travels down [...]