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 [...]