Scott Waldman is a reporter for E&E News.
Congestion Pricing Plans in Other U.S. Cities Threatened by New York’s Eleventh-Hour Pause
Portland, Ore., Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles have all explored charging car commuters to fund public transportation and reduce traffic
Climate Misinformation Is Rampant. AI May Be Able to Stop It
Researchers want to create an AI system that can quickly detect and debunk false or misleading claims about climate change
Could the U.S. Ban Fossil Fuel Ads?
This week U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for bans on fossil fuel ads, but legal challenges would make nationwide restrictions difficult to implement in the U.S.
What Does Energy Independence Really Mean?
“Energy independence” doesn’t mean what politicians think it means
Cement, Steel—And Pasta—Are About to Get Greener
Factories that produce everything from aluminum to pasta are receiving a combined total of billions of dollars in government funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industry
Trump Allies Plan to Gut Climate Research if He Is Reelected
Dozens of conservative organizations have banded together to provide Trump a road map—known as Project 2025—to boost fossil fuels and limit government climate science
Climate Science Is under Attack in Classrooms
Schools are a growing battlefield in climate politics as conservative states reshape their curriculum to downplay people’s contribution to rising temperatures
At Debate, Republican Presidential Candidates Tout Fossil Fuels, Vow to Undo Biden’s Climate Initiatives
Though Republican presidential candidates aimed to set themselves apart from Donald Trump at Wednesday’s debate, none are seizing on climate policy or support for renewable energy manufacturing and jobs as a way to stand out
DeSantis’s Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools
Florida’s Department of Education has approved classroom use of videos that spout climate disinformation and distort climate science
A New Climate Conspiracy Theory Claims Traffic Control Is an Attack on Freedom
A concept for reducing car traffic in European cities, called the “15-minute city,” is being falsely described by far-right opponents of the idea as a communist-style lockdown on personal freedoms
Texas Weakens Climate Science Education Guidelines
Texas education officials adopted changes to internal guidance on textbooks that could steer schools to buy books that misinform students about global warming
A Climate Scientist Is Evaluating the U.S.’s Spy Programs
President Joe Biden named an expert on paleoclimatology to a White House intelligence panel
Young Climate Voters Could Tilt Georgia’s Runoff Election for Senate
Voters under age 30 turned out for Raphael Warnock in the first race, suggesting he should lean even harder into climate policy
These Election Results Offer Clues about What’s Next for Climate Politics
Seven races help illustrate how the landscape for climate action may change in Congress and in several states
How the Senate Climate Bill Could Slash Emissions by 40 Percent
A surprise breakthrough on climate and energy legislation revives President Biden's environmental commitments by outlining large emissions reductions
Biden Vows to Take More White House Action on Climate Change
President Joe Biden announced plans to expand offshore wind development and climate resilience funding for communities
Biden Aims to Protect the Nation’s Old Trees to Help with Carbon Removal
The president is issuing an executive order requiring the federal government to catalog the nation’s biggest trees
Mining for Clean Energy Could Undermine Biden’s Environmental Justice Goals
Many proposed mines for minerals used in electric vehicles and clean tech will be located next to the lands of Indigenous people
The U.S. Will Increase Natural Gas Exports to Europe to Replace Russian Fuel
Biden administration officials are also promising to accelerate the build-out of hydrogen and carbon capture
The U.S. and Europe Are Looking for a Path to Cut Russian Fuel
“Our climate goals may well be another victim of Russia’s aggression,” says Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency
To Help Tackle Climate Crisis, White House Touts Nuclear Fusion
Gina McCarthy and other administration officials showcased fusion energy in a bid to accelerate vast amounts of carbon-free power
What Biden Said—and Didn’t Say—on Climate during the State of the Union
After searching for a climate win during the first year of his presidency, Biden used his speech to focus on other crises
U.S. and E.U. Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions, but Obstacles Abound
Chief among them are convincing other countries to sign on and putting specific policies in place
Biden’s Climate Bet Rests on Enacting a Clean Electricity Standard
It is uncertain if a highly divided Congress will pass such a mandate