A political group deeply connected to conservative politics and a major fossil fuel investor is spreading misinformation around the country in a coordinated effort to undermine solar energy, especially in rural communities, NPR and Floodlight report.
A day before officially declaring Donald Trump as the Republican Party’s presidential nominee, the party released its 2016 platform that promises sweeping changes to climate and environmental policies. The platform calls for pulling the U.S. out of the Paris agreement, ending all renewable energy incentives and demoting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—set up by Republican […]
Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science Committee, has subpoenaed two state attorneys general to obtain records of their investigations into whether ExxonMobil misled investors and the public on climate change risks. Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science Committee Smith is among a group of GOP lawmakers who say the oil giant’s […]