Environment

WASHINGTON - Ever since Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released the Green New Deal, there’s been a swirl of reporting about what’s actually in the legislation versus the radical plans laid out in a FAQ document…

WASHINGTON - Tony Evers of Wisconsin has become the latest of four newly-elected Democratic governors who have pledged to adhere to the goals set out in the Paris climate accord, bucking President Donald Trump’s opposition to the…

MARYLAND - Oil and gas industry groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down state subsidies for economically-struggling nuclear power plants. It’s the petroleum industry’s latest attempt to salvage its war against nuclear…

CALIFORNIA - The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the Trump administration Monday in a case challenging its use of waivers to bypass environmental regulations in constructing parts of the border wall. The state of California…

OREGON - Twenty-one young people suing the U.S. government for supposedly contributing to global warming are now asking the court system to block all forms of fossil fuel production moving forward. The kids filed their motion…

FLORIDA - University of Miami students were asked whether they were for or against New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” in a video released by Campus Reform Monday. Students were initially for the…

WASHINGTON - Washington Post fact-checkers ruled Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s claim of “doctored” Green New Deal FAQ documents floating around as “misleading,” but the outlet curiously did not give her any…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump sarcastically tweeted that he believed Democrats should embrace Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” resolution. “I think it is very important for the Democrats to…

NEW YORK - Gerlado Rivera defended Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal on “Fox & Friends” Friday, calling it “idealistic” and “aspirational.” Co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked what he thought of the…

WASHINGTON - South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham wants Congress to put the “Green New Deal” resolution to a vote to show Americans “what kind of solutions far-left Democrats are offering to deal with climate change.” “Let’s vote on…

WASHINGTON - Republicans, conservatives and even some environmentalists are criticizing the final version of New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal as not yet ready for prime time. One major Democratic…

NEW YORK, NY - New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visited a high school in New York Monday where she answered a teen’s question about what they could personally do to fight global warming. Her response? The freshman Democrat…

MINNESOTA - Four environmental activists were arrested on Monday after allegedly breaking into a pipeline facility in northern Minnesota and turning off one of the emergency shut-off valves. The four individuals in the video…

NEW YORK, NY - Details have emerged about New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” legislation slated for release as early as next week, according to reports. “In it, we call for a national, social, industrial and…

NEW YORK, NY- In what will likely be a major disappointment for the Democratic Party’s progressive base, upcoming Green New Deal legislation will omit the plan’s most lauded goal: A specific deadline for ending U.S. fossil fuel…