Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) dealt Democratic plans on climate change a potential death blow on Sunday, leaving climate hawks scrambling for alternate routes to meaningful action as the 2022 midterms loom.
The only sitting congressman to declare himself a non-theist is at the helm of a 12-member congressional caucus working to advance secular priorities on a wide range of issues.
Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy expressed doubts Wednesday over investing in carbon capture technology, saying that focus should instead be on limiting fossil fuel extraction.
The House on Wednesday approved two bills that offer sweeping protections to the nation's coastlines, permanently blocking offshore drilling on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and part of the Gulf of Mexico.
The latest calendars released for Interior Secretary David Bernhardt are prompting renewed scrutiny of the department's transparency efforts, with one Democrat calling them "fake."
