The bipartisan group of lawmakers headed to COP28 in Dubai is set to send the world mixed messages about how the…
1 big thing: Hill’s mixed COP28 messages
November 21, 2023
Senate Republicans look for cover in carbon tariff push
October 27, 2023
Ahead of new legislation that would impose a tariff on carbon-intensive imported goods, Sen. Bill Cassidy wants to send a…
Scalise drops out. What happens now?
October 13, 2023
Many fossil fuel and conservative energy advocates favored Majority Leader Steve Scalise for speaker. His decision to step aside sinks…
New speaker could take House GOP backward on climate
October 5, 2023
Whoever succeeds Kevin McCarthy as House speaker will almost certainly be a friend of fossil fuel interests and a likely…
Conservative climate bummer
October 4, 2023
Conservative climate groups were players in McCarthy world. Now they’re at risk of being left out in the cold.
Your old, traditional light bulb is going dark
July 25, 2023
The quiet phaseout of household incandescents showcases the power of government regulations to push changes in the marketplace.
Senate chatter grows louder on carbon tariff
March 8, 2023
Optimism is growing in the Senate for instituting a tariff on carbon-intensive goods, a concept environmentalists have long considered a…
Trump’s climate denial shapes House GOP backbench
February 22, 2023
At a recent House hearing, two first-term Republicans took the mics after their more senior GOP colleagues had finished talking…
Republicans insist they have a climate plan
January 24, 2023
House Republicans say they have a climate plan, even if they aren’t officially using the word “climate” to describe it.