The United States is home to some of the most groundbreaking research on climate change, but at the federal level,...
The Rate of Growth of Green Jobs in the US Depends on the Election Outcome
The 2019 U.S. Energy and Employment Report found that the U.S. Traditional Energy and Energy Efficiency sectors employed “approximately 6.7...
The Link Between Systemic Racism and Climate Change in the US
In the United States, the greatest burden of climate impacts are disproportionately borne by low-income communities of color. Extreme weather...
US Aviation Bailout Program Lacks Climate Provisions
The commercial aviation industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the United States and globally. The...
American Public Lands are Under Threat
More than 12% of the total land area of the United States and almost 20% of its marine area are...
US Yet to Significantly Include Climate Change Measures In Its Coronavirus Economic Recovery Programs
The first case of COVID-19 in the United States was recorded on January 21, 2020; by May 1 over 1,000,000...
Energy Sector Reform in the US Means Make Coal Great Again
In order to comply with the Paris Agreement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Obama passed the Clean Power...
Absence of a Federal Carbon Price and Mechanism in the US
The United States does not have a federal carbon price. However, at the state and regional level, eleven states covering...
Trump Begins Formal Paris Agreement Withdrawal as US Emissions Increase
On November 4, 2019, President Donald Trump officially began the formal process to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement....
