The Obama administration’s plan to save the greater sage grouse was widely heralded as a landmark moment in collaborative conservation when, nearly two years ago, former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hawaii defies Trump on Paris climate accord
Amid a widening partisan divide over climate change, Hawaii lawmakers have a message for President Donald Trump: The Paris agreement is needed. Rebelling against the president’s decision last week to … Click to Continue »
Read More »From sidewalks to Meals on Wheels, Trump cuts could hurt
Washington money affects lives in cities like Sacramento and Fresno in ways few realize, until the capital’s leaders try to take the money away. And that’s what could happen this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump is wrong on climate change
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, June 3: President Donald Trump believes that withdrawing from the Paris climate change deal will mean great things for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nikki Haley says President Trump believes in climate change caused by pollution
When President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, he never said whether he believed in the science of global warming or if he … Click to Continue »
Read More »Why are so many CEOs bashing Trump over the Paris accord? Money and public opinion
Leaders of industries haven’t historically been leaders on climate change. Then why would Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Bob Iger and Jeff Immelt – a veritable who’s who of Fortune magazine … Click to Continue »
Read More »In backlash against Trump, cities and states say they’ll live up to U.S. promises
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump may be quitting the Paris agreement on climate change, but forcing the nation to go along with him is proving more of a challenge. Dozens … Click to Continue »
Read More »In Fresno Visit, Feinstein Slams Trump Climate Retreat
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein used a visit to the Central Valley Thursday to criticize President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord. Valley Public Radio’s Jeffrey Hess caught up with the senator at a farm in western Fresno County. Standing beside a freshly irrigated olive orchard, …
Read More »Analysis: On climate change, Trump sticks with his most loyal voters and defies others
In deciding to pull out of the global climate change accord, President Donald Trump seems to be calculating that he can win the White House the same way twice. His … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump says he’s exiting climate accord to bring back jobs, even as 3 coal-fired plants close
On the same day President Donald Trump announced the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, environmentalists took consolation in the closure of three large coal-fired power plants – … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump sounds nationalist economic themes as US exits Paris climate pact
The United States will pull out of the Paris accord on global warming, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, offering a statement of unabashed nationalism as he turned away from a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mayor Peduto slams Trump for using Pittsburgh in anti-Paris accord speech
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said he took personal offense to President Donald Trump’s reference to the Steel City in announcing the United States’ departure from the Paris climate agreement. In … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elon Musk quits Trump advisory councils after president pulls US from climate agreement
SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk said he was resigning from two White House advisory councils after President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is withdrawing the United States from the … Click to Continue »
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