Stories by Scott Waldman

Gavin Schmidt, an expert in climate modeling, will help ensure the Biden Administration has crucial data to inform its emissions reduction goals

Items include permitting for fossil fuel infrastructure and creating jobs to clean up pollution

He will also rescind a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and order a review of Trump administration environmental rollbacks

The selections of Representative Deb Haaland and Michael Regan are seen as signs that environmental justice will be prioritized by the new administration

One of the most substantive debate exchanges on the topic to date highlighted stark differences between the candidates

Many Americans have experienced climate-fueled disasters in the last four years and want to see federal action

The 2020 aims on climate are more ambitious than in 2016 but don’t meet all of activists’ demands

The company recently overruled its scientific fact-checking group, which had flagged information as misleading

Such reviews are intended to allow community input and minimize harm to the environment

If the coronavirus ushers in a societal shift toward more telework, that could mean fewer cars on U.S. roads

Vocal critics have cited perceived flaws in both climate and virus modeling, despite scientific evidence to the contrary

While he opposed the Paris climate agreement, Representative Mark Meadows has signaled support for renewables and a possible carbon tax

Climate science deniers are hoping to have a hand in the fifth assessment of climate impacts on the U.S., due out in 2022

Several GOP lawmakers have pushed tree planting as a climate mitigation strategy, though scientists say it alone will not curb emissions

They also bash Greta Thunberg's autism, creating collateral damage for others

The address also included inaccurate claims on the state of U.S. air quality

The dire predictions of a recent USGS study on sea level rise were removed from the agency’s release

Concerns mount over reports that federal researchers could be compelled to participate in the controversial exercise

The panel, which provides guidance on climate change to communities, was reconstituted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Two generals told a Senate panel that climate change is already affecting the U.S. military

A proposed presidential committee would scrutinize research showing climate change is a national security risk

Under the emergency declaration, some money to build the wall will come from a military construction account

John Christy has advocated for the repeal of regulations on greenhouse gas emissions

The effort comes as President Trump makes comments that deny climate science