For now, the water-use reductions affect only Arizona and Nevada, together with Mexico. But talks to avoid wider cuts have so far achieved “exactly nothing.”
Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Climate Bill Heads to Biden’s Desk. There Is More to Be Done.
The bill will cut U.S. emissions, but not nearly enough. It’s “like losing 20 pounds when you need to lose 100 pounds” one expert said.
Ditching Fossil Fuels
The climate bill will make cleaner energy cheaper for everyone.
Your Friday Briefing: U.S. to Unseal Trump Warrant
Plus Russia prepares for show trials and Taiwan does not rise to China’s provocations.
U.S. Presses Congo to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests
The secretary of state’s efforts led to the U.S. and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreeing to have a team look at environmental conservation.
These Groups Want Disruptive Climate Protests. Oil Heirs Are Funding Them.
Beneficiaries of two American oil fortunes are supporting groups trying to block fossil fuel projects. One donor said he felt a “moral obligation.”
Manchin’s Donors Include Pipeline Giants That Win in His Climate Deal
The controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline is one of several projects the senator has negotiated major concessions for, benefiting his financial supporters.
Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate
The Senate bill avoided the political pitfalls of past legislative attempts by offering only incentives to cut climate pollution, not taxes.
Why Australia’s Climate Bill Matters
After years of inaction, the world’s third largest exporter of fossil fuels decides to get serious about global warming
Coal vs. Wall Street
Republican state officials have found a new way to push back against “woke capitalism”— by punishing companies that distance themselves from fossil fuels.