Legal Planet
AUGUST 18, 2022
One option, a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, gets the most attention but seems politically impossible. The closest we’ve ever come to a carbon tax is a limited fee on methane emissions under the new IRA law. If a carbon tax were politically feasible, there would be a lot to be said in its favor.
Washington Nature
MARCH 18, 2024
The 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature has wrapped up, and at The Nature Conservancy in Washington we are celebrating new investments in the transition to a clean energy economy and a climate-resilient future for all Washingtonians. This is dedicated funding for nature-based solutions to the climate crisis.
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HumanNature
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Guest Post by Sam Leuthold , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University Over the course of the last two decades, there has been a shift in the general popularity of agricultural soils. Not so in the modern day, however.
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 15, 2023
If this is allowed to happen, it will make cities more congested, increase carbon emissions, and have the greatest impact on society’s most vulnerable. In a climate emergency, our political leaders must do the same. The federal government has saved public transit from disaster before, and it can do it again.”
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 16, 2022
CO 2 emissions remain mostly level through 2050—nowhere close to meeting US climate goals. Carbon emissions remain high. Wind capacity steadily increases, mostly due to policy (the federal tax credit, which expires in 2024, and state RPS policies).
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Of Water Companies: PA Receives Significant Economic, Consumer And Environmental Benefits From Water, Wastewater Utility Privatization And Consolidation -- Reminder: DEP Sets Dec.
Vermont Law
JULY 31, 2023
Military Pollution is a Reason for Agencies to Implement the Global Social Cost of Carbon By Mariah Bowman , J.D. Candidate, 2024, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law July 31, 2023 The social cost of carbon (SCC) has been the basis for policies such as tax credits for carbon capture technology and zero-emissions credits.
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