Stories: U.S. Climate Action

Industry concerns about new permitting requirements are exaggerated. Here’s why.

Based on the cutting edge research of WRI’s report, a new tool allows users to navigate U.S. emissions by sector and see what federal agencies are doing to reduce them.

After years of delay, EPA gets back on track in issuing rules that provide a path to a cleaner power fleet.

Research shows that environmental regulations end up costing far less than both industry and the EPA predict.

The Clean Air Act would spur energy efficiency upgrades, boosting competitiveness for many U.S. manufacturers.

Given the built-in limitations on EPA authority contained in the Clean Air Act, fears of agency “overreach” are misplaced.

While federal climate change legislation has stalled, federal agencies, states, and Congress made some progress on controlling greenhouse gas emissions in the past two years.

The United States could become a leader in wind energy jobs with the right policies in place.

This post originally appeared on the National Journal Energy and Environment blog.

Could a major industrialized country be powered entirely by renewable energy? Germany wants to be the first to try.