Noa Dalzell
SCPN Spotlight: Utah Rep. Joel Briscoe on Passing Bipartisan Climate Policy
All across the country, members of our State Carbon Pricing Network (SCPN) are fighting to make an impact on climate change in their communities. We have individuals in our Network from all 50 states, each experiencing climate change differently in...
MA Attorney General Highlights Link Between Environmental Justice and COVID-19
Communities of color are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It’s something we’ve known for a while now, and something we should have predicted, but a report released on Tuesday by the Office of Massachusetts...
Disproportionately Impacted by the Climate Crisis, Indigenous Nations Lead on Lasting Solutions
In the 1990s, an Indigenous tribal leader noticed something peculiar happening in the Alaskan woods: cedar trees, sacred to Native communities across the state, were dying in unprecedented quantities. Cedar, which has both a material and spiritual purpose for many...
Let’s Not Trade One Public Health Crisis for Another: COVID Response Can’t Ignore Climate
Last Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a sweeping relaxation of rules in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Power plants and factories can now essentially decide for themselves if they are to comply with existing air and water pollution...
Hawaii Carbon Pricing Bill Passes Senate (Again)
A carbon pollution pricing bill in Hawaii passed the Senate for the second year in a row. The bill (SB 3150) passed last week by a 23–2 vote, with four Senators voting in favor but with reservations. SB 3150 reconfigures the...
How Carbon Pricing in Hawaii Could Become Law this Session (and how you can help)
A carbon pollution pricing bill (Senate Bill 3150) that is widely supported by key legislators and executive officials, is on the move in Hawaii. The bill, which initially prices carbon at $40 per ton, will generate millions in revenue for...
Momentum for Cap-and-Invest Rising in Washington State
A cap-and-invest bill is currently on the move in Washington State. The bill (SB 5981), which will establish a declining cap on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, was heard last week by the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology committee. Senator Reuven Carlyle...
Leading on Climate Action in the US: Ten States to Watch in 2020
In 2019, critical groundwork for climate action was laid — millions of young people around the world joined forces to strike for urgent action on climate change, and United States presidential candidates, most prominently Jay Inslee, ran on a platform...
Live from COP 25: Three Takeaways from the United Nations Climate Negotiations
This week, I’m at COP 25 in Madrid, Spain, for the 25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. Despite the two-week conference nearing its end, there aren’t any real outcomes yet...