Politics
Next for TCI: Draft Model Rule, State Level Implementation, and New Findings on Program Benefits
The public comment period on the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program's (TCI-P) Draft Model Rule and processes for public engagement wraps up on May 7th. Meanwhile, legislators in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island are working to pass the legislation needed to...
Cleaning the New Jersey Commute: Electrifying Transport as a Step Toward Environmental Justice
Recently, the State of New Jersey has seen notable progress in addressing the climate crisis and environmental injustice. With a history of toxic pollution, environmental discrimination, and inequitable burdens across both race and class, New Jersey has begun to address...
Webinar Recap: How State Governments Can Help Communities Invest in Climate Resilience
It isn’t news that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is key to mitigating the disastrous effects of climate change. Policies and mechanisms that help achieve reduction goals to limit warming as much as possible can leave out the topic of how...
Understanding the New Massachusetts Climate Law
After a year-long legislative push, a sweeping update to Massachusetts climate policy is now law. In short, the new law sets higher statewide goals to cut emissions, while creating opportunities for the state to better prioritize environmental justice, nudge utilities...
Two Municipalities in New Hampshire are the First to Join Community Power Program
We often take for granted the complex systems that deliver electricity to our homes and businesses. While turning on a light may take only the simple action of flipping a switch, communities across the country are choosing better ways to...
Major Climate Legislation in Rhode Island nears General Assembly Approval
The Rhode Island House and Senate are preparing to finalize Act on Climate 2021, the most serious piece of climate and energy legislation to pass in Rhode Island since the Resilient Rhode Island Act of 2014, the state’s first-ever comprehensive...
Permits And Protests: The Fight Against The Line 3 Pipeline In Minnesota
Developments over the past year have reinvigorated a six-year long battle in Minnesota as environmental advocates, Indigenous tribes, and community groups ramp up their fight against the construction of Line 3. The pipeline, commissioned by Canadian company Enbridge, would run...
After Decades of Mistreatment, EJ Groups Seek to Turn Page in Chicago
Chicago often touts itself as quintessentially American, a reference to its reputation as a hardworking Midwestern city that is also a melting pot for multiculturalism. However, Chicago also displays ongoing discrimination, segregation, environmental injustice, and an oppressive history of redlining....
International Climate Policy and John Kerry’s New Role in President Biden’s Administration
Days after President Joe Biden was elected in November, former Secretary of State John Kerry was announced to be the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. Kerry will be the first to hold this position in a presidential cabinet, making...