On the Issues
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On the Issues Archive

The China-US Climate Relationship, Debate over the World’s Emissions Trajectory, and More
Jan. 15, 2021

Biden’s Environmental Justice Agenda, Georgia Senate Races Raise Hope for Climate Legislation, and More
Jan. 8, 2021

Socioeconomic Disparities in Wildfire Response, Energy Innovation Bill Gains Momentum, and More
Dec. 18, 2020

Biden’s Clean Air Act Agenda Takes Shape, COVID’s Impact on Conservation, and More
Dec. 11, 2020

Biden’s Climate Priorities, Bill Gates on Clean Energy Technologies, and More
Dec. 4, 2020

The Evolution of Cost-Benefit Analysis, Fossil Fuel Workers and the Social Safety Net, and More
Nov. 20, 2020

United States Leaves Paris Agreement, Biden’s Influence on Corporate Environmental Commitments, and More
Nov. 13, 2020

Vote Counting Continues in Historic Election, Habitat Loss Influences Pandemics, and More
Nov. 6, 2020

Climate Change Attitudes in US States, Supreme Court’s Influence on Climate Legislation, and More
Oct. 30, 2020

Barriers to Electric Vehicle Adoption, Carbon Border Adjustment Idea Gains Traction, and More
Oct. 23, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett’s Views on Environmental Policy, Partisan Divides on Climate Change, and More
Oct. 16, 2020

Energy Innovation Package Stalled in the Senate, China’s Clean Energy Future, and More
Oct. 9, 2020

New Fire Evacuations in California, Companies Call on US Government to Lead on Climate, and More
Oct. 2, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Environmental Legacy, Green Stimulus Policies Favored by Most Americans, and More
Sept. 25, 2020

Biden’s Push to End New Fossil Fuel Leases on Federal Lands, New Corporate Environmental Commitments, and More
Sept. 18, 2020

Historic Heat in California, New Government Report on the Financial Risks of Climate Change, and More
Sept. 11, 2020

Natural Disasters Shape Public Opinion on Climate, Fighting Fires amid COVID-19, and More
Sept. 4, 2020

Surveying American Opinion on Climate Change, Speeding Electric Vehicle Deployment, and More
Aug. 28, 2020

New Methane Rollback Announced by EPA, Environmental Justice in Household Energy Use, and More
Aug. 21, 2020

Top Senate Democrat Unveils Carbon Pricing Bill, States Plan Just Transition, and More
Aug. 14, 2020

Support for Well-Plugging Program Grows, EPA Recommits to “Transparency” Rule, and More
Aug. 7, 2020

Landmark Conservation Bill Passes Congress, COVID-19 Shifts Transportation Habits, and More
July 31, 2020

Struggling Gas Companies Abandon Wells, Ethiopian Dam Makes Waves, and More
July 24, 2020

Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon, Colorado’s Climate Goals, and More
July 17, 2020