Kathy Hochul wants to set a new timeline for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. State lawmakers and environmental advocates are pushing back.

By Lauren Dalban

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to roll back parts of the state’s Climate Act, which established aggressive targets for reducing greenhouse gas pollution.

New York’s Governor Pushes to Delay a Key Portion of the State’s Climate Law

Seeking a sixth term, the Maine senator’s passivity in the face of executive branch power grabs undermines her greatest electoral strength, as much as it does climate action.

By Nathaniel Eisen

Last August, when reports emerged that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) planned to cancel $7 billion in grants for solar panels for low-income households, including an estimated 20,000 households in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins seemed to defend the move.

Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’

Imagining what a prosperous future for Venezuela would look like if the nation shifted from oil and gas to wind energy.

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Paasha Mahdavi, an associate professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Yes, Venezuela Has a Ton of Oil—But Its Biggest Opportunity Is Offshore Wind