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Tag: State Policy

HB580: January 23 Hearing on Proposed Legislation to Limit Missouri Local Governments Enacting Building Energy Codes

01/24/2023 Don Wallace

A bill in the Missouri House, was filed just the other week, which aims to limit regulation (i.e. preempt efforts)…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Building Construction, Local Policy, State Policy

STATE FACT SHEETS: How the Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Energy Costs, Creates Jobs, and Tackles Climate Change Across America

08/17/2022 Don Wallace

Today, the White House released state fact sheets highlighting how the Inflation Reduction Act tackles the climate crisis in states…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Inflation Reduction Act, Local Policy, National Policy, State Policy

How Republicans Are ‘Weaponizing’ Public Office Against Climate Action

08/06/2022 Don Wallace

Nearly two dozen Republican state treasurers around the country are working to thwart climate action on state and federal levels,…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: politics, State Policy

As Federal Climate-Fighting Tools Are Taken Away, Cities And States Step Up

07/01/2022 Don Wallace

Across the country, local governments are accelerating their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, in some cases bridging partisan divides.…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Local Policy, National Policy, State Policy

Preventing Pollution Or Creating More Greenhouse Gases? Missouri Debates ‘Advanced Recycling’

05/04/2022 Don Wallace

Missouri lawmakers are pushing to ease state regulations on so-called “advanced recycling,” a process proponents say diverts hard-to-recycle plastics from…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: State Policy

Kansas Sen. Mike Thompson Invites ‘Fringe Of The Fringe’ To Push Anti-Wind Energy Bills

02/15/2022 Don Wallace

Wind industry experts say the bills would transform Kansas, one of the top producers of wind energy for two decades,…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy Filed under: State Policy, Wind Energy

The 2021 Community Power Scorecard

02/10/2021 Don Wallace

Each year, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance tracks and scores states based on their energy policies and how these policies…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Policy Filed under: Energy Alternatives, Local Policy, State Policy

Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Climate Change Bill

01/05/2021 Don Wallace

Massachusetts lawmakers approved legislation Monday to overhaul the state’s climate laws, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create renewable energy jobs and…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: State Policy

Can California’s Cap And Trade Actually Address Environmental Justice?

11/21/2020 Don Wallace

Since California’s program launched in 2013, questions have swirled about whether cap and trade has helped or hurt people living…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Cap and Trade, State Policy

Minnesota Files Climate Change Lawsuit Against Oil Companies Including Koch Industries, ExxonMobil

06/25/2020 Don Wallace

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Wednesday sued ExxonMobil Corp., Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute, saying they have…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Litigation, State Policy

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