Here's a bit of unexpected news that could assuage, at least to an extent, fears that the new Congress is going to steer us on a direct course to planetary disaster: a Republican-led House committee just voted -- unanimously! -- to include climate change on its agenda.The provision added to the House Natural Resources Committee's oversight plan establishes that “the Committee will conduct oversight of global climate change and impacts on federal lands and resources and the strategies for using federal lands, oceans and other resources to mitigate its harmful effects.”The Committee is headed up by Rep.

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  • CT House approves controversial climate change bill
    The Connecticut House of Representatives approved a controversial Democratic climate change bill. It passed along party lines after several hours of debate that reflected a sharp divide between ...
    05/2/2024 - 9:14 am | View Link
  • CT's latest big climate bill passes in the House, awaits Senate approval
    A comprehensive bill that strives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change locally advanced in the House with just one week left to pass legislation.
    05/2/2024 - 8:39 am | View Link
  • CT House approves climate change bill. Here’s the update on the electric car mandate too.
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    05/2/2024 - 7:05 am | View Link
  • Climate change bill passes in the House
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    05/1/2024 - 1:35 pm | View Link
  • Sen. Whitehouse: Climate change could crash the financial system
    Climate change ... Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he will lead a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to undo the Biden administration’s final rule on permitting ...
    05/1/2024 - 7:08 am | View Link
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