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The New US Climate Law Will Reduce Carbon Emissions and Make Electricity Less Expensive, Economists Say

Recent research shows consumers across the country are paying too much for electricity, given the carbon cost of the power now on the grid.

By Marianne Lavelle

Power lines along Ruland Road in Melville, New York on Feb. 13, 2020. Credit: Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) speaks during a rally to highlight the efforts of Congressional Democrats to legislate against climate change outside the U.S. Capitol in October 2021. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

After 25 Years of Futility, Democrats Finally Jettison Carbon Pricing in Favor of Incentives to Counter Climate Change

By Marianne Lavelle

Gina McCarthy, the White House National Climate Advisor, speaks at the Queen theater on December 19, 2020 in Wilmington, DE. Credit: Joshua Roberts/Getty Images

The Petroleum Industry May Want a Carbon Tax, but Biden and Congressional Republicans are Not Necessarily Fans

By Marianne Lavelle, Judy Fahys

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his 2020 State of the State address in Albany. Credit: J. Conrad Williams

Cuomo’s New Climate Change Plan is Ambitious but Short on Money

By Kristoffer Tigue

Highway and industry. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

Carbon Tax Plans: How They Compare & Why Oil Giants Support One of Them

By Marianne Lavelle

A Sunrise Movement march in New York City. Credit: Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Green New Deal vs. Carbon Taxes: Two National Approaches to Climate Action

By Marianne Lavelle

A Carbon Tax Law for Fiscal Conservatives?

By Elizabeth McGowan

GOP House Gadfly Touts Carbon Tax, Still

By Elizabeth McGowan

Maryland County Carbon Tax Law Could Set Example for Rest of Country

By Elizabeth McGowan

Carbon Capitalism

Cap-and-Trade is Carbon Capitalism, So Why Do Capitalists Hate It?

By Brian Angliss

Video: Rangel on a Climate Bill -- 'We're There'

By David Sassoon

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