Amy Westervelt

Sep
13
Damages: West Virginia Is Giving Texas a Run for Its Money on Climate Obstruction

Damages: West Virginia Is Giving Texas a Run for Its Money on Climate Obstruction

A few weeks ago we had Jesse Coleman, with Documented, walk us through how the same dark money network that
7 min read
Aug
16
Drilled Down: Roots of ESG, Anti-"Woke" Capital, and the New Battle in Climate Obstructionism

Drilled Down: Roots of ESG, Anti-"Woke" Capital, and the New Battle in Climate Obstructionism

Republican state treasurers are coming together to oppose climate disclosures in finance. It's the latest battle in a decades-long war.
27 min read
Jul
28
Drilled Down: Manchin's Inflation Reduction Act—What's Good and Bad for Climate

Drilled Down: Manchin's Inflation Reduction Act—What's Good and Bad for Climate

Weird coincidence: My power was out when the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was announced. By the time it came
13 min read
Jul
12
Drilled Down: Here's What the IPCC Report *Actually* Said About Carbon Removal Tech

Drilled Down: Here's What the IPCC Report *Actually* Said About Carbon Removal Tech

You might remember I was slowly making my way through the most recent IPCC report. That's the Working
19 min read
Jul
09
Damages: Supreme Negligence

Damages: Supreme Negligence

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court preemptively ruled that the Biden administration can’t enact the Clean Power Plan—
5 min read
Jun
28
Drilled Down: Even in the Worst-Case Scenario with West Virginia v EPA, We Still Have Pathways to Climate Action

Drilled Down: Even in the Worst-Case Scenario with West Virginia v EPA, We Still Have Pathways to Climate Action

I've been seeing a lot of hot takes online about what the West Virginia v EPA ruling might
11 min read
Jun
16
Damages: Hansen, Heede, and More File Petition Asking EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gases Under TSCA

Damages: Hansen, Heede, and More File Petition Asking EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gases Under TSCA

As we wait to hear whether the Supreme Court will toss West Virginia v EPA altogether or apply the major
15 min read
Jun
14
Drilled Down: This Is Not the First Time Climate Has Been Part of the "Culture War"

Drilled Down: This Is Not the First Time Climate Has Been Part of the "Culture War"

A new report out last week from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue provides an updated look at the narrative frameworks,
3 min read
Jun
07
Podcast: False Friends of the Court—Why Every Rightwing Think Tank Has an Amicus Program, with Senator Whitehouse

Podcast: False Friends of the Court—Why Every Rightwing Think Tank Has an Amicus Program, with Senator Whitehouse

I have been wondering for months what possible sense it makes for every right-wing think tank to have an amicus
10 min read
May
25
Drilled Down: Big Fossil's Disaster Capitalist Response to Russia-Ukraine

Drilled Down: Big Fossil's Disaster Capitalist Response to Russia-Ukraine

In the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the gas industry is now fully embracing it's
15 min read