Environmental policy in the United States
‘They Knew’: A new book chronicles 50 years of US govt’s failure to address the climate crisis
For the past 50 years, the US government has known about the problem of climate change but has continued to promote fossil fuel development and done little to avert a crisis. Lawyer James Gustave Speth chronicles this failure in his new book, “They Knew: The US Federal Government’s 50-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis.”
Former EPA chief Gina McCarthy launches Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at Harvard
Focusing on climate change’s public health impacts can make the world a healthier place, protect our children’s lives, build a stronger economy and help to create a more sustainable and just future, McCarthy believes.
