Dean Baker

Despite the fact that the federal government's own report shows that oil and gas production on public land contributes significantly to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the Trump administration continue to push on expanding its use.

What we do have: a clear fault line within the ranks of those who seek to shape the party’s future.

"With Washington asleep at the wheel on this rising health threat, leadership in the marketplace is essential."

To mitigate the crisis, to save life itself, would require not merely the replacement of carbon-dirty fossil fuels with renewable forms of energy, but a genuine reevaluation of modern life and its institutions.

The decision to scrap this rule is a victory for the far left of the Democratic party and for progressives.