Clean energy and efficiency spared in Rhode Island budget process

Published on June 10, 2026

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s efforts to slash funding for energy efficiency and roll back renewable energy targets appear poised to fail after the legislature advanced the state budget on Tuesday evening. Earlier this year, McKee, a Democrat, proposed significant cuts to energy-efficiency programs in an attempt to…

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U.S. climate action isn’t stopping

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A bracelet of prayer beads peeks out from under Eric Garcetti’s sleeve. The former mayor of Los Angeles got it in Bodh Gaya, India, where Buddha reached enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. Now he wears it whenever he can, he says, sitting down for an interview at the Montreal Climate Summit in April.There really is something quite equanimous in the way Garcetti talks about the deep political rift