After the 2024 Election

Who got elected, and what have they said about the environment?

Updated 11/7/2024 by J. Hertz

Donald Trump

President

As president previously, Trump rolled back more than 100 rules/environmental regulations, decreased limits on CO2 emissions, and decreased wildlife protections. His campaign promises include repealing the Green New Deal, and bolstering U.S. oil and gas companies.

Source: New York Times

John Joseph McGuire III

House of Representatives

As a Virginia State Senator, McGuire voted against expansion of renewable energy tax credits in 2020. In 2023, he voted against pavement sealants containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in Virginia, in a bill that also established the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund. He voted in favor of bipartisan efforts authorizing offshore wind far energy capacity and amendments of Virginia renewable energy codes. McGuire has also received the full support of President-elect Trump.

Source: Justfacts.vote.org

Tim Kaine

Senate

Kaine has supported the Inflation Reduction Act (which reduces carbon emissions by roughly 40%), and also has supported increased climate change resiliency acts in the tidewater region. Similarly, Kaine supports clean coal research funding. In September 2024, Kaine announced funding to support clean energy projects in Virginia.

Source: Kaine.senate.gov