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The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.

One Year After Green Bank’s Demise, Court Mulls Future of Grant-Based Climate Policy

The Trump administration faced skepticism in court over its claim of an unfettered right to break contracts. But it’s not clear that can save efforts to sow a clean energy future with federal seed money.

By Marianne Lavelle

 The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is seen on Dec. 30, 2025. Credit: Heather Diehl/Getty Images
Polymetallic nodules found in the Pacific Ocean seabed are potato-sized, rock-like formations rich in metals such as manganese, nickel, cobalt and copper. Credit: William West/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Explores Deep Sea Mining in American Samoa

By Teresa Tomassoni
Heavy traffic is seen on Interstate 110 in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the EPA has stopped enforcing the Clean Air Act under the second Trump administration. Credit: Apu Gomes/Getty Images

Trump’s EPA Claims Strong Enforcement. But the Data Tells a Different Story.

By Wyatt Myskow, Lisa Sorg
Early morning sunlight hits canyon walls on Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on July 10, 2025 in Page, Arizona. Lake Powell, a critical Colorado River reservoir, is only at a third of its capacity as drought conditions in the Southwest worsen. Credit: Rebecca Noble via Getty Images

States Blast Federal Playbook of Potential Colorado River Options 

Scott Franz, KUNC
A man pumps gasoline into his vehicle at a station on March 4 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Credit: Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Oil Price Shock Is Here. Its Arrival Provides a Familiar Warning.

By Dan Gearino
James Dodson is looking at the camera with a serious expression. On the table in front of him are maps and documents. Behind him are windows, the shades open, trees beyond them.

After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe

By Dylan Baddour
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Washington, D.C. Credit: J. David Ake/Getty Images

‘Sound Science’ Bills Limiting State Environmental Regulations Set ‘Insurmountable Burden of Proof,’ Scientists Say

By Dennis Pillion
EPA employees from the Boston area participate in a demonstration at Angell Memorial Square. Credit: Brett Phelps/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

EPA Hits 40-Year Lows in Staffing After Trump Targets Its Public Health Experts

By Marianne Lavelle, Peter Aldhous
A view of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Credit: Bureau of Land Management

A Little-Used Maneuver Could Mean More Drilling and Mining in Southern Utah’s Redrock Country

By Georgina Gustin
A view of Qatar Energy’s operating facilities in Mesaieed Industrial City on Wednesday. Qatar Energy announced a complete shutdown of liquefied natural gas production this week, following Iranian attacks. Credit: Getty Images

How Will the War in Iran Affect Your Utility Bills?

By Kiley Bense
President Donald Trump holds up the Ratepayer Protection Pledge after signing it during a roundtable meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Big Tech Signs Trump Pledge to Pay Data-Center Power Costs. Fulfilling It Is the Hard Part.

By Rambo Talabong, Charles Paullin
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the continuation of congestion pricing on Jan. 5, the program’s first anniversary. Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images

Judge Rejects Trump Administration’s Plan to End NYC Congestion Pricing

By Lauren Dalban
President Donald Trump holds an image showing the size of a proposed Meta data center during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Aug. 26, 2025. Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Few Details on Trump’s Plan for Self-Powered Data Centers

By Charles Paullin
A view of the stacks at the coal-fired Mill Creek Generating Station on Feb. 14 in Louisville, Ky. Environmental and health groups have sued the Trump administration to block its repeal of the endangerment finding, which concluded that greenhouses gases endanger public health. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Scientists, Engineers and Legal Experts Condemn Partisan Attack on Scientific Reference Manual for Judges

By Liza Gross
Maryland House delegates work on the last day of the legislative session on April 7, 2025, in Annapolis. Credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Lobbyist Disclosure Failures Disadvantage Maryland Climate Advocates, According to Audit

By Aman Azhar
A rendering of the QTS data center currently under construction in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Credit: QTS

Facing Its Third Data Center, an Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules

By Anika Jane Beamer
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) speaks during a climate action news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 20, 2025. Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Are ‘Climate Hushers’ Lurking in the Democratic Party?

By Claire Barber
A view of the coal-fired Mill Creek Generating Station on Feb. 14 from the Valley Village neighborhood in Louisville, Ky. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Without Weighing Costs to Public Health, EPA Rolls Back Air Pollution Standards for Coal Plants

By Kiley Bense
Water quality expert Bob Bowcock tests a creek for cancer-causing PFAS “forever chemicals” at a property in Dalton, Ga., on June 12, 2025. Credit: Issam Ahmed/AFP via Getty Images

Former EPA Staff Detail Expanding Pollution Risks Under Trump

By Liza Gross

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