Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Potential Repeal of Roadless Rule Could Permanently Damage Midwest National Forests
By Sarah Mattalian
Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Research Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal
By Marianne Lavelle
Weather Extremes Caused by Climate Change Are Driving Up Food Prices, a New Report Says
By Georgina Gustin
EPA Extends Leave and Demands Answers From Employees Who Signed a ‘Declaration of Dissent’
By Lisa Sorg
Alabama’s New Utility Commission President Wants to Hear From ‘All Sides’ as She Assumes New Role
By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth
What Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean for Disaster Preparedness
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Weeks After a Heat Wave Baked the US, Democrats Push to Declare Heat a Major Disaster
By Kiley Price
Bipartisan Cryptocurrency Legislation Will Fuel Further Environmental Destruction, Environmental Advocates Say
By Phil McKenna
Virginia Governor Boosts Artificial Intelligence to Fill Jobs, Cut Regulations
By Charles Paullin
Cuts to Wind and Solar May Undermine GOP’s Promise of ‘Energy Dominance,’ Critics Say
By Aidan Hughes
Trump Hails $90 Billion in Corporate Investment to Make Pennsylvania an AI Hub, Fueled by Natural Gas
By Marianne Lavelle, Kiley Bense
NASA Pulls Back From Promise to Host Major Climate Change Reports, Citing Legal Loophole
By Finya Swai
California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’
By Liza Gross
Why Calling the Texas Flooding ‘An Act of God’ Is a Dangerous Form of Political Denial
By Kiley Bense
Despite Catastrophic Flooding, Drought Persists in Parts of Central Texas
By Dylan Baddour
Trump’s Pick to Head NOAA Faces Senators in the Wake of Multiple Weather-Stoked Disasters
By Georgina Gustin
