Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
It Took This Coal Miner 14 Years to Secure Black Lung Benefits. How Come?
By David Hasemyer
Harvey Floods Batter Texas Farms, Stranding Cattle and Destroying Crops
By Georgina Gustin
In Georgia’s Peach Orchards, Warm Winters Raise Specter of Climate Change
By Meera Subramanian
U.S. Is Eliminating Its Arctic and Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send?
By Sabrina Shankman
EPA Inspector General Will Investigate Pruitt's Taxpayer-Funded Travel
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise
By Bob Berwyn
Climate Change Is Making This Bolivian Village a Ghost Town
By Ben Walker
Perry’s Grid Study Calls for Easing Pollution Rules on Power Plants
By Georgina Gustin, John H. Cushman Jr.
9 Eastern States Agree to Cut Power Plant Emissions an Additional 30%
By Georgina Gustin
Harvard Study Finds Exxon Misled Public about Climate Change
By John H. Cushman Jr.
California’s Car Culture Is Slowing the State's Emissions Cuts
By Nicholas Kusnetz
How Deeply Will Rising Temperatures Cut into Crop Yields?
By Georgina Gustin
An Arctic Offshore Drilling Plan Advances, but Impact Statement Cites Concerns
By Sabrina Shankman
Court Lets Exxon Off the Hook for Pipeline Spill in Arkansas Neighborhood
By Georgina Gustin
States Are Using Social Cost of Carbon in Energy Decisions, Despite Trump's Views
By Peter Fairley
As Hilcorp Plans to Drill in Arctic Waters, a Troubling History of Violations Surfaces
By Sabrina Shankman