Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Trump Hastens ‘Drumbeat’ of Deferred Coal Plant Retirements
By Marianne Lavelle, Carrie Klein
Global Scientific Community Urges World Leaders to Transform Research Into Policy Ahead of UN Ocean Conference
By Teresa Tomassoni
What Does the ‘Big Beautiful’ Debate Tell Us About the Politics of the IRA?
By Dan Gearino
Aging Pennsylvania Power Plant to Keep Running After Trump Order on Eve of Shutdown
By Jon Hurdle
Illinois Punts on Plans for Increasing Energy Storage, Renewables
By Leigh Giangreco
Trump’s Budget Wish Could Threaten Billions in Clean Energy Investment in Virginia
By Charles Paullin
Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025
By Marianne Lavelle
A Twinkle in Trump’s Eye: A Shakeup at Alabama’s Top Utility Regulator
By Lee Hedgepeth
Moore Vetoes Key Maryland Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environmental Justice Commitments
By Aman Azhar
The True Cost of Pretending Climate Change Doesn’t Exist
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Energy, Reduce Oversight
By Keerti Gopal
The Tax Increase Tucked Into Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
By Lee Hedgepeth, Marianne Lavelle
States, Environmentalists Sue Trump Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging
By Lisa Sorg
NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Activity This Year
By Amy Green
Vermont’s Governor Delays Electric Car Mandates, Part of State’s Climate Plan
By Nathaniel Eisen
Republicans Flout Law and Precedent to Kill California’s Right to Clean Air
By Liza Gross
