Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Trump, EPA Aim to Remove Finding That Mandates Action on Greenhouse Gas Pollution
By Marianne Lavelle
Experts Say Attempted Mass Firing of NOAA Workers May be Illegal and Threatens Public Safety
By Bob Berwyn, Lauren Dalban
Sen. Kaine Excoriates Trump for Declaring a Bogus Energy Emergency
By Charles Paullin
Federal Firings Threaten Great Lakes’ $5 Billion Fishery
By Anika Jane Beamer
Legal Protections for Wildlife in Jeopardy as House Hosts Oversight Meeting
By Arcelia Martin
EPA Would Shrink to 1970 Staffing Levels—‘When the Skies Were Dark With Smog’—Under Proposed Plan
By Marianne Lavelle
Questions and Confusion as Trump Pauses Key Funding for Shrinking Colorado River
By Alex Hager, KUNC
Congress Set to Vote on Repeal of Biden Administration Climate Regulations
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Trump Administration Restores $2.1 billion in Funding to Pennsylvania After State’s Lawsuit
By Jon Hurdle
Conservatives Win in Germany, But New Chancellor Will Be Limited in Ability to Make Big Changes to Climate and Energy Policy
By Dan Gearino
Federal Funding Restored for Low-Income Alabama Utility Assistance After Outcry
By Dennis Pillion
Trump Wants the Federal Government’s Facilities Administration to Disconnect Its EV Charging Stations
By Lisa Sorg
Pennsylvania Wetlands Face New Development Threat Under Trump’s Fast-Track Order
By Jon Hurdle
Massive Cuts to a HUD Office Would Slow Disaster Aid to Hard-Hit N.C. Communities
By Lisa Sorg
Illinois Utility Announces $100 Million Rebate for Electric Vehicle Projects as Federal Funding Freezes
By Sarah Mattalian
Trump Reverses Course, Reinstates Some EPA Workers Fired From Chicago Office Just Days Earlier
By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times