Politics & Policy
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Video: Carolina Tribe Fighting Big Poultry Joined Activists Pushing Administration to Act on Climate and Justice
Story and Video by Aman Azhar
The Biomass Industry Expands Across the South, Thanks in Part to UK Subsidies. Critics Say it’s Not ‘Carbon Neutral’
By James Bruggers
Environmental Groups Don’t Like North Carolina’s New Energy Law, Despite Its Emission-Cutting Goals
By Dan Gearino
Restoring Utah National Monument Boundaries Highlights a New Tactic in the Biden Administration’s Climate Strategy
By Judy Fahys
German Election Prompts Hope For Climate Action, Worry That Democracies Can’t Do Enough
By Bob Berwyn
With Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s Snubbing of the Democrats’ Reconciliation Plans, Environmental Advocates Ask, ‘Which Side Are You On?’
By Judy Fahys
Inside Clean Energy: Here’s Why Some Utilities Support, and Others Are Wary of, the Federal Clean Energy Proposal
By Dan Gearino
EPA Targets Potent Greenhouse Gases, Bringing US Into Compliance With the Kigali Amendment
By Phil McKenna
China Just Entered a Major International Climate Agreement. Now Comes the Hard Part
By Phil McKenna, Lili Pike
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat
By Liza Gross
In Florida, Environmental Oversight Improves Under DeSantis, But Enforcement Issues Remain
By Amy Green
In the Democrats’ Budget Package, a Billion Tons of Carbon Cuts at Stake
By Marianne Lavelle
Illinois Now Boasts the ‘Most Equitable’ Climate Law in America. So What Will That Mean?
By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino
Activists Call for Delay to UN Climate Summit, Blaming UK for Vaccine Delays
By Leslie Hook, Financial Times
Will a Summer of Climate Crises Lead to Climate Action? It’s Not Looking Good
By Marianne Lavelle
The Riverkeeper’s Quest to Protect the Delaware River Watershed as the Rains Fall and Sea Level Rises
By Daelin Brown
