Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
A Massive, Trump-Backed Power Plant May Be Too Big to Succeed
By Dan Gearino
How Oil Fuels Conflict and War—and Who Profits
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
With Fertilizer Pollution on the Rise, Iowa Will Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment
By Anika Jane Beamer
Trump Pushes ‘Peace Pipelines’ to Boost Exports of Climate-Busting LNG to Europe
By Dennis Pillion
Western Lawmakers Move To Weaken Clean Air Act and Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits
By Jake Bolster
The Trump Administration Tried to Stop the National EV Charging Program. It Has Kept Rolling Along Anyway.
By Dan Gearino
NOAA Defends Cuts to Research and Climate Monitoring at Budget Hearing
By Gabriel Matias Castilho
Virginia Legislature Bucks Governor’s Amendments to Dominion-Backed Bill
By Charles Paullin
Trump Takes a ‘Wrecking Ball’ to Independent Scientific Advisory Board
By Kiley Bense
Duke Energy Received Tax Breaks on Its Three N.C. Data Centers
By Lisa Sorg
Trump’s Environmental Cuts Further Marginalize Vulnerable Communities
By Amy Green
Could Changes to the U.S. Forest Service Erase a Century of Historical Documents?
By Keerti Gopal
Data Center Tax Exemption Changes Still Holding Up Virginia Budget
By Charles Paullin
Fossil-Fuel Funded GOP Leaders Claim a Renowned Scientific Institution Has ‘Potential Conflicts of Interest’
By Liza Gross
A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week
By Kiley Price
Cuts to Renewable Energy Research in Energy Department’s Budget Irk Senate Democrats
By Gabriel Matias Castilho