Politics & Policy
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Activists Laud Biden’s New Environmental Justice Appointee, But Concerns Linger Over Equity and Funding
By Kristoffer Tigue
California Attorney General Investigates the Oil and Gas Industry’s Role in Plastic Pollution, Subpoenas Exxon
By James Bruggers
Florida Judge Asked to Recognize the Legal Rights of Five Waterways Outside Orlando
By Katie Surma
Two US Electrical Grid Operators Claim That New Rules For Coal Ash Could Make Electricity Supplies Less Reliable
By James Bruggers
Want to Elect Climate Champions? Here’s How to Tell Who’s Really Serious About Climate Change
By Marianne Lavelle
Texas A&M Shut Down a Major Climate Change Modeling Center in February After a ‘Default’ by Its Chinese Partner
By Kristoffer Tigue, Inside Climate News and Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle
Two Areas in Rural Arizona Might Finally Gain Protection of Their Groundwater This Year
By Aydali Campa
As Russia’s War In Ukraine Disrupts Food Production, Experts Question the Expanding Use of Cropland for Biofuels
By Georgina Gustin
Environmentalists in Chile Are Hoping to Replace the Country’s Pinochet-Era Legal Framework With an ‘Ecological Constitution’
By Katie Surma
Indigenous Land Rights Are Critical to Realizing Goals of the Paris Climate Accord, a New Study Finds
By Katie Surma
US Taxpayers Are Spending Billions on Crop Insurance Premiums to Prop Up Farmers on Frequently Flooded, Unproductive Land
By Georgina Gustin
With Biden in Europe Promising to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports, Environmentalists on the Gulf Coast Say, Not So Fast
By James Bruggers
Germany’s New Government Had Big Plans on Climate, Then Russia Invaded Ukraine. What Happens Now?
By Dan Gearino
SEC Proposes Landmark Rule Requiring Companies to Tell Investors of Risks Posed by Climate Change
By Georgina Gustin
FERC Says it Will Consider Greenhouse Gas Emissions and ‘Environmental Justice’ Impacts in Approving New Natural Gas Pipelines
By Zoha Tunio
As a Senate Candidate, Mehmet Oz Supports Fracking. But as a Celebrity Doctor, He Raised Significant Concerns
By Kiley Bense
