Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
NASA Pulls Back From Promise to Host Major Climate Change Reports, Citing Legal Loophole
By Finya Swai
California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’
By Liza Gross
Why Calling the Texas Flooding ‘An Act of God’ Is a Dangerous Form of Political Denial
By Kiley Bense
Despite Catastrophic Flooding, Drought Persists in Parts of Central Texas
By Dylan Baddour
Trump’s Pick to Head NOAA Faces Senators in the Wake of Multiple Weather-Stoked Disasters
By Georgina Gustin
Trump Move to Increase Coal Mining in the Powder River Basin Will Worsen Climate Change, Experts Warn
By Jake Bolster
Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting ‘Unreliable’ Clean Energy Options
By Dan Gearino
As California’s Emissions Rules Faces Court Battles, States Scramble To Save Their Climate Goals
By Rambo Talabong
Trump Pollution Exemptions Would Shield Lawbreakers, Endanger Millions
By Shelby Jouppi
The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections
By Chad Small
New Handbook Aims to Protect Scientists From Autocratic Threats
By Bob Berwyn
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Set to Slash Through U.S. Climate and Justice Drive
By Marianne Lavelle, Aidan Hughes, Amy Green, Arcelia Martin, Dan Gearino, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow
Trump’s Legislation Will Constrict the Growth of Texas’ Clean Energy Industry and its Power Grid
By Arcelia Martin
Will the Trump Administration Save Workers from Preventable Overheating Deaths?
By Liza Gross
EPA Employees Called on the Agency to Stop Undermining Public Health. The Trump Administration Put Them on Leave
By Lisa Sorg, Aman Azhar
In Florida’s Fragile Everglades, Trump Praises ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
By Amy Green