Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
How the Trump Administration’s Interpretation of One Word—‘Harm’—Could Gut Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
By Kiley Price, Wyatt Myskow
Sen. Bernie Sanders Brings His Fighting Oligarchy Tour to Conservative Rural California Districts
By Liza Gross
Dominion Among Utilities Allowed Exemption for Coal Emissions From Trump’s EPA
By Charles Paullin
Trump Official Visits, Touts Alabama Coal Mine With Thousands of Federal Safety Violations
By Lee Hedgepeth
Environmental Groups Sue the Trump Administration to Restore Web Tools Critical for Gauging Climate and Pollution Impacts
By Georgina Gustin
Congressional Democrats Assail Trump’s Plans for Deep Cuts to Government Science
By Marianne Lavelle
New Trump Administration Directives to Repeal Environmental Regulations En Masse Make ‘No Sense,’ Legal Experts Say
By Kiley Bense
EPA Cancels Key Science Advisory Board Meeting
By Liza Gross
As Trump Promotes ‘Clean Beautiful Coal,’ a Lit Cigarette Above a West Virginia Coal Mine Leaves a Woman Fighting for Her Life
By James Bruggers
Trump Announces ‘Termination’ of ‘Illegal DEI’ Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Majority-Black Alabama Communities
By Lee Hedgepeth, Dennis Pillion
As NOAA Cuts Continue, Ocean Researchers Worry About Monitoring Programs
By Bob Berwyn
Trump Guts Agency Critical to Worker Safety as Temperatures Rise
By Liza Gross
Amid Questions of Loyalty to Trump, a Longtime Oil and Gas Advocate Withdraws as Nominee to Lead BLM
By Jake Bolster
Will US Tariffs Make World Leaders Value the Stability of Renewables?
By Dan Gearino
Trump’s Nominee for EPA’s Top Lawyer Advances Despite Scant Legal Qualifications
By Katie Surma
New Trump Orders Aim to Keep Coal Power Alive, Despite Climate and Economic Costs
By Marianne Lavelle