Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
As Vermont Defends Its Law to Make Fossil Fuel Firms Pay for Climate Adaptation, the Bill Is Already Coming Due
By Dana Drugmand, Nathaniel Eisen
Why Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Is Not Like the God Squads Before It
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Virginia Republicans Want Tax Relief to Ease Gas Costs. There’s Also Electric Vehicles.
By Charles Paullin
EPA Flags Microplastics as ‘Priority’ Water Contaminants, but the Move Doesn’t Guarantee Regulation
By Anika Jane Beamer
Forest Service Shake-Up Comes As Risky Wildfire Season Looms
By Marianne Lavelle
Feds Seek Access to Three Texas State Parks for Border Wall
By Martha Pskowski
Georgia’s New Public Service Commissioner Says She Will Put Affordability and Transparency First
By Ryan Krugman
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Are Talking the Talk on Data Center Regulations. But Will They Walk?
By Kyle Bagenstose
The Trump Administration’s New Biofuels Targets Threaten Carbon-Rich Rainforests
By Georgina Gustin
FEMA Skips National Hurricane Conference Amid DHS Shutdown
By Amy Green
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Will Weigh Gulf Oil Drilling Against the Survival of Endangered Whales and Turtles
By Kiley Price
Legislation Aims to Protect Floridians From Data Center Costs, but Will It?
By Amy Green
As Prices Soar, EPA Greenlights Higher Ethanol Blends in Gasoline
By Georgina Gustin
White House’s ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Wartime Mandate Meets Volatile Market Reality
By Katie Surma
USDA Says It Needs Roads to Fight Remote Wildfires, but a New Study Says Roads Bring More Fire to Forests
By Zoë Rom
Border Communities Remain in the Dark About Federal Government’s Billion-Dollar Buoy Project
By Martha Pskowski
