Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
‘Pathetic, Really, and Dangerous’: Al Gore Reflects on Fraudulent Fossil Fuel Claims, Climate Voters and Clean Energy
By Kristoffer Tigue
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Is Still a Bipartisan Unicorn
By Erin X. Wong, High Country News
The Biden Administration Makes Two Big Moves To Conserve Public Lands, Sparking Backlash From Industry
By Kiley Price
In Wyoming, a Tribe and a City Pursue Clean Energy Funds Spurned by the Governor
By Jake Bolster
Q&A: How The Federal Biden Administration Plans to Roll Out $20 Billion in Financing for Clean Energy Development
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
A Federal Program Is Expanding Electric School Bus Fleets, But There Are Still Some Bumps in the Road
By Kiley Price
The Vermont Legislature Considers ‘Superfund’ Legislation to Compensate for Climate Change
By Olivia Gieger
International Debt Is Strangling Developing Nations Vulnerable to Climate Change, a New Report Shows
By Katie Surma
As Plastic Treaty Delegates Head to Canada, A Plea From the Arctic: Don’t Forget Vulnerable Indigenous Peoples
By James Bruggers
A Group of Women Took Switzerland to Court Over Climate Inaction—and Won
By Kiley Price
As Maryland General Assembly Session Ends, Advocates Consider Successes, Failures and Backdoor Maneuvers
By Aman Azhar
As a Contested Pittsburgh Primary Nears, Climate Advocates Rally Around a Progressive Fracking Opponent, Rep. Summer Lee
By Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense
Wyoming’s Wind Industry Dodged New Taxes in 2024 Legislative Session, but Faces Pushes to Increase What it Pays the State
By Jake Bolster
Biden Administration Pressed to Act on Federal Contractor Climate Disclosure
By Marianne Lavelle
More Federal Money to Speed Repair of Historic Mining Harms in Pennsylvania
By Jon Hurdle
Q&A: The Outsized Climate and Environmental Impacts of Ohio’s 2024 Senate Race
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
