Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Amid Paused Solar Funding, EPA Floats Workforce Reductions
By Jake Bolster
Watchdog Groups Anticipate ‘an All-Out War on Science and Scientists’ by the Trump Administration
By Bob Berwyn
Mid-Atlantic States, PJM Agree to Price Cap for Capacity Auction, Temporarily Easing Energy Affordability Concerns
By Aman Azhar
Reset or Purge? Trump EPA Dismisses Agency Science Advisers
By Marianne Lavelle
RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing Highlighted His Inconsistency But Overlooked Climate and Environment
By Keerti Gopal
Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Money for the Colorado River Faces an Uncertain Fate Under Trump
By Alex Hager, KUNC
As Trump Targets Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives, Activists Gear Up for Legal Fights
By Kristoffer Tigue, Keerti Gopal, Marianne Lavelle
Why Trump’s Positions on EVs Would Shoot America in the Foot
By Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth
Conservation Won Big Under Biden. Environmentalists and Tribal Leaders Fear Trump Will Undo Those Gains
By Wyatt Myskow
Harsh Realities Confront Maryland and Its Bold Climate Plans
By Aman Azhar
Executive Orders on Energy and Climate Have Advocates Across the Nation on Edge
By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Amy Green, Dylan Baddour, Jake Bolster, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Lauren Dalban, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz, Phil McKenna
Trump Moves Again to Exit the Paris Agreement. Here’s What That Means
By Bob Berwyn
‘We Needed More Time’: As Biden Leaves Office, His Climate Legacy Remains Incomplete
By Marianne Lavelle
Advocates Warn of Climate, Cancer Risks From a Potential Trump Rollback on Electric Big Rigs and Buses
By Kyle Bagenstose
Maryland’s Climate Goals Under Strain as Budget Gaps and Looming Federal Cuts Threaten Progress
By Aman Azhar