Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Questions and Confusion as Trump Pauses Key Funding for Shrinking Colorado River
By Alex Hager, KUNC
Congress Set to Vote on Repeal of Biden Administration Climate Regulations
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Trump Administration Restores $2.1 billion in Funding to Pennsylvania After State’s Lawsuit
By Jon Hurdle
Conservatives Win in Germany, But New Chancellor Will Be Limited in Ability to Make Big Changes to Climate and Energy Policy
By Dan Gearino
Federal Funding Restored for Low-Income Alabama Utility Assistance After Outcry
By Dennis Pillion
Trump Wants the Federal Government’s Facilities Administration to Disconnect Its EV Charging Stations
By Lisa Sorg
Pennsylvania Wetlands Face New Development Threat Under Trump’s Fast-Track Order
By Jon Hurdle
Massive Cuts to a HUD Office Would Slow Disaster Aid to Hard-Hit N.C. Communities
By Lisa Sorg
Illinois Utility Announces $100 Million Rebate for Electric Vehicle Projects as Federal Funding Freezes
By Sarah Mattalian
Trump Reverses Course, Reinstates Some EPA Workers Fired From Chicago Office Just Days Earlier
By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
Trump’s Friday Firings Leave EPA Chicago Office Down Dozens of Scientists, Staff
By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
Trump Order Fast-Tracks Projects That Would Damage Wetlands, Environmental Groups Say
By Amy Green
Virginia Legislators Pushing to Use Taxpayer Funds for Natural Gas Projects
By Charles Paullin
People Brace for Impacts on Land, Water and Wildlife After Feds Fire Thousands Over Holiday Weekend
By Christine Peterson, High Country News
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act vs. Trump’s Executive Orders on Environmental Justice
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Climate and Environmental Justice Programs Stalled by Trump Freeze, Despite Court Orders
By Marianne Lavelle, Dylan Baddour, Lisa Sorg, Nicholas Kusnetz