Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Climate Advocacy Groups Say They’re Ready for Trump 2.0
By Georgina Gustin
Despite Likely Setback for Climate Action With This Year’s Election, New Climate Champions Set to Enter Congress
By Wyatt Myskow, Dennis Pillion, Georgina Gustin, Phil McKenna
How to Think About Climate and Environmental Policies During a Second Trump Administration
Interview by Jenni Doering and Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Despite Climate Concerns, Young Voter Turnout Slumped and Its Support Split Between the Parties
By Keerti Gopal
Climate Initiatives Fare Well Across the Country Despite National Political Climate
By Lee Hedgepeth, Kristoffer Tigue, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Martha Pskowski, Wyatt Myskow
After Trump Win, World Says ‘We’ve Been Here Before’
By Bob Berwyn
With Republicans Claiming the Senate and Possibly the House, Congress Expected to Reverse Course on Climate
By James Bruggers
Trump’s Win Casts Shadow over US Climate Progress, Global Leadership
By Marianne Lavelle
In Hurricane-Battered Florida, Voters Cast Ballots Amid Wind and Flood Damage
By Amy Green
Climate Change Has Dangerously Supercharged Fires, Hurricanes, Floods and Heat Waves. Why Didn’t It Come Up More in the Presidential Campaign?
By Kiley Bense, Georgina Gustin, Liza Gross, Marianne Lavelle, Phil McKenna
Getting Out the Native Vote Counters a Long History of Keeping Tribal Members From the Ballot Box
By Noel Lyn Smith
In Arizona’s Senate Race, Both Candidates Have Plans to Address Drought. But Only One Acknowledges Climate Change’s Role
By Wyatt Myskow
A Second Trump Presidency Could Threaten Already Shrinking Freedoms for Protest and Dissent
By Keerti Gopal
Advocates, Lawmakers Hope 2025 Will Be the Year Maryland Stops Subsidizing Trash Incineration
By Aman Azhar
Hindered Wildfire Responses, Costlier Agriculture Likely If Trump Dismantles NOAA, Experts Warn
By Jake Bolster
Competing Visions for U.S. Auto Industry Clash in Presidential Election, With the EV Future Pressing at the Border
By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino
