Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Diane Wilson Takes on Another Plastics Plant in Texas
By Dylan Baddour
A River That Millions Rely on for Water Is on the Brink. A Deal to Save It Isn’t.
By Wyatt Myskow, Blanca Begert, Jake Bolster
SPEED Act Passes in House Despite Changes That Threaten Clean Power Projects
By Aidan Hughes, Carl David Goette-Luciak
Trump’s Energy Secretary Orders a Washington State Coal Plant to Remain Open
By Blaine Harden
A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End
By Leigh Giangreco
NCAR, Major Climate Research Center, Targeted for Closure in Trump Dispute with Colorado
By Marianne Lavelle
Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal Data Center Tax Incentives
By Tom Perkins
Hope—and Many Fears—Follow in the Wake of Trump’s Plan to Transform Wildland Firefighting
By Kiley Price
White House Abruptly Cancels Meeting on FEMA’s Future After Leaked Report Revealed Plan to Gut the Agency
By Carl David Goette-Luciak
A New Report Describes Deep Environmental Cuts, State by State
By Lisa Sorg
Bill Ensuring Active Management of Shawnee National Forest Clears Senate Committee
By Sarah Mattalian
Environmental Groups Demand a Nationwide Freeze on Data Center Construction
By Lauren Dalban
As NOAA Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point
By Ryan Krugman
The Big Bet to Fix the Rio Grande Sewage Problem
By Martha Pskowski, photos by Brenda Bazán
Global Scientists Anticipate Less Reliance on the US in Future Carbon Monitoring
By Marianne Lavelle
Trump Administration’s Threats to Shrink or Eliminate National Monuments Could Endanger Drinking Water for Millions
By Wyatt Myskow