Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Colorado River States Have Two Different Plans for Managing Water. Here’s Why They Disagree
By Alex Hager, KUNC
Climate Rules Reach Finish Line, in Weakened Form, as Biden Races Clock
By Marianne Lavelle
In the N.C. Governor’s Race, the GOP Frontrunner Is a Climate Denier, and the Democrat Doesn’t Want to Talk About It
By Daniel Shailer
Alabama Supreme Court IVF Ruling Renews Focus on Plastics, Chemical Exposure and Infertility
By James Bruggers, Lee Hedgepeth
The Biden Administration is Spending Its ‘Climate Smart’ Funding in the Wrong Places, According to New Analyses
By Georgina Gustin
Q&A: Maryland’s First Chief Sustainability Officer Takes on the State’s Climate and Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals
By Aman Azhar
Q&A: Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on New Air Pollution Regulations—and Women’s Roles in Bringing Them About
Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth
Climate Takes a Back Seat in High-Profile California Primary Campaigns. One Candidate Aims to Change That
By Liza Gross
Railroad Commission Approves Toxic Waste Ponds Next to Baptist Camp
By Martha Pskowski
Chemours and DuPont Knew About Risks But Kept Making Toxic PFAS Chemicals, UN Human Rights Advisors Conclude
By James Bruggers
New Demands to Measure Emissions Raise Cautious Hopes in Pennsylvania Among Environmental Sleuths Who Monitor Fracking Sites
By Jake Bolster
South Carolina Welcomes Multibillion Dollar Electric Vehicle Projects, Even Though Many Echo Trump’s Harsh EV Critiques
By Marianne Lavelle
Environmental Groups Eye a Potential Win with New York Packaging Bill
By James Bruggers
New York State Restricts Investments in ExxonMobil, But Falls Short of Divestment
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Virginia Utilities Seek Unbridled Rate Adjustments for Unproven Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Two New Bills
By Jake Bolster
‘Lead or Lose!’ Young People Arrested at Biden’s Campaign Headquarters Call for Climate Action and a Ceasefire
By Keerti Gopal
