Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
In Deep Red Utah, Climate Concerns Are Now Motivating Candidates
By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main
South Carolina Court Weighs What Residents Call ‘Chaotic’ Coastal Adaptation Standards
By Daniel Shailer
In Final Push to Get Climate Legislation Passed, Advocates Call for Bold Legislative Actions
By Aman Azhar
Vehicle Carbon Pollution Would Be Cut, But More Slowly, Under New Biden Rule
By Marianne Lavelle
Florida Legislators Ban Local Heat Protections for Millions of Outdoor Workers
By Amy Green, Victoria St. Martin
Virginia Lawmakers Try to Use Budget to Rejoin RGGI – But Success Is Questionable
By Hannah Chanatry
Controversial Maryland Data Center Bill Tests Governor’s Climate Credentials, Environmentalists Say
By Aman Azhar
As Conflict Rages On, Israel and Gaza’s Environmental Fates May Be Intertwined
By Kiley Price
How Clean Energy Tax Breaks Could Fuel a US Wood Burning Boom
By James Bruggers
California Votes to Consider Health and Environment in Future Energy Planning
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Pennsylvania’s Governor Wants to Cut Power Plant Emissions With His Own Cap-and-Invest Program
By Jon Hurdle
MIT’s Sloan School Launches Ambitious Climate Center to Aid Policymakers
By Phil McKenna
Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, Shouts Down Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Over a Proposed ‘Hydrogen Hub’
By Kiley Bense
Across the Nation, Lawmakers Aim to Ban Lab-Grown Meat
By Wyatt Myskow, Lee Hedgepeth
Maryland Lawmakers Remain Uncommitted to Ending Subsidies for Trash Incineration, Prompting Advocate Concern
By Aman Azhar
Minnesota Eyes Permitting Reform for Clean Energy Amid Gridlock in Congress
By Kristoffer Tigue