Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
A Group of Women Took Switzerland to Court Over Climate Inaction—and Won
By Kiley Price
As Maryland General Assembly Session Ends, Advocates Consider Successes, Failures and Backdoor Maneuvers
By Aman Azhar
As a Contested Pittsburgh Primary Nears, Climate Advocates Rally Around a Progressive Fracking Opponent, Rep. Summer Lee
By Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense
Wyoming’s Wind Industry Dodged New Taxes in 2024 Legislative Session, but Faces Pushes to Increase What it Pays the State
By Jake Bolster
Biden Administration Pressed to Act on Federal Contractor Climate Disclosure
By Marianne Lavelle
More Federal Money to Speed Repair of Historic Mining Harms in Pennsylvania
By Jon Hurdle
Q&A: The Outsized Climate and Environmental Impacts of Ohio’s 2024 Senate Race
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
White House Awards $20 Billion to Nation’s First ‘Green Bank’ Network
By Kristoffer Tigue
In Alabama Visit, Buttigieg Strays Off The Beaten Path. Will It Help Shiloh, a Flooded Black Community?
By Lee Hedgepeth
With States Leading on Climate Policy, New Tools Peer Into Lobbying ‘Black Box’
By Marianne Lavelle
Virginia Seeks Millions of Dollars in Federal Funds Aimed at Reducing Pollution and Electrifying Transportation and Buildings
By Jake Bolster
The Biden Administration Adds Teeth Back to Endangered Species Act Weakened Under Trump
By Kiley Price
Joseph Lieberman Sought Middle Ground on Climate Change
By Marianne Lavelle
Mining Fight on the Okefenokee Swamp’s Edge May Have Only Just Begun
By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Potential Changes to Alternate-Fuel Standards Could Hike Gas Prices in California. Critics See a ‘Regressive Tax’ on Low-Income Communities
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Oil and Gas Executives Blast ‘LNG Pause,’ Call Natural Gas a ‘Destination Fuel’
By Phil McKenna