Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Colorado Town Appoints Legal Guardians to Implement the Rights of a Creek and a Watershed
By Katie Surma
Congressional Office Agrees to Investigate ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines
By James Bruggers
Plan for Gas Drilling Spree in New York’s Southern Tier Draws Muted Response from Regulators, But Outrage From Green Groups
By Peter Mantius
As Maryland’s General Assembly Session Opens, Environmental Advocates Worry About Funding for the State’s Bold Climate Goals
By Aman Azhar
Arizona Governor Vows to Update State’s Water Laws
By Wyatt Myskow
David Hess, Longtime Pennsylvania Environmental Official Turned Blogger, Reflects on His Career and the Rise of Fracking
By Jake Bolster
EPA and Alabama Power to Start Settlement Negotiations Over Coal Ash Storage near Mobile
By Lee Hedgepeth
What’s in That Bottle?
Interview by Ainsely O’Neill and Steve Curwood, “Living on Earth”
Judge Orders Jail Time For Prominent Everglades Scientist
By Amy Green
Ireland Could Become the Next Nation to Recognize the Rights of Nature and a Human Right to a Clean Environment
By Katie Surma
Washington Law Attempts to Fill the Void in Federal Regulation of Hazardous Chemicals
By Emma Peterson
A Battle Is Underway Over California’s Lucrative Dairy Biogas Market
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Biden Administration Takes Historic Step to Protect Old-Growth Forest
By Marianne Lavelle
2023 in Climate News: Did Renewable Energy’s Surge Keep Pace With a Radically Warming Climate?
By ICN Staff
‘Major’ Problem in Texas: How Big Polluters Evade Federal Law and Get Away With It
By Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News; and Alejandra Martinez, Texas Tribune
The Climate Treadmill Speeds Up At COP28, But Critics Say It’s Still Not Going Anywhere
By Bob Berwyn
