Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
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
How Two Top Car Salesmen Pitch EVs, One in Trump Country and One on Biden’s Turf
By Dan Gearino
This Month’s Superfund Listing of Abandoned Uranium Mines in the Navajo Nation’s Lukachukai Mountains Is a First Step Toward Cleaning Them Up
By Noel Lyn Smith
Aruba Embraces the Rights of Nature and a Human Right to a Clean Environment
By Katie Surma
Q&A: Extreme Heat, Severe Storms Among Key Climate Challenges for Maryland’s New Chief Resilience Officer
By Aman Azhar
The Politics Behind the SEC’s New Climate Disclosure Rule—and What It Means for Investors
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
California’s Climate Leaders Vow to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies to Account
By Liza Gross
New York State Legislature Votes to Ban CO2 Fracking, Closing a Decade-Old Loophole in State Law
By Keerti Gopal
Texas Lawmaker Seeks to Improve Texas’ Power Capacity by Joining Regional Grid and Agreeing to Federal Oversight
By Keaton Peters
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
