Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
What Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean for Disaster Preparedness
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Weeks After a Heat Wave Baked the US, Democrats Push to Declare Heat a Major Disaster
By Kiley Price
Bipartisan Cryptocurrency Legislation Will Fuel Further Environmental Destruction, Environmental Advocates Say
By Phil McKenna
Virginia Governor Boosts Artificial Intelligence to Fill Jobs, Cut Regulations
By Charles Paullin
Cuts to Wind and Solar May Undermine GOP’s Promise of ‘Energy Dominance,’ Critics Say
By Aidan Hughes
Trump Hails $90 Billion in Corporate Investment to Make Pennsylvania an AI Hub, Fueled by Natural Gas
By Marianne Lavelle, Kiley Bense
NASA Pulls Back From Promise to Host Major Climate Change Reports, Citing Legal Loophole
By Finya Swai
California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’
By Liza Gross
Why Calling the Texas Flooding ‘An Act of God’ Is a Dangerous Form of Political Denial
By Kiley Bense
Despite Catastrophic Flooding, Drought Persists in Parts of Central Texas
By Dylan Baddour
Trump’s Pick to Head NOAA Faces Senators in the Wake of Multiple Weather-Stoked Disasters
By Georgina Gustin
Trump Move to Increase Coal Mining in the Powder River Basin Will Worsen Climate Change, Experts Warn
By Jake Bolster
Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting ‘Unreliable’ Clean Energy Options
By Dan Gearino
As California’s Emissions Rules Faces Court Battles, States Scramble To Save Their Climate Goals
By Rambo Talabong
Trump Pollution Exemptions Would Shield Lawbreakers, Endanger Millions
By Shelby Jouppi
The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections
By Chad Small
