Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
New York City Begins Its Climate Change Reckoning on the Lower East Side, the Hard Way
By Delaney Dryfoos
At CERAWeek, Big Oil Executives Call for ‘Energy Security’ and Longevity for Fossil Fuels
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Environmental Auditors Approve Green Labels for Products Linked to Deforestation and Authoritarian Regimes
By Scilla Alecci
Kentucky Residents Angered by US Forest Service Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees
By Marianne Lavelle
Activists Make Final Appeal to Biden to Block Arctic Oil Project
By Nicholas Kusnetz, Aman Azhar
Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Permanently Ban Rail Shipments of Liquefied Natural Gas
By Jon Hurdle
Jimmy Carter Signed 14 Major Environmental Bills and Foresaw the Threat of Climate Change
By Jonathan Alter
In Pennsylvania, Home to the Nation’s First Oil Well, Environmental Activists Stage a ‘People’s Filibuster’ at the Bustling State Capitol
By Kiley Bense
As Emissions From Agriculture Rise and Climate Change Batters American Farms, Congress Tackles the Farm Bill
By Georgina Gustin
A Long-Sought Loss and Damage Deal Was Finalized at COP27. Now, the Hard Work Begins
By Bob Berwyn
After Criticism, Gas Industry Official Withdraws as Candidate for Maryland’s Public Service Commission
By Aman Azhar
EPA Paused Waste Shipments From Ohio Train Derailment After Texas Uproar
By Dylan Baddour
Biden Administration’s Global Plastics Plan Dubbed ‘Low Ambition’ and ‘Underwhelming’
By James Bruggers
This Arctic US Air Base Has Its Eyes on Russia. But Climate is a Bigger Threat
By Natasha Maki Jessen-Petersen
Al Gore Talks Climate Progress, Setbacks and the First Rule of Holes: Stop Digging
By Dan Gearino
Amid Drought, Wealthy Homeowners in New Mexico are Getting a Tax Break to Water Their Lawns
By Wyatt Myskow
