Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Left Devastating Flooding in Central Florida. Will it Happen Again?
By Amy Green, WMFE
Environmental Groups and Native Leaders Say Proposed Venting and Flaring Rule Falls Short
By Autumn Jones
Sea Level Rise Could Drive 1 in 10 People from Their Homes, with Dangerous Implications for International Peace, UN Secretary General Warns
By Bob Berwyn
Drifting Toward Disaster: Breaking the Brazos
By Kathryn Jones, Texas Observer
What Is Permitting Reform? Here’s a Primer on the Drive to Fast Track Energy Projects—Both Clean and Fossil Fuel
By Dan Gearino, Kristoffer Tigue
States Have Proposals, But No Consensus, On Curbing Water Shortages In Colorado River Basin
By Wyatt Myskow
Gov. Moore Commits Funding for 67 Hires in Maryland’s Embattled Environment Department, Hoping to Fix Wastewater Treatment Woes
By Aman Azhar
In Pennsylvania, a New Administration Fuels Hopes for Tougher Rules on Energy, Environment
By Jon Hurdle
Confronting California’s Water Crisis
By Liza Gross
After Two Decades of Controversy, the EPA Uses Its ‘Veto’ Power to Kill the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska
By Max Graham
Minnesota Is Poised to Pass an Ambitious 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill. Now About Those Incinerators…
By Aydali Campa
On The Global Stage, Jacinda Ardern Was a Climate Champion, But Victories Were Hard to Come by at Home
By Emma Ricketts
Texas Regulators Won’t Stop an Oilfield Waste Dump Site Next to Wetlands, Streams and Wells
By Dylan Baddour
Amid Rising Emissions, Could Congressional Republicans Help the US Reach Its Climate Targets?
By Emma Ricketts, Grant Schwab
How Gas Stoves Became Part of America’s Raging Culture Wars
By Victoria St. Martin
Six Environmental Justice Policy Fights to Watch in 2023
By Kristoffer Tigue, Aydali Campa, Darreonna Davis