Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Biden Promised to Stop Oil Drilling on Public Lands. Is His Failure to Do So a Betrayal or a Smart Political Move?
By Marianne Lavelle
Ecuador’s High Court Affirms Constitutional Protections for the Rights of Nature in a Landmark Decision
By Katie Surma
A Commonsense Proposal to Deal With Plastics Pollution: Stop Making So Much Plastic
By James Bruggers
At COP26, a Consensus That Developing Nations Need Far More Help Countering Climate Change
By Agya K. Aning
Maryland, Virginia Lawmakers Spearhead Drive to Make the Chesapeake Bay a National Recreation Area
By Tigist Ashaka
Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Includes Money for Recycling, But the Debate Over Plastics Rages On
By James Bruggers
New York’s Right to ‘a Healthful Environment’ Could Be Bad News for Fossil Fuel Interests
By Kristoffer Tigue
More Young People Don’t Want Children Because of Climate Change. Has the UN Failed to Protect Them?
By Elena Shao
COP Negotiators Demand Nations do More to Curb Climate Change, but Required Emissions Cuts Remain Elusive
By Bob Berwyn
Confusion Over Line 5 Shutdown Highlights Biden’s Tightrope Walk on Climate and Environmental Justice
By Kristoffer Tigue
Inside Clean Energy: Here’s What the 2021 Elections Tell Us About the Politics of Clean Energy
By Dan Gearino
Despite GOP Gains in Virginia, the State’s Landmark Clean Energy Law Will Be Hard to Derail
By James Bruggers
At COP26, Youth Activists From Around the World Call Out Decades of Delay
By Delger Erdenesanaa
Nations Most Impacted by Global Warming Kept Out of Key Climate Meetings in Glasgow
By Bob Berwyn
COP26 Presented Forests as a Climate Solution, But May Not Be Able to Keep Them Standing
By Bob Berwyn
Supreme Court’s Unusual Decision to Hear a Coal Case Could Deal President Biden’s Climate Plans Another Setback
By Marianne Lavelle
