Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
New York’s New Mayor Has Assembled a Seasoned Climate Team. Now, the Real Work Begins
By Laila Gad
Environmentalists Praise the EPA’s Move to Restrict ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water and Wonder, What’s Next?
By Victoria St. Martin
In California’s Central Valley, the Plan to Build More Solar Faces a Familiar Constraint: The Need for More Power Lines
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
At the UN Water Conference, Running to Keep Up with an Ambitious 2030 Goal for Universal Water Rights
By Delaney Dryfoos
Republicans Propose Nationwide Offshore Wind Ban, Citing Unsubstantiated Links to Whale Deaths
By Kristoffer Tigue
A New White House Plan Prioritizes Using the Ocean’s Power to Fight Climate Change
By Bob Berwyn
From Gas Wells to Rubber Ducks to Incineration, the Plastics Lifecycle Causes ‘Horrific Harm’ to the Planet and People, Report Shows
By James Bruggers
Flood-Prone Communities in Virginia May Lose a Lifeline if Governor Pulls State Out of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
By Emma Ricketts
New IPCC Report Shows the ‘Climate Time Bomb Is Ticking,’ Says UN Secretary General António Guterres
By Bob Berwyn
Marylanders Overpaid $1 Billion in Excessive Utility Bills. Some Lawmakers and Advocates Are Demanding Answers
By Aman Azhar
Activists Slam Biden Administration for Reversing Climate and Equity Guidance on Highway Expansions
By Aydali Campa, Kristoffer Tigue
Maryland, Virginia Race to Save Dwindling Commercial Fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay
By Aman Azhar
How to ‘Make Some Good’ Out of East Palestine, Ohio, Rail Disaster? Ban Vinyl Chloride, Former EPA Official Says
By James Bruggers
Can the New High Seas Treaty Help Limit Global Warming?
By Delaney Dryfoos, Bob Berwyn
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
