Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Proposal to Undo Roadless Rule Would Open Some of Southern California’s Last Wild Forests to Development
By Wyatt Myskow
Lawmakers Scrutinize Secretive Process Behind Energy Bill Hikes
By Colin Kinniburgh, New York Focus
National Parks Are Staying Open During the Government Shutdown, Putting Visitors and Resources at Risk
By Wyatt Myskow
Amid Partisan Divides on Renewables, National Clean Energy Week’s Chair Still Sees Hope for Conservative Climate Action
By Aidan Hughes
Government Shutdown Threatens Further Destruction of Environment and Science Agencies, Advocates Warn
By Dylan Baddour, Marianne Lavelle
Virginia Could Show How to Manage Data Center Growth. So Far, It’s a Case Study in Stalling Legislation
By Deep Vakil, Charles Paullin
Citing ‘AI Arms Race,’ Trump Administration Announces Efforts to Rekindle US Coal Industry
By Jake Bolster
Q&A: Arizona’s AG Takes on Utilities, Big Water Users and the Trump Administration
By Wyatt Myskow
With Federal Support for Wind and Solar Waning, States Are Trying to Push Policy Through on Their Own
By Aidan Hughes
Political Whiplash Is Terrible for Wolves’ Future. But More Is Coming.
By Jake Bolster, Kiley Price
Unpacking Trump’s ‘Con Job’ Comments About Climate Change to the UN
By Jenni Doering and Aynsley O’Neill
Bureau of Land Management to Sell Off Federal Coal Reserve Leases in Wyoming
By Arcelia Martin, Jake Bolster
Can the Latest Youth Climate Case Win Where Others Have Failed?
By Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan
A Tumultuous Moment for Public Lands and All Who Rely on Them
ICN Sunday Morning
Trump Raised $8 Million for Hurricane Helene Survivors. Where Did It All Go?
By Katie Myers, Grist
New National Climate Action Plans Trickle in During Climate Week, But Still Add Up to a Lot of Warming
By Bob Berwyn