Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals From Fossil Fuel Companies in Climate Change Lawsuits
By Emma Ricketts
Educator, Environmentalist, Union Leader, Senator, Paul Pinsky Now Gets to Turn His Climate Ideals Into Action
By Aman Azhar
Most Federal Forest is Mature and Old Growth. Now the Question Is Whether to Protect It
By Marianne Lavelle
Activists Rally at Illinois Capitol, Urging Lawmakers to Pass 9 Climate and Environmental Bills
By Aydali Campa
As Germany Falls Back on Fossil Fuels, Activists Demand Adherence to Its Ambitious Climate Goals
By Emma Ricketts, Grant Schwab
Washington’s Biggest Clean Energy Lobbying Group Pushes Natural Gas-Friendly Policy
By Marianne Lavelle
UN Water Conference Highlights a Stubborn Shortage of Global Action
By Delaney Dryfoos
Senator’s Bill Would Fine Texans for Multiple Environmental Complaints That Don’t Lead to Enforcement
By Alejandra Martinez, Texas Tribune, and Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News
Texas Eyes Marine Desalination, Oilfield Water Reuse to Sustain Rapid Growth
By Martha Pskowski
Environmental Justice Advocates Urge California to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits in Neighborhoods
By Liza Gross
Where There’s Plastic, There’s Fire. Indiana Blaze Highlights Concerns Over Expanding Plastic Recycling
By James Bruggers
New US Car and Truck Emissions Standards Will Make or Break Biden’s Climate Legacy
By Marianne Lavelle
Legislative Proposal in Colorado Aims to Tackle Urban Sprawl, a Housing Shortage and Climate Change All at Once
By Wyatt Myskow
Logging Plan on Yellowstone’s Border Shows Limits of Biden Greenhouse Gas Policy
By Marianne Lavelle
Environmental Advocates Protest Outside EPA Headquarters Over the Slow Pace of New Climate and Clean Air Regulations
By Phil McKenna, Emma Ricketts
Las Vegas Is Counting on Public Lands to Power its Growth. Is it a Good Idea?
By Wyatt Myskow
