Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Pressing Safety Concerns, Opponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Gear Up for the Next Round of Battle
By Phil McKenna
The Fate of Protected Wetlands Are At Stake in the Supreme Court’s First Case of the Term
By Aman Azhar
Amid Punishing Drought, California Is Set to Adopt Rules to Reduce Water Leaks. The Process has Lagged
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Climate Activists Reluctantly Back John Fetterman in Tightening Pennsylvania Senate Race
By Jon Hurdle
Championing Its Heritage, Canada Inches Toward Its Goal of Planting 2 Billion Trees
By David Shribman
In Brazil, the World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Has Been Overwhelmed With Unprecedented Fires and Clouds of Propaganda
By Jill Langlois
Feds Will Spend Billions to Boost Drought-Stricken Colorado River System
By Alex Hager, KUNC
Billions in USDA Conservation Funding Went to Farmers for Programs that Were Not ‘Climate-Smart,’ a New Study Finds
By Georgina Gustin
A Legal Pot Problem That’s Now Plaguing the Streets of America: Plastic Litter
By James Bruggers
At a Global Conference on Clean Energy, Granholm Announces Billions in Federal Aid for Carbon Capture and Emerging Technology
By Katie Surma
Senate Votes to Ratify the Kigali Amendment, Joining 137 Nations in an Effort to Curb Global Warming
By Phil McKenna
Maryland Gets $144 Million in Federal Funds to Rehabilitate Aging Water Infrastructure
By Aman Azhar
New Federal Anti-SLAPP Legislation Would Protect Activists and Whistleblowers From Abusive Lawsuits
By Alleen Brown
Expansion of a Lucrative Dairy Digester Market is Sowing Environmental Worries in the U.S.
By Emma Foehringer Merchant, Grace van Deelen
How a Successful EPA Effort to Reduce Climate-Warming ‘Immortal’ Chemicals Stalled
By Phil McKenna
New Documents Unveiled in Congressional Hearings Show Oil Companies Are Slow-Rolling and Overselling Climate Initiatives, Democrats Say
By Nicholas Kusnetz