Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Drifting Toward Disaster: the (Second) Rio Grande
By Dylan Baddour
Chilean Voters Reject a New Constitution That Would Have Provided Groundbreaking Protections for the Rights of Nature
By Katie Surma
A Court Blocks Oil Exploration and Underwater Seismic Testing Off South Africa’s ‘Wild Coast’
By Katie Surma
Is the Paris Agreement Working?
By Bob Berwyn
Climate Envoy John Kerry Seeks Restart to US Emissions Talks With China
By Eleni Varvitsioti and Aime Williams, The Financial Times
Two Md. Lawmakers Demand Answers from Environmental Regulators. The Hogan Administration Says They’ll Have to Wait
By Aman Azhar
Earthjustice Is Suing EPA Over Coal Ash Dumps, Which Leak Toxins Into Groundwater
By James Bruggers
Big Agriculture and the Farm Bureau Help Lead a Charge Against SEC Rules Aimed at Corporate Climate Transparency
By Georgina Gustin
The New US Climate Law Will Reduce Carbon Emissions and Make Electricity Less Expensive, Economists Say
By Marianne Lavelle
Laredo Confronts Drought and Water Shortage Without a Wealth of Options
By Dylan Baddour
State Tensions Rise As Water Cuts Deepen On The Colorado River
By Aydali Campa
The Navy Abandons a Plan to Develop a Golf Course on a Protected Conservation Site Near the Naval Academy in Annapolis
By Aman Azhar
After 25 Years of Futility, Democrats Finally Jettison Carbon Pricing in Favor of Incentives to Counter Climate Change
By Marianne Lavelle
Anne Arundel County Wants the Navy’s Greenbury Point to Remain a Wetland, Not Become an 18-Hole Golf Course
By Aman Azhar
Inside Clean Energy: ‘Solar Coaster’ Survivors Rejoice at Senate Bill
By Dan Gearino
A Pipeline Giant Pleads ‘No Contest’ to Environmental Crimes in Pennsylvania After Homeowners Complained of Tainted Water
By Jon Hurdle
