Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
US Blocks Illegal Imports of Climate Damaging Refrigerants With New Rules
By Phil McKenna
Puerto Rico Is Struggling to Meet Its Clean Energy Goals, Despite Biden’s Support
By Kristoffer Tigue
California’s Climate Reputation Tarnished by Inaction and Oil Money
By Liza Gross
As the US Rushes After the Minerals for the Energy Transition, a 150-Year-Old Law Allows Mining Companies Free Rein on Public Lands
By Jim Robbins
Carbon Capture Takes Center Stage, But Is Its Promise an Illusion?
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Biden Administration Stops Short of Electric Vehicle Mandates for Trucks
By Marianne Lavelle
Looking to Reduce Emissions, Apparel Makers Turn to Their Factories in the Developing World
By Phil McKenna
Environmental Groups Are United In California Rooftop Solar Fight, with One Notable Exception
By Dan Gearino, Anne Marshall-Chalmers
Activists Deplore the Human Toll and Environmental Devastation from Russia’s Unprovoked War of Aggression in Ukraine
By Katie Surma
Q&A: Gov. Jay Inslee’s Thoughts on Countering Climate Change in the State of Washington and Beyond
By Ariel Gans
Today’s Climate: Manchin, Eyeing a Revival of Build Back Better, Wants a Ban on Russian Oil and Gas
By Kristoffer Tigue
For the First Time, Nations Band Together in a Move Toward Ending Plastics Pollution
By James Bruggers
Fish on Valium: A Multitude of Prescription Drugs Are Contaminating Florida’s Waterways and Marine Life
By Aman Azhar
California’s Strict New Law Preventing Cruelty to Farm Animals Triggers Protests From Big U.S. Meat Producers
By Leah Campbell
Conservative Justices Express Some Support for Limiting Biden’s Ability to Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Marianne Lavelle
‘Delay is Death,’ said UN Chief António Guterres of the New IPCC Report Showing Climate Impacts Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts
By Bob Berwyn
