Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
At Climate Week, Chile and the UK Commit to Ocean-Based Action Plans Ahead of COP30
By Teresa Tomassoni
Citing the Need for ‘Significant Reform,’ Pennsylvania’s Governor Threatens to Pull the State Out of the Region’s Power Grid
By Kiley Bense, Aman Azhar, Charles Paullin, Dan Gearino, Rambo Talabong
Senate Democrats Blame Trump’s Assault on Clean Energy for High Electricity Prices
By Marianne Lavelle
Pennsylvania Was Once a National Leader in Renewable Energy. What Happened?
By Kiley Bense, Dan Gearino
Top Fossil Fuel Producing Nations Plan to Blow Past Climate Targets
By Nicholas Kusnetz
After Trump Cut the National Science Foundation by 56 Percent, a Venerable Arctic Research Center Closes Its Doors
By Lisa Sorg
Children Plead With U.S. Lawmakers to Protect EPA’s Endangerment Finding
By Carl David Goette-Luciak
One of the First to Benefit From Trump’s Cuts to Environmental Review: a Nevada Gold Mine
By Wyatt Myskow
Nominee for Top Federal Water Role Withdraws Amid Pushback from Some Colorado River States
By Alex Hager, KUNC
Sen. Whitehouse Launches Investigation into Industry Groups’ Influence on Endangerment Finding Repeal
By Aidan Hughes
New Map Shows $29 Billion in Climate and Environment Grants Canceled or Frozen by Trump
By Dylan Baddour
Environmentalists and Local Governments Appeal Dismissal of Case Over Trump’s Cancellation of Justice Grants
By Charles Paullin
Challenge to Maryland Offshore Wind Project Stokes Concerns Among Legal Scholars
By Aman Azhar
Billions Spent, Miles To Go: The Story of California’s Failure To Build High-Speed Rail
By Benton Graham, Grist
The AI Boom Is Coming for Pennsylvania. How Will Lawmakers Respond?
By Kyle Bagenstose
Can Bipartisan Support in Congress Save NOAA From White House Cuts?
By Marianne Lavelle
