Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
A Most ‘Sustainable’ Vineyard in a ‘Completely Unsustainable’ Year
By Evelyn Nieves
Senate 2020: In Kansas, a Democratic Climate Hawk Closes in on a Republican Climate Skeptic
By Georgina Gustin
In a Dry State, Farmers Use Oil Wastewater to Irrigate Their Fields, but is it Safe?
By Abby Weiss
Senate 2020: In Montana, Big Sky Country, Climate Change is Playing a Role in a Crucial Toss-Up Race
By Judy Fahys
Text: Joe Biden on Climate Change, ‘a Global Crisis That Requires American Leadership’
Biden Puts Climate Change at Center of Presidential Campaign, Calling Trump a ‘Climate Arsonist’
By Marianne Lavelle
Senate 2020: In Storm-Torn North Carolina, an Embattled Republican Tries a Climate-Friendly Image
By Marianne Lavelle
Senate 2020: In South Carolina, Graham Styles Himself as a Climate Champion, but Has Little to Show
By James Bruggers
With Tactics Honed on Climate Change, Ken Cuccinelli Attracts New Controversy at Homeland Security
By Marianne Lavelle
Senate 2020: Iowa Farms Feel the Effects of Climate Change. Will That Make it Harder for Joni Ernst?
By Georgina Gustin
States Are Doing What Big Government Won’t to Stop Climate Change, and Want Stimulus Funds to Help
By Marianne Lavelle, Evelyn Nieves, James Bruggers, Judy Fahys, Sabrina Shankman
Big City Mayors Around the World Want Green Stimulus Spending in the Aftermath of Covid-19
By ANDREW MCCORMICK, THE NATION
Senate 2020: Mitch McConnell Now Admits Human-Caused Global Warming Exists. But He Doesn’t Have a Climate Plan
By James Bruggers
In the Battle Over the Senate, Both Parties’ Candidates Are Playing to the Middle on Climate Change
By Marianne Lavelle
Boston Progressives Expand the Green New Deal to Include Justice Concerns and Pandemic Recovery
By Katelyn Weisbrod
Q&A: Why Women Leading the Climate Movement are Underappreciated and Sometimes Invisible
By Ilana Cohen