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The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.

‘At the Forefront of Climate Change,’ Hoboken, New Jersey, Seeks Damages From ExxonMobil

By David Hasemyer

Credit: John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images

Alabama Public Service Commission Upholds and Increases 'Sun Tax' on Solar Power Users

By James Bruggers

President Donald Trump speaks a rally at an airport hanger on Aug. 28, 2020 in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The rally took place one day after Trump formally accepted his party’s nomination to end the Republican National Convention at the White House. Cred

President Donald Trump’s Climate Change Record Has Been a Boon for Oil Companies, and a Threat to the Planet

By VERNON LOEB, MARIANNE LAVELLE, STACY FELDMAN

Former vice-president Joe Biden accepts the Democratic Party nomination for president during the last day of the Democratic National Convention, being held virtually amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.

Biden’s Early Climate Focus and Hard Years in Congress Forged His $2 Trillion Clean Energy Plan

By Marianne Lavelle

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence greet delegates on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center on Aug. 24, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Credit: David T. Foster III-Pool/Getty Images

A Climate Change Skeptic, Mike Pence Brought to the Vice Presidency Deep Ties to the Koch Brothers

By Marianne Lavelle

President Donald Trump speaks on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention with a speech delivered in front a live audience on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 27, 2020. Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty

With Wild and Dangerous Weather All Around, Republicans Stay Silent on Climate Change

By Marianne Lavelle

A street is seen strewn with debris and downed power lines after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana . The hurricane hit with powerful winds causing extensive damage to the city.

Laura Rapidly Intensified Over a Super-Warm Gulf. Only the Storm Surge Faltered

By Bob Berwyn, James Bruggers

The smokestack of the Wheelabrator Incinerator is seen near Interstate 95 in Baltimore, Maryland on March 9, 2019. Credit: EVA CLAIRE HAMBACH,EVA HAMBACH/AFP via Getty Images

How Maryland’s Preference for Burning Trash Galvanized Environmental Activists in Baltimore

By RACHEL FRITTS

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 19, 2020. The four-day event, initially postponed from July, is taking place almost wholly remotely in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

After Two Nights of Speeches, Activists Ask: Hey, What About Climate Change?

By Marianne Lavelle

Memphis at dusk, with a banner celebrating an anniversary of Memphis Light, Gas and Water, the municipal utility. Credit: Tim Graham/Getty Images

A Lawsuit Challenges the Tennessee Valley Authority’s New Program of ‘Never-Ending’ Contracts

By James Bruggers

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris greet each other ahead of the second round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season. Biden selected Harris as his running mate on Tuesday. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

On Climate, Kamala Harris Has a Record and Profile for Action

By Marianne Lavelle

Moms United for Black Lives Matter march during a protest against racial injustice and police brutality on July 31, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

With Tactics Honed on Climate Change, Ken Cuccinelli Turned to the Portland Streets

By Marianne Lavelle

Scum floats on the surface of Western Lake Erie on Sept. 20, 2017. Credit: NOAA

Lake Erie’s Toxic Green Slime is Getting Worse With Climate Change

By Nicole Pollack

Extinction Rebellion activists protest on the Bank junction outside the Bank of America

Analysts Worried the Pandemic Would Stifle Climate Action from Banks. It Did the Opposite.

By Kristoffer Tigue

Pope Francis delivers his blessing from the window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the Sunday Angelus prayer earlier this month. Credit: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty

Five Years After Speaking Out on Climate Change, Pope Francis Sounds an Urgent Alarm

By James Bruggers

Sen. Kamala Harris, along with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, introduced climate equity legislation on Thursday. Credit: Alexander Drago/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Harris and Ocasio-Cortez Team up on a Climate ‘Equity’ Bill, Leaving Activists Hoping for Unity

By Ilana Cohen

Petrochina Liaoyang Petrochemical Company in Liaoyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Credit Yang Qing/Xinhua via Getty

‘Super-Pollutant’ Emitted by 11 Chinese Chemical Plants Could Equal a Climate Catastrophe

By PHIL MCKENNA, LILI PIKE, KATRINA NORTHROP

The White House has chosen veteran lands lawyer William Perry Pendley to permanently lead the Bureau of Land Management, the federal agency that oversees one acre of every ten in the United States. Credit: Kevin Beaty

Sagebrush Rebel Picked for Public Lands Post Sparks Controversy in Mountain West Elections

By Judy Fahys

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