Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
EPA Struggles to Track Methane Emissions From Landfills. Here’s Why It Matters
By James Bruggers, Amy Green, Phil McKenna, and Robert Benincasa
A Colorado Home Wins the Solar Decathlon, But Still Helps Cook the Planet
By Phil McKenna
Sporadic Environmental Voters Hold the Power to Shift Elections and Turn Red States Blue
By Sam Palca, James Bruggers
Warming Trends: Global Warming Means Happier Rattlesnakes, What the Future Holds for Yellowstone and Fire Experts Plead for a Quieter Fourth
By Katelyn Weisbrod, Georgina Gustin
How the Marine Corps Struck Gold in a Trash Heap As Part of the Pentagon’s Fight Against Climate Change
By Sonner Kehrt
Despite Capitol Hill Enthusiasm for Planting Crops to Store Carbon, Few Farmers are Doing It, Report Finds
By Georgina Gustin
The US Chamber of Commerce Has Helped Downplay the Climate Threat, a New Report Concludes
By Kristoffer Tigue
In a Growing Campaign to Criminalize Widespread Environmental Destruction, Legal Experts Define a New Global Crime: ‘Ecocide’
By Katie Surma, Inside Climate News, and Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News
As the Gulf of Mexico Heals from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Stringent Safety Proposals Remain Elusive
By Nicholas Portuondo
New York City Has Ambitious Climate Goals. The Next Mayor Will Determine Whether the City Follows Through
By Delger Erdenesanaa
Requiem for a Pipeline: Keystone XL Transformed the Environmental Movement and Shifted the Debate over Energy and Climate
By Marianne Lavelle
UN Climate Talks Slowed by Covid Woes and Technical Squabbles
By Bob Berwyn
Is the Controlled Shrinking of Economies a Better Bet to Slow Climate Change Than Unproven Technologies?
By Bob Berwyn
Will Biden Be Forced to Give Up What Some Say is His Best Shot at Tackling Climate Change?
By Marianne Lavelle
New Report: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Must Be Tackled Together, Not Separately
By Georgina Gustin
In Two Opposite Decisions on Alaska Oil Drilling, Biden Walks a Difficult Path in Search of Bipartisanship
By Marianne Lavelle
