Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments
By Marianne Lavelle
Fight Over Venezuelan Oil Highlights Shadowy International Legal System
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands
By Kiley Bense
After Losing a Climate Case in a Louisiana Courtroom, Chevron Wants a Change of Venue
By Lee Hedgepeth
States Say They Need More Help Replacing Lead Pipes. Congress May Cut the Funding Instead.
By Keerti Gopal
Trump Wants to Accelerate Extraction in Venezuela. So Do Drug Trafficking Organizations.
By Katie Surma
Climate Cooperation Will Suffer as the U.S. Disengages From International Commitments
By Bob Berwyn
Oil Executives Non-Committal to Trump’s Venezuela Pitch at the White House
By Dennis Pillion
As the Trump Administration Withdraws From Climate Treaties, Legal Scholars Debate Whether—and How—It Can Do So
By Georgina Gustin
Reversing Years of Dietary Advice, the Trump Administration Tells Consumers to Eat More Red Meat
By Georgina Gustin
What Top Climate Scientists Think of Trump’s Treaty Withdrawals
By Lee Hedgepeth
Outcry Builds Over Trump’s Withdrawal From International, Climate Treaties
By Marianne Lavelle
As Trump Eyes Greenland, What Could That Mean for Island’s Mineral Wealth and Environment?
By Nicholas Kusnetz
How Trump Derailed a NOAA Pioneer’s Move From Climate Impacts to Solutions
By Marianne Lavelle
EPA Funding Salvaged in US Congress Spending Bill
By Liza Gross
Arizona’s AG Is Clear-Eyed About the State’s Energy Costs and Water Scarcity—but Can It Help Her Win Reelection?
By Wyatt Myskow
