Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Across America, Five Communities in Search of Environmental Justice
By David Hasemyer, Ilana Cohen, Judy Fahys, Kristoffer Tigue, Nicholas Kusnetz
In New York, a Progressive Challenge to the Democratic Establishment Splits Climate Groups
By Ilana Cohen
For the Sunrise Movement’s D.C. Hub, a Call to Support the Movement for Black Lives
By RACHEL FRITTS
Louisiana’s Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Imposed Harsh Penalties for Trespassing on Industrial Land
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Video: Residents Fight to Keep Composting From Getting Trashed in NYC’s Covid-19 Budget Cuts
By Anna Belle Peevey, Ilana Cohen
Q&A: A Human Rights Expert Hopes Covid-19, Climate Change and Racial Injustice Are a ‘Wake-Up Call’
By Ilana Cohen
In Louisiana, Stepping onto Oil and Gas Industry Land May Soon Get You 3 Years or More in Prison
By Nicholas Kusnetz
In the Midst of the Coronavirus, California Weighs Diesel Regulations
By Julia Kane
Trump’s New Clean Water Act Rules Could Affect Embattled Natural Gas Projects on Both Coasts
By Kristoffer Tigue
Besieged by Protesters Demanding Racial Justice, Trump Orders Waiving of Environmental Safeguards
By Marianne Lavelle
How Massachusetts v. EPA Forced the U.S. Government to Take On Climate Change
By SAM EVANS-BROWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO
As Protests Rage Over George Floyd’s Death, Climate Activists Embrace Racial Justice
By ILANA COHEN, EVELYN NIEVES, JUDY FAHYS, MARIANNE LAVELLE, JAMES BRUGGERS
Fuzzy Math: How Do You Calculate Emissions From a Storage Tank When The Numbers Don’t Add Up?
By Sabrina Shankman
How a Contrarian Scientist Helped Trump’s EPA Defy Mainstream Science
By Marianne Lavelle
Can Planting a Trillion Trees Stop Climate Change? Scientists Say it’s a Lot More Complicated
By Bob Berwyn
In Setback to Industry, the Ninth Circuit Sends California Climate Liability Cases Back to State Courts
By David Hasemyer
