Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
Harris Grabs Green New Deal Network Endorsement That Eluded Biden
By Marianne Lavelle, Keerti Gopal
‘Vance Profits, We Pay The Price’: Sunrise Movement Protests J.D. Vance Over Billionaire Influence and Calls on Kamala Harris to Take Climate Action
By Keerti Gopal
Should Companies Get Paid When Governments Phase Out Fossil Fuels? They Already Are
By Katie Surma, Nicholas Kusnetz
California Still Has No Plan to Phase Out Oil Refineries
By Liza Gross
Kamala Harris’s Environmental and Climate Record, in Her Own Words
By Jenni Doering and Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
A New National Spotlight Shines on Josh Shapiro’s Contested Environmental Record
By Kiley Bense
Western States and Industry Groups Unite to Block BLM’s Conservation Priority Land Rule
By Najifa Farhat
White House Looks to Safeguard Groundwater Supplies as Aquifers Decline Nationwide
By Wyatt Myskow
Biden Administration Targets Domestic Emissions of Climate Super-Pollutant With Eye Toward U.S.-China Climate Agreement
By Phil McKenna
New Federal Grants Could Slash U.S. Climate Emissions by Nearly 1 Billion Metric Tons Through 2050
By Kristoffer Tigue, Marianne Lavelle
Electric Vehicles Strain the Automaker-Big Oil Alliance
By Marianne Lavelle
The Barely Recognizable J.D. Vance as Trump’s Vice Presidential Running Mate
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Plastics Pollution Has Become a ‘Crisis,’ Biden Administration Acknowledges
By Marianne Lavelle
Trump’s Environmental Impact Endures, at Home and Around the World
By Marianne Lavelle
![A crew works on transmission lines in Montgomery Village, Maryland. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is among a group of governors calling on the regional grid operator to speed up transmission expansion. Credit: Eric Lee/The Washington Post via Getty Images](https://cdn.statically.io/img/insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1245194497-330x220.jpg)
Clean Energy Projects Are Stuck in a Years-Long Queue. Maryland and Neighboring States Are Pushing for a Fix
By Aman Azhar
![Maya van Rossum led environmental activists at the New York State Capitol on Friday demanding enforcement of the state's Green Amendment. Credit: Caroline Gutman/Inside Climate News](https://cdn.statically.io/img/insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Gutman_MayaVanRossum_07-square-330x220.jpg)
New York’s Green Amendment Guarantees the Right to a ‘Healthful Environment.’ Activists Want the State to Enforce It
By Peter Mantius
![Ranking member David Scott (left) and Chairman Glenn Thompson conduct a House Committee on Agriculture hearing on March 28, 2023. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images](https://cdn.statically.io/img/insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1249688424-330x220.jpg)