Climate Politics
All Stories
-
![Aerial shot of a sterilization facility]()
![Aerial shot of a sterilization facility]()
Trump EPA moves to repeal regulation of cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide
The repeal loosens standards for roughly 90 sterilization facilities that emit the toxic chemical in neighborhoods across the country.
-
![Photo of a discarded no-entry traffic sign lying on land parched by drought.]()
![Photo of a discarded no-entry traffic sign lying on land parched by drought.]()
The planet is overheating. Why is the news looking away?
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein.
-
![Signs at BP and Shell display prices for gasoline at stations in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2. The war in Iran has caused prices to surge.]()
![Signs at BP and Shell display prices for gasoline at stations in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2. The war in Iran has caused prices to surge.]()
As gas prices soar, Trump is ignoring the lessons of the last oil crisis
Fuel economy rules have reduced U.S. dependence on oil. Trump ripped them up — and then sent gas prices through the roof.
-
![An older woman walks next to an office building holding a Save the EPA handmade sign]()
![An older woman walks next to an office building holding a Save the EPA handmade sign]()
The fight for the heart of the US Environmental Protection Agency
One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.
-
![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem takes her seat as she arrives for a House of Representatives hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. President Trump fired Noem this week following her testimony.]()
![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem takes her seat as she arrives for a House of Representatives hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. President Trump fired Noem this week following her testimony.]()
Kristi Noem all but killed FEMA. Will her departure save it?
The embattled Homeland Security secretary froze spending and slashed staff. It may well have been illegal.
-
![Trump looks toward the camera in the Oval Office, behind him stand five men.]()
![Trump looks toward the camera in the Oval Office, behind him stand five men.]()
The hidden potential of Trump’s critical minerals stockpile
The administration’s rush to secure the components for the military could benefit renewable energy — someday.
-
![a farmer with a straw hat stands in a field of blueberries against a blue sky]()
![a farmer with a straw hat stands in a field of blueberries against a blue sky]()
After a lawsuit, USDA agrees to share climate risk data with farmers
Now, even if the webpages come down again, the data can remain public.
-
![Photo of smokestacks spewing smoke into a blue sky with large mounds of coal in front]()
![Photo of smokestacks spewing smoke into a blue sky with large mounds of coal in front]()
The culture war is coming for your electricity
Utah Republicans are calling for an energy "divorce" from blue states. A major utility just granted part of their wish.
-
![Image of the colorado river with a cutout of the Colorado River upside down and superimposed over it]()
![Image of the colorado river with a cutout of the Colorado River upside down and superimposed over it]()
The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now.
The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in decades.
-
![The exterior of the United States Supreme Court building.]()
![The exterior of the United States Supreme Court building.]()
A tough Supreme Court hearing brings little clarity on Line 5 pipeline’s fate
Michigan has been trying to shut down the controversial pipeline since 2019. A technical question before the court could seal its fate.
