Can Solar Energy and Conservation Exist in Tandem? The Biden administration prepared a final plan to unleash solar energy across the West By Ethan Freedman December 13, 2024 In this story: solar, renewable energy, public lands, federal climate policy
Can Old-Growth Forest Survive a Timber Bias? The agency tasked with managing old-growth forests struggles to shake its old ways By Jim Furnish December 6, 2024 In this story: forests, national forests, saving wild places, federal climate policy
Biden Must Act Now to Cement His Environmental Legacy Here are three areas where the president can take action before leaving office By Ben Jealous November 8, 2024 In this story: federal climate policy, climate change, public lands
New Federal Legislation Proposes to Make Polluters Pay for Climate Change The bill follows similar legislation at the state level By Dana Drugmand September 30, 2024 In this story: federal climate policy, climate change
The Supreme Court’s Hubris, Explained Even though the conservative justices have curtailed the power of Congress and the presidency, federal climate action is still possible By Joanne Spalding and Sanjay Narayan July 15, 2024 In this story: Supreme Court, EPA, federal climate policy
Ash Trees Are Dying Everywhere. This Is Why. A bug is going to make your summers hotter By Ethan Freedman June 23, 2024 In this story: climate change, urban planning, land use and planning, federal climate policy
Goldman Prize Winner Andrea Vidaurre Campaigns for Clean Air How a community organizer earned one of the world’s most prestigious environmental awards By Claire Greenburger April 29, 2024 In this story: environmental justice, air, transportation, federal climate policy, electric vehicles
The Environmental Victories Keep on Comin’ A cheat sheet for tracking the flood of good news from the Biden administration By Alison Harford April 25, 2024 In this story: federal climate policy, clean energy
Earth’s Global Annual Temperature Tests 1.5°C for the First Time 2023 was the hottest year on record, and scientists agree the warming trend will continue without the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels By Jonathan Hahn January 12, 2024 In this story: climate change, federal climate policy, international climate policy
Here’s Some of What Happened at the UN Climate Talks The good, the bad, and the ugly from COP28 By Tina Gerhardt December 18, 2023 In this story: climate change, international climate policy, climate negotiations, federal climate policy