Adam Aton
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How Warnock's win changes the climate game for Senate Dems
Sen. Raphael Warnock's victory in Georgia won't help Democrats pass bills. But securing a 51st Senate seat unlocks new resources — and investigative tools — → Read More
What's next for climate politics? 7 results offer clues.
With a thin majority, the House GOP risks becoming paralyzed between members who want to ax Biden's climate programs and those inclined to cut a deal. → Read More
'Defining challenge': NATO names climate as major threat
In documents published yesterday, NATO declared its aim to become the "leading international organisation” on climate security. → Read More
SOTU: What Biden said — and didn’t say — on climate
After searching for a climate win during the first year of his presidency, Biden used his State of the Union address to focus on other crises. → Read More
Military exempt from Biden order to cut federal emissions
There's a Pentagon-shaped hole in President Biden's plans to cut government emissions. → Read More
Why John Hickenlooper didn't join 'Manchinema'
As Colorado's governor, John Hickenlooper worked with the oil and gas sector to cut pollution. As a senator, he's seeing how hard it is to duplicate that strategy. → Read More
Democrats fear climate impact of only passing bipartisan bill
Tense negotiations over Democrats' $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill leave their biggest climate plans in doubt. → Read More
This Democrat is bucking Biden’s climate plan
New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer has tussled with party leaders before. But this is different. → Read More
POLITICS: Carbon pricing refuses to go away
A socialist senator held a hearing yesterday where almost everyone praised market-based climate policy. → Read More
PEOPLE: Veteran Interior IG staffer Nancy DiPaolo retires
President Biden's plan yesterday to boost offshore wind faces steep obstacles in the Northeast, where governors are promising a renewable jobs boom. → Read More
ELECTION 2020: 'Gut punch' or 'prize'? The race muddled climate politics
The 2020 election offered a stark choice between climate agendas — and voters seem to have picked both. → Read More
POLITICS: Skepticism soared during the last recession. Will it again?
An Obama-era phantom has returned to haunt climate hawks: Will voters care about the environment during a recession? → Read More
CAMPAIGN 2020: Does climate change still matter in the election?
Climate's star treatment on the campaign trail is over. Now it's the coronavirus election. → Read More
PROFILE: Bloomberg wants to save the world. Where'd he get that idea?
Michael Bloomberg began his climate crusade almost by accident. He went from being a Republican mayor who axed New York's recycling program to a Democratic presidential candidate who sniffs at President Obama as "not exactly radical" on climate change. → Read More
PROFILE: Bloomberg wants to save the world. Where'd he get that idea?
Michael Bloomberg began his climate crusade almost by accident. He went from being a Republican mayor who axed New York's recycling program to a Democratic presidential candidate who sniffs at President Obama as "not exactly radical" on climate change. → Read More
INTERIOR: ESA foe takes on new role
A fierce critic of the Endangered Species Act is now advising the director of the U.S. Geological Survey. → Read More
CAMPAIGN 2020: Kamala Harris and her connection to inmate firefighters
As California attorney general, Kamala Harris led a team that fought to keep more people imprisoned so they could fight wildfires. She said later that she was unaware of the effort. → Read More
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Sources: Trump admin to roll out ESA overhaul next week
The Trump administration is expected to roll out the most significant set of Endangered Species Act regulatory revisions in a generation next week, according to three sources. → Read More
EL PASO SHOOTING: Suspect's manifesto emphasizes environmental degradation
The 21-year-old suspect in the mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart mingled environmentalism with white supremacy, saying in a manifesto that dwindling resources made racist violence "logical." → Read More
INTERIOR: Here's what Bernhardt could do on climate — if he wanted to
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt claims he doesn't have the authority to address climate change. Past officials and lawmakers say that's a political interpretation. → Read More