Stories by Scott Waldman

Seven races help illustrate how the landscape for climate action may change in Congress and in several states

A surprise breakthrough on climate and energy legislation revives President Biden's environmental commitments by outlining large emissions reductions

President Joe Biden announced plans to expand offshore wind development and climate resilience funding for communities

The president is issuing an executive order requiring the federal government to catalog the nation’s biggest trees

Many proposed mines for minerals used in electric vehicles and clean tech will be located next to the lands of Indigenous people

Biden administration officials are also promising to accelerate the build-out of hydrogen and carbon capture

“Our climate goals may well be another victim of Russia’s aggression,” says Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency

Gina McCarthy and other administration officials showcased fusion energy in a bid to accelerate vast amounts of carbon-free power

After searching for a climate win during the first year of his presidency, Biden used his speech to focus on other crises

Chief among them are convincing other countries to sign on and putting specific policies in place

It is uncertain if a highly divided Congress will pass such a mandate

Louisa Terrell has the tough job of moving Biden’s infrastructure package through Congress

At climate summit, Japan, Canada and the E.U. also announce ambitious targets, while Russia and Australia resist

The goal sets a high bar for other countries attending today’s global climate summit

Clean energy, electric vehicles, stopping methane leaks are all “part of infrastructure” and job creation

A clean energy standard for power plants is the linchpin, although details are thin

The former EPA administrator says the Biden administration will also work with Congress to advance climate policies

Gavin Schmidt, an expert in climate modeling, will help ensure the Biden Administration has crucial data to inform its emissions reduction goals

Items include permitting for fossil fuel infrastructure and creating jobs to clean up pollution

He will also rescind a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and order a review of Trump administration environmental rollbacks

The selections of Representative Deb Haaland and Michael Regan are seen as signs that environmental justice will be prioritized by the new administration

One of the most substantive debate exchanges on the topic to date highlighted stark differences between the candidates

Many Americans have experienced climate-fueled disasters in the last four years and want to see federal action

The 2020 aims on climate are more ambitious than in 2016 but don’t meet all of activists’ demands