Stories by Scott Waldman

“Energy independence” doesn’t mean what politicians think it means

Factories that produce everything from aluminum to pasta are receiving a combined total of billions of dollars in government funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industry

Dozens of conservative organizations have banded together to provide Trump a road map—known as Project 2025—to boost fossil fuels and limit government climate science

Schools are a growing battlefield in climate politics as conservative states reshape their curriculum to downplay people’s contribution to rising temperatures

Though Republican presidential candidates aimed to set themselves apart from Donald Trump at Wednesday’s debate, none are seizing on climate policy or support for renewable energy manufacturing and jobs as a way to stand out

Florida’s Department of Education has approved classroom use of videos that spout climate disinformation and distort climate science

A concept for reducing car traffic in European cities, called the “15-minute city,” is being falsely described by far-right opponents of the idea as a communist-style lockdown on personal freedoms

Texas education officials adopted changes to internal guidance on textbooks that could steer schools to buy books that misinform students about global warming

President Joe Biden named an expert on paleoclimatology to a White House intelligence panel

Voters under age 30 turned out for Raphael Warnock in the first race, suggesting he should lean even harder into climate policy

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