Climate Elections
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![A man in jeans and a collared shirt stands among houses under construction]()
![A man in jeans and a collared shirt stands among houses under construction]()
How the Marshall Fire sparked a political transformation in Colorado
After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.
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![a collage of a person looking at a circle filled with a color rendering of the proposed city 'California Forever.' Outside of the circle, the landscape consists of dry fields and turbines]()
![a collage of a person looking at a circle filled with a color rendering of the proposed city 'California Forever.' Outside of the circle, the landscape consists of dry fields and turbines]()
Is it possible to build a dream city from scratch?
Sustainability is at the heart of California Forever’s ambitious plan for a new city — and its problems.
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![Kamala Harris speaks at a lectern outside with Joe Biden in the background]()
![Kamala Harris speaks at a lectern outside with Joe Biden in the background]()
What would a Harris presidency mean for the climate?
A look at Kamala Harris' record on clean energy, climate diplomacy, and environmental justice in California, the Senate, and the White House.
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![President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump stand behind podiums on the left, and behind them is a large blue screen with the words]()
![President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump stand behind podiums on the left, and behind them is a large blue screen with the words]()
Climate change got a question in the presidential debate. It didn’t get much of an answer.
Biden alluded to the Inflation Reduction Act, while Trump went on an incoherent rant about "H2O."
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How should Georgia elect key utility regulators? US Supreme Court is asked to weigh in.
Elections for the state's Public Service Commission have been on hold for years.
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![Three people walk on sand with puddles on the edge of a lake.]()
In Utah, climate concerns are now motivating candidates
Would-be voters in the coal and oil state signal they’re increasingly alarmed by climate change.
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Meet the communities trying to take over their local electric utility
Activists say public power would lower bills and expand clean energy. But they face tough opposition from investor-owned utilities.
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Maine voters reject effort to create the first statewide public power company
A historic referendum asked voters in Maine if they wanted to replace their privately owned utilities with a publicly owned one.
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![Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and other Republican state attorneys general speak during a press conference to discuss the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in January 2020.]()
![Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and other Republican state attorneys general speak during a press conference to discuss the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in January 2020.]()
Louisiana’s new governor is one of the fossil fuel industry’s biggest defenders
Jeff Landry has sued the Biden administration over everything from air pollution to oil leases to flood insurance.
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Kentucky’s Democratic governor would rather not talk about climate change
In a coal-powered state beset by disasters, Andy Beshear hopes to win reelection by avoiding the elephant in the room.
