Midterms and Climate Conditions
Your one-stop shop for the biggest climate fights and most important environmental issues this election season.
In This Series
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This map shows the 5 hottest midterm races for climate
How might environmental anxiety impact the midterm elections? Grist looked at the nation's most competitive House races.
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Big Oil wants to kill a carbon price with one simple trick (it’s $$$)
Voters could pass the country’s first fee on carbon next week in Washington state.
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5 things I learned from watching political ads that actually mention climate
One candidate climbed to the top of a wind turbine to prove she’ll go the extra mile for renewable energy. Did she impress viewers, or just give them vertigo?
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The midterms could spell the end of this bipartisan climate caucus
The Climate Solutions Caucus welcomes former climate deniers and would-be-EPA abolishers in the name of bipartisanship.
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What do vaping and offshore drilling have in common? Amendment 9.
If approved by Florida voters, the “clean air, clean water” proposal would ban indoor vaping and offshore drilling in the state constitution.
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Citizens put renewable energy on this year’s ballots
Across several states, voter-driven initiatives reign in oil-and-gas development while promoting wind and solar.
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No vote, no problem. Young people think outside the ballot box.
These young people don’t get a say at the ballot box, but they’re holding older voters to account for their role in climate change
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Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke didn’t debate climate change. Will it come up next time?
Of 12 debates in high-profile races this election season, only one included a question about climate change so far.
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The Puerto Rican diaspora gets ready to flex its political power
On the anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s landfall, the Puerto Rican diaspora is hitting the streets -- and getting people to the polls.
