New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s embrace of natural gas as a solution to energy affordability and reliability concerns has triggered environmentalists’ ire.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Tuesday was a great day at the ballot box for the planet, with climate-friendly initiatives and candidates winning nationwide.

California Governor Gavin Newsom says his Democratic Party is "back on its feet" after a string of election wins -- and the way to make Americans care about global warming is to show how it affects their wallets.

The big wins by Democrats in Tuesday’s elections across the US turned into a rallying cry at an environmental conference in Rio de Janeiro.

Mikie Sherrill launched her successful New Jersey campaign with a promise to freeze utility bills and accelerate solar power in the state.

Democratic election wins last week reignited arguments on how — or if — candidates should discuss climate change on the campaign trail.

Not only are the impacts of climate change ever more obvious over the past year—last week alone two people died in floods in New York City, while a new report estimates extreme heat kills one person per minute worldwide—but increasingly,

Zohran Mamdani will need to enforce the city’s building decarbonization law, enact his green school policy and handle the climate change-related issues residents often face—like flooding and extreme heat.

At the America First Policy Institute’s Global Energy Summit, speakers derided climate action and heralded their efforts to reverse key environmental initiatives.