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Three states with climate legislation to watch

Minnesota and Maine are pursuing ambitious policies and Illinois is looking at a gas stove warning label.
Three governor's races that really matter for climate policy

Three governor's races that really matter for climate policy

With Republicans poised to control one or both chambers of Congress after next week’s midterm, the prospects for climate legislation look bleak. States will play an even more important role in slashing planet-warming emissions and transition to renewables.

Rachael Lyle: The federal government alone won't save us from climate change

Rachael Lyle: The federal government alone won't save us from climate change

In the face of a regressive Supreme Court and a slow-moving Congress, citizens must push states and cities to act.
Why Biden's climate push might not be doomed

Why Biden's climate push might not be doomed

It wouldn't be easy, but Democrats could still look to Congress, other kinds of regulations or the states in their effort to cut greenhouse gases.
'We don’t have to pretend anymore': Greens ready to bail on D.C.

'We don’t have to pretend anymore': Greens ready to bail on D.C.

Environmentalists and many of their Democratic allies are preparing to focus on state capitals as the places to press for action on climate change — going back to a strategy they employed during the Trump era.
Biden crafts a climate Plan B: Tax credits, regulation and state action

Biden crafts a climate Plan B: Tax credits, regulation and state action

The new strategy could deeply cut greenhouse gases that are heating the planet but it will still face considerable political, logistical and legal hurdles.
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