Stung by the party’s sweeping losses in November and desperate to win back working-class voters, the Democratic Party is in retreat on climate change. Nowhere is that retrenchment more jarring than in the nation’s most populous state, a longtime bastion of progressive politics on the environment.

Heat and other climate impacts like floods and storms affect voters, candidates and poll workers in different ways at different times, and can even tip election results, researchers and officials report.

Last week the world’s leading scientists met in Exeter UK to discuss climate tipping points. Their conclusion is alarming: the world is entering a “danger zone where multiple climate tipping points pose catastrophic risks to billions of people”.

The Justice Department is looking into whether it can bring criminal charges against election officials the Trump administration believes aren’t doing enough to safeguard their computer systems, The New York Times reports.

Our regional news roundtable guests tell us the latest from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and the Cape and Islands.

New York passed its $254 billion state budget months ago—but a sweeping federal bill may force major changes. What’s suddenly on the chopping block?

Since Donald Trump’s re-election, Wall Street has abandoned public climate alliances and toned down diversity initiatives. But US bankers want Europeans to know that’s not the whole story.

The July 2024 general election saw a major shift in the UK’s approach to tackling climate change. The incoming Labour government made ambitious pledges to cut emissions and switch to green energy, with a target of “clean power” by 2030 and support for on and offshore wind.