
Umair Irfan
Former correspondent
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At least four candidates are in favor.

Several candidates say they would take action on day one of their administration.

Some candidates say they will hold polluters criminally accountable for their harm to the environment.

Elizabeth Warren says she’ll expand infrastructure to protect vulnerable communities from extreme weather events.


Japan is pushing ahead with a fuel source that’s exacerbating climate change.


A bad name for an illness can be dangerous. That’s why it took so long to settle on Covid-19.


“We have never seen anything like this.”


How do you get other countries to limit their emissions? Presidential contenders want to use trade agreements.


His State of the Union speech didn’t mention climate change. Instead, he bragged about planting trees.


Biofuel is a major industry in Iowa. Democrats are promoting it to fight climate change and counter Trump.