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.

Former President Barack Obama has returned to the fundraising circuit, attending an event in Red Bank, New Jersey, on Friday night. Obama was set to join the chair of the Democratic National Committee, Ken Martin, at the high-dollar fundraiser, Axios reported ahead of the event.

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 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.

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?

An international coalition for phasing out fossil fuels says it told the government after the election it would have to quit the group if it re-started looking for new oil and gas, contradicting what the climate change minister told the media.