Climate, energy, and environmental policy shape everything from gas pump prices to community recovery after floods and storms. This category explains how the U.S. government uses science, law, and regulation to manage climate risks, guide energy markets, and protect air, water, land, and public health.
Climate Science, Risk, and National Security
Federal agencies collect and interpret climate data to inform long-term planning and security decisions, from joint satellite monitoring by NOAA and NASA to the future of the National Climate Assessment. Climate change is increasingly framed as a security issue affecting military planning and global stability. Other pieces explain the mounting price tag of climate impacts, which federal programs pay for them, and how cuts to weather and emergency agencies affect real-world disaster response.
Energy Systems, Prices, and Technology
Energy policy links geopolitics, infrastructure, and household budgets through shifting oil markets, detailed breakdowns of gas prices today and projections for 2026, and rising utility bills driven by appliance regulations.
Air quality is essential for protecting public health and the environment across the United States.…
View All →America's wildlife and natural habitats face unprecedented challenges from habitat loss, invasive species, and climate…
Climate adaptation and resilience describe how the federal government and local partners prepare communities, infrastructure,…
View All →Climate change affects every aspect of American governance—from federal spending on disaster recovery to international…
U.S. climate policy involves federal laws, regulations, and international commitments to address greenhouse gas emissions…
U.S. energy policy shapes how Americans power their homes, commute to work, and pay for…
U.S. energy production generates electricity from diverse sources, including natural gas, coal, solar, wind, and…
Environmental health and justice ensures fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of…
Environmental protection in the United States relies on a network of federal agencies, laws, and…
Hazardous materials and waste include substances that pose risks to health and the environment. These…
America's land and soil form the foundation of federal environmental, agricultural, and economic policies. Multiple…
Natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and winter storms impact communities across the United…
Public lands in the United States encompass about 640 million acres, representing nearly 28% of…
The federal government has set an ambitious sustainability agenda to cut greenhouse gases across its…
View All →Water is essential to every American community, from drinking water supplies to agriculture and industry.…
While headlines focused on the military campaign, the stock market was already sorting winners from losers. In the first seventy-two…
Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are preparing to spend nearly $700 billion on artificial intelligence data centers in 2026. Most of…
The Trump administration has submitted a legal brief asking the Supreme Court to stop Colorado communities from suing fossil fuel…
That's not a projection or an estimate adjusted for future claims. It's what happened: 23 separate billion-dollar weather disasters, 276…
Several climate records broke at once in 2025: warmest ocean heat content on record, record high sea levels, and lowest…
The year 2025 ranked among the warmest on record for surface temperatures—NASA reported it tied for second-warmest with 2023, while…
On January 7, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing federal agencies to cease participation in and funding…
The United States has withdrawn from the 1992 climate treaty that started international climate cooperation. American negotiators have also exited…