Lawmakers failed to bring back formal public hearings in electric rate cases and constrained state environmental regulators. But citizen opposition helped kill a move to end PSC elections.

By Lee Hedgepeth

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Despite setbacks and some significant legislative defeats, Alabama environmentalists’ biggest takeaway from the 2026 legislative session is that growing citizen opposition to weak regulation and high energy prices has put real pressure on elected officials and begun to change the political landscape, slowly but surely.

As the Alabama Legislature Adjourns, Environmentalists See a Silver Lining

Climate-conscious New Yorkers hope the mayor hasn’t forgotten them.

By Lauren Dalban

During his New York City mayoral campaign, Zohran Mamdani courted votes from environmentalists. He promised to expand green spaces in public schools and equip them with renewable energy, to meet the demands of the city’s building electrification laws and to increase investments in city parks.

After a Slow Start on Climate, Zohran Mamdani Faces Scrutiny Over Parks Budget and Environmental Promises

That would be American ratepayers—i.e., you.

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Katharine Kollins, the president of Southeastern Wind Coalition.

Who Loses in the Trump Administration’s $1 Billion ‘Deal’ to Abandon Offshore Wind?