Maxine Joselow

Washington, D.C.

Reporter focusing on climate change and environment

Education: Brown University, BA in English

Maxine Joselow is a staff writer who covers climate change and the environment. Joselow came to The Post from E&E News, an environmental publication that is part of Politico.
Latest from Maxine Joselow

New EPA rule could save 4,200 lives a year. Industry warns it could cost Biden his reelection.

Business groups say the stricter standard on particulate pollution could hurt manufacturing jobs in states key to President Biden’s reelection chances.

January 19, 2024

John Kerry to step down as top U.S. climate change negotiator

The U.S. special climate envoy, who turned 80 last year, is expected to depart from the Biden administration this spring.

January 13, 2024

U.S. takes another big step on climate ‘super-pollutant’

The action is one of the Biden administration’s strongest against the fossil fuel industry under provisions of a 2022 climate law.

January 12, 2024

Yellow school buses are going green with a $1 billion investment

The EPA funding will allow school districts to purchase electric and low-emission buses, but it could be a bumpy transition for some districts

January 8, 2024

The last Climate 202

Our last edition is full of news about trends in U.S. climate policy, flooding in the nation’s capital and protection of old-growth forests.

December 19, 2023

How drones are hunting for climate-change-fueled diseases

In Peru, researchers are using high-tech gear to track mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever and malaria.

December 15, 2023

Don’t sleep on the energy efficiency pledge at COP28

The final agreement at the COP28 climate talks calls for “doubling the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030.”

December 14, 2023

The planet is warming so fast, it could cross a key climate limit in 2024

New research shows a planet on track to top a warming benchmark next year, but many at COP28 remain hopeful — too hopeful, in the eyes of some scientists.

December 13, 2023

The world just made it clear the fossil fuel era is ending — with some wiggle room

Island nations say COP28 agreement has a “litany of loopholes,” but it marks the first time nations have signaled the end of oil, gas and coal.

December 13, 2023

COP28 ended with a historic deal on fossil fuels. Here’s what to know.

The agreement comes after nearly two weeks of furious debate at the summit, where diplomats from Saudi major oil exporters had pushed to prolong the era of oil, gas and coal.

December 13, 2023