In Iowa, Sanders and Buttigieg Approached Climate from Different Angles—and Scored

With Iowans ravaged by historic flooding last year and facing possible oil industry expansion on their landscape, climate change became a leading political topic for the state, just as it was preparing for its outsized role in the 2020 presidential elections. As Iowa’s caucus results slowly trickled in Tuesday night, two candidates who have emerged as the party’s climate leaders took the lead.