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July 7, 2023
Molly Taft
How the Supreme Court Could Destroy Environmental Justice Efforts
Last week’s rulings have real ramifications for how the government could help vulnerable communities moving forward.
July 6, 2023
John Last
White House Floats the Idea of Blocking Out the Sun
For years, advocates have refused to consider the possibility that geoengineering to slow climate change could be an option on the table. But we may be at a point where its use is inevitable.
July 3, 2023
Patrick George
The Bitter Conclusion of Trump’s Failed Flirtation With Electric Vehicles
Trump once used the promise of an electric future to further his own political gains—while leaving Ohio workers in the lurch.
July 1, 2023
Alleen Brown
When Will We Stop Letting People Die From Heat in Prison?
The organizing and outrage over inmate heat deaths is reaching a crescendo this summer.
June 30, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Texas GOP Offers Workers the Freedom to Boil Alive
A new bill rolls back city-level rights for workers to take breaks during hot days—as Texas swelters through a punishing heat wave.
June 30, 2023
Molly Taft
The Right-Wing Groups Behind the War on ESG
A new report sheds light on state-level legislative attacks on the right’s newfound obsession.
June 29, 2023
Sarah Stankorb
Ohioans Keep Paying for Republicans’ Dirty Energy Scandal
Two Ohio politicians will be sentenced to potentially years in prison this week for their role in a scandal to prop up failing forms of energy. Somehow, Ohioans are still paying those bills.
June 28, 2023
Kate Aronoff
New Jersey County Drafts Right-Wing Legal Movement Into Anti-Wind Fight
To fight an offshore wind project, the county has hired a law firm with extensive ties to a national right-wing legal movement determined to put a halt to climate policy.
June 27, 2023
Lois Parshley
Alaska Wants to Let an Oil Giant Keep Secrets From Its Own People
A small Alaskan town is standing up to the largest private oil company in the United States.
June 23, 2023
Molly Taft
Confessions of a Frequent Flier
Why is the airline industry so hard to decarbonize—and can we ever expect to fly guilt-free?
June 21, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Tesla Is Taking Over America’s Charging Stations
In our electric car future, Elon Musk may decide how far you can drive.
June 19, 2023
Eleanor Cummins
Indoor Air Quality is the Next Big Climate Worry
Indoor spaces contain, on average, higher concentrations of pollution than outdoor air in communities across the U.S.
June 16, 2023
Kate Aronoff
The Teamsters’ Strike Has Already Claimed a Climate Win
Delivery drivers, who have reported temperatures upward of 140 degrees in their trucks, won a suite of protections ahead of strike vote.
June 16, 2023
Molly Taft
The Fossil Fuel Industry Veterans Who Regulate Your Electricity
A closer look at the people in power who control your power
June 15, 2023
Stephen Lezak
Climate Fraud on America’s Last Frontier
The Alaskan government’s new plan is supposed to protect forests and help fix climate change. It does neither.
June 14, 2023
Kate Aronoff
We Can’t Have a Green Revolution Without Fixing Our Electric Grid
Our grid is a mess. Its formation could teach us how to fix it.
June 9, 2023
Kate Aronoff
How New York State Could Unlock Billions for Climate Finance
A bill being considered in Albany could fundamentally change the rules for private creditors—and stop them from milking poorer countries for money.
June 9, 2023
Heather Souvaine Horn
My Personal Gas Stove Saga
Improving indoor air quality is harder than it sounds.
June 8, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Smoke Is Fine, Longtime Tobacco and Coal Shill Assures Fox News Viewers
For reasons passing understanding, Steve Milloy has been invited to share his opinion on the East Coast's air quality crisis.
June 7, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Meet the GOP’s Pro–Childhood Asthma Caucus
Congressional Republicans are trying to pass legislation defending gas stoves from regulatory oversight.
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