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Apocalypse Soon
July 21, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Does Anyone Understand the Democrats’ Mind-Bendingly Complicated Carbon Tariff Bill?
The so-called carbon border adjustment mechanism proposed by Democratic Senator Chris Coons this week is going to be pretty hard to implement.
July 19, 2021
Kate Aronoff
A New Global Group of 21 Lawmakers Will Pressure Countries on Climate Change
The Global Alliance for a Green New Deal wants sharper emissions cuts, better climate finance from rich countries, ecological justice, and more.
July 16, 2021
Eleanor Cummins
Those Bathing Bears Aren’t Cute. They’re Climate Change Victims.
Watching ABC’s video of a mother and cubs at Lake Tahoe, it’s easy to forget that this isn’t a family outing but a scene of desperation: The bears are seeking relief from the extreme heat.
July 15, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Europe Might Slap a Climate Tax on Us. Good.
The United States fully deserves to face tariffs for its failure to pass climate legislation.
July 14, 2021
Melody Schreiber
What the $%&! Is Going On at the FDA?
Experts want to know why the agency approved a questionable Alzheimer’s drug but has withheld full approval from Covid vaccines.
July 13, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Centrist Think Tanks Are Raking In Exxon Cash
An annual ExxonMobil report shows the company routinely giving six-figure sums to Brookings, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and similar institutions.
July 12, 2021
Nick Martin
North Carolina’s Democratic Governor Is Ignoring Black and Native Communities
For the communities already at climate change’s mercy, Governor Roy Cooper’s support for joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is just another top-down management misstep.
July 9, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Chuck Schumer Is Ready to Break Democrats’ Fealty to the “Clean Gas” Lie
At a press conference Friday opposing a new gas peaker plant, Schumer also said he favors excluding gas from any upcoming clean electricity standard.
July 8, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The U.S. Gas Industry Is Headed for Hard Times
President Biden will have to make a choice.
July 7, 2021
Alex Shephard
Fox News Adds Climate Coverage to Its Portfolio of Destruction
Cable news’s traditional home for climate denialism and political radicalism is going to make a right-wing run at the Weather Channel.
July 7, 2021
Nick Martin
When Seas Burn and Governments Do Nothing, Community Action Is the Only Way
Three days after its pipeline leak set the Gulf of Mexico ablaze, Pemex got a new offshore oil gig.
July 2, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Biden White House Has an Exxon Problem
The White House has remained conspicuously silent on a blockbuster report from Unearthed that suggested the oil company helped excise climate policy from the infrastructure package.
July 1, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Work Really Sucks When It’s Hot
Workers in the Pacific Northwest have persisted through dangerous conditions this week—a preview of summers to come.
July 1, 2021
Melody Schreiber
The Delta Covid Variant’s Urgent Message for America
Vaccinate. Do it quickly.
June 29, 2021
Lindsay Beyerstein
The Case Against the Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory
Most theories about the pandemic starting with a bioengineered virus are less plausible than the simpler alternative: bats being bats.
June 25, 2021
Nick Martin
The Biden Administration Defends Yet Another Oil Pipeline
The president says he wants to take climate change and tribal consultation seriously, but his Justice Department’s actions through the first six months are less reassuring.
June 25, 2021
Kate Aronoff
How Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuel Companies Inflated Profits for Oil and Gas Drilling
A new study estimates that tax breaks boosted the value of new oil and gas projects by up to $20 billion a year.
June 23, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Is a Gift to Wall Street, at the Planet’s Expense
The latest proposal includes climate financing schemes that would enrich wealthy investors while doing little to actually reduce emissions.
June 22, 2021
Nick Martin
Even Emergency Measures Won’t Save the West From Megadrought
Water cuts and dam removals are now necessary steps to keep the consequences of the climate crisis at bay. But the only long-term answer is to cut emissions.
June 18, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Unequal Distribution of Covid Vaccines Is a Preview of the Coming Climate Apartheid
The Summit for Vaccine Internationalism offers a space for governments of developing countries to broker their own multilateral solutions. Richer countries have largely failed them.
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