Yearly Archives: 2021
New study identifies regions of greatest conservation potential for species, water quality, carbon
A new study has mapped out the regions where conservation actions can maximize the protection of biodiversity, carbon stocks, and water, while a separate study has identified regions of the world where land animals are most at threat.
How to ensure global debates about inequality are informed by views from developing countries
In the last decade inequality has been placed at the centre of the agenda for global social and economic policy. This has...
What the expanded child Tax credit means to me
Now families like mine, and every other family with kids, get life-changing help deposited directly into their bank accounts.
Infrastructure for insects: Congress should invest in bees and butterflies
Providing diverse, healthy habitat will meet a long-neglected need for the thousands of native pollinators in the country.
Texas oil regulators profit from the companies they oversee
Texas has long hosted a large and powerful oil and gas industry.
‘We had a deal’: Warren joins Sanders and House progressives in fight for Biden’s...
"We had a deal. And that deal was in place long before we voted here in the Senate."
Can Moderates and Progressives find any way to work together?
They both need to do their part. Without it, woe is be to our collective future.
Victory: PennEast Pipeline stops development of natural gas pipeline
“This is a huge victory. Today, water, the environment, and people spoke louder than fossil fuels.”
‘We aren’t bluffing’: Progressives hold the line as Pelosi moves ahead with bipartisan bill
“If we don’t pass our agenda together—that's infrastructure AND paid leave, child care, climate action, and more—then we're leaving millions of working people behind.”
The week of two high-stakes games of chicken
Neither of these games of chicken would be as fraught if Democrats were united.