Of life and lithium
“California is poised to become the world’s largest source of batteries, and it couldn’t come at a more crucial moment in our efforts to move away from fossil fuels.”
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are everywhere: here’s what that means for wildlife
Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.
Why Damar Hamlin didn’t die for our sins
I’ve wondered if that specter of sudden death could become a turning point in the history of what’s arguably America’s most popular and perilous pastime.
Texas GOP’s top anti-groomer crusader resigns over sexual misconduct with teenage aide
The lawmaker was facing an expulsion hearing after an internal investigation found he had furnished a 19-year-old staffer with alcohol and later tried to intimidate her into silence about what transpired and their relationship.
New WHO report demands urgent action on climate and health crises
“The same unsustainable choices that are killing our planet are killing people.”
Beyond our control
America in the Mid-Seventies and 2020
Climate Change May Spark Next Financial Crisis, Former Bank of England Regulator Says
“It is potentially a systemic risk.”
Cosmic irony, cosmic con job: MAGA Trump, hatched in savage distrust of government, now...
The biggest, worst Trump Lie: that good governance that serves the majority is impossible and that burning all down is superior to reforming structures.
Clean Commute for Kids Act invests $25 billion for electric school buses
"The Clean Commute for Kids Act will help build a greener, cleaner future for our kids.”
Trump faces revised indictment in election interference case after Supreme Court’s immunity ruling
Special counsel adjusts charges in response to Supreme Court decision, narrowing focus on Trump’s actions as a candidate rather than as president.