First Statewide Carbon Tax Is What Our Climate Moment Demands
Climate scientists like me need to be clear about the global danger. Putting a price on CO2 would slow warming more effectively than any other policy tool we have available.
Tragedy at the border: The fatal consequences of Texas’ immigration policies
Exploring the controversial operations of Texas National Guard and the heartbreaking drowning of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump wants Charlie Kirk to be his Horst Wessel—don’t give him the opportunity
The greatest tragedy of all would be President Donald Trump successfully exploiting Kirk’s senseless killing as a pretext to carry out a nationwide crackdown on the political left.
‘Serious risk’ of vital ocean current collapse by 2100, warn scientists
If it collapsed, it could lower temperatures in some parts of Europe by up to 30°C.
It’s a myth that presidents welcome movement pressure—and Biden is no different
Rather than directing constituents to take to the streets, it is far more common for elected officials to fear the disruptive possibilities of a mobilized base.
Cooling the guns in the Middle East
The intolerable conditions have nurtured dreams of resistance: The more intolerable the conditions, the more violent the resistance.
How Native and white communities make alliances to protect the earth
Tribal nations have always been on the front lines of environmental protection. Now their neighbors are catching up.
Global mangroves at risk of collapsing, new report warns
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) found that 19.6% of mangroves, or about one in five, "are considered to be at severe risk of collapse, meaning they rank as endangered or critically endangered."
Ohio commission decides to allow fracking in state parks
The commissioners held a meeting to consider the applications, and many environmentalists showed up to protest.
As US coal exports swell, Trump admin facilitates major deal with Ukraine
The Trump administration recently helped broker a major coal export deal between Pennsylvania-based coal production company Xcoal Energy and Ukranian company Centrenergo PJSC.