Kate Aronoff

Just say “China,” and everyone except AOC suddenly supports massive data center build-outs that will torch the planet.

It’s not just the Trump administration. Bankers, centrist Democrats, and others are embracing the idea that climate targets were never realistic—and that we should now prepare, ruthlessly, for a new future.

The president claims the measures will help autoworkers. But experts say that’s far from certain—and that they could tank the industry instead.

Supposedly, this is all going to revive domestic manufacturing. But the evidence for that is slim, and it wouldn’t happen overnight—especially not without other policies.

ICE’s detention of a Washington state union organizer, alongside other threats to activists, raises the question of how far the Trump team will go to stifle dissent.

Oil and gas CEOs rip into the president over the “chaos” and “uncertainty” produced by his policies.

In pursuit of gold, lithium, and other materials, the White House wants to intervene in the private sector and expand government rather than shrink it.

Protesters are the least of this company’s problems.

Trump is cutting power to the EV industry. It’s unclear if it can recover.

The new energy secretary says climate disasters are just the price you pay for “building the modern world.” A startling number of business and world leaders seem to agree with him.

With each passing day, this White House seems to have more in common with its crypto-scammer allies.

The ax has come down on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and that could have unexpectedly deadly consequences for your pets—not to mention your own health.

Programs projected to prevent thousands of deaths and even more illnesses are on the chopping block, while Republicans propose handing $4.5 trillion to millionaires and billionaires.

In changing the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” on its website, the major green group has caved even as other environmental groups, and also the Associated Press, hold firm.

The administration’s assault on government regulations was expected. But how do you fight a budding dictator in court?

The big bet on artificial intelligence has turned tech billionaires from vocal climate advocates into Trump toadies.

The new secretary of transportation says the Biden administration didn’t do enough to prevent plane crashes. But all his department seems to be focusing on is broadcasting anti-wokeness and raising costs for consumers.

The wealthy will ride out the crisis on private islands—or so the story goes. Instead, they’re sticking around, distorting housing and insurance markets.

Popular narrative suggests insurance companies have to raise rates due to fire risk. In reality, the companies are doing pretty well.

Tesla could launch the robotaxis by year’s end, and Wall Street is banking on the incoming president to clear any regulations that stand in the way.