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Will Peischel
Defunct Oil Wells Are a Problem. Union Workers Could Be the Solution.
The task of cleaning up the country’s toxic old well sites could be the start of a so-called just transition. But first, there’s a fundamental hurdle: Most of the companies that plug wells aren’t unionized.
Heather Souvaine Horn
How Trump Could Sabotage America’s Food Supply
From deporting agricultural workers to cutting back SNAP and free school meals, the policies Trump or his advisers have espoused could wreak havoc on households’ food budgets.
Kate Aronoff
Who’s Going to Tell Harris the Truth About Carbon Markets?
Kate Aronoff
Who’s Going to Tell Harris the Truth About Carbon Markets?
More Climate Coverage
Kate Aronoff
You Can’t Measure Human Life in Dollars
As Nobel season intersects with hurricane season, we’re getting a potent reminder of the problems with cost-benefit analysis and letting markets direct our lives.
Liza Featherstone
States Need to Do What National Leaders Won’t
Kenny Stancil
What Harris Needs to Say About Hurricanes
Heather Souvaine Horn
Fleeing a Hurricane Is Expensive