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July 7, 2021
Nick Martin
When Seas Burn and Governments Do Nothing, Community Action Is the Only Way
Three days after its pipeline leak set the Gulf of Mexico ablaze, Pemex got a new offshore oil gig.
July 2, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Biden White House Has an Exxon Problem
The White House has remained conspicuously silent on a blockbuster report from Unearthed that suggested the oil company helped excise climate policy from the infrastructure package.
July 1, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Work Really Sucks When It’s Hot
Workers in the Pacific Northwest have persisted through dangerous conditions this week—a preview of summers to come.
July 1, 2021
Melody Schreiber
The Delta Covid Variant’s Urgent Message for America
Vaccinate. Do it quickly.
June 29, 2021
Lindsay Beyerstein
The Case Against the Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory
Most theories about the pandemic starting with a bioengineered virus are less plausible than the simpler alternative: bats being bats.
June 25, 2021
Nick Martin
The Biden Administration Defends Yet Another Oil Pipeline
The president says he wants to take climate change and tribal consultation seriously, but his Justice Department’s actions through the first six months are less reassuring.
June 25, 2021
Kate Aronoff
How Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuel Companies Inflated Profits for Oil and Gas Drilling
A new study estimates that tax breaks boosted the value of new oil and gas projects by up to $20 billion a year.
June 23, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Is a Gift to Wall Street, at the Planet’s Expense
The latest proposal includes climate financing schemes that would enrich wealthy investors while doing little to actually reduce emissions.
June 22, 2021
Nick Martin
Even Emergency Measures Won’t Save the West From Megadrought
Water cuts and dam removals are now necessary steps to keep the consequences of the climate crisis at bay. But the only long-term answer is to cut emissions.
June 18, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Unequal Distribution of Covid Vaccines Is a Preview of the Coming Climate Apartheid
The Summit for Vaccine Internationalism offers a space for governments of developing countries to broker their own multilateral solutions. Richer countries have largely failed them.
June 17, 2021
Nick Martin
Biden Can Still Reduce Drilling on Public Lands
A federal judge ruled against the administration’s pause on new drilling leases this week. But the Interior Department still has space to act.
June 17, 2021
Melody Schreiber
The U.S. Could Face Another Covid Surge This Fall
New models suggest that if vaccination rates only reach 68 percent and people refuse to wear masks, this autumn could be dangerous—particularly given the spread of the highly infectious delta variant.
June 16, 2021
Kate Aronoff
What Does Progressive Democrats’ “No Climate, No Deal” Threat Actually Mean?
The next time Democrats get a chance to pass climate policy, the world could have already warmed by 1.5 degrees Celsius.
June 15, 2021
Nick Martin
How Long Can the West Survive Republican Obstruction on Climate?
Some of the senators blocking climate policy represent states struggling with drought and wildfire.
June 11, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Corporations Urging “Bold Action” on Climate at the G7 Gave $1.7 Million to Politicians Blocking It in the U.S.
There’s money to be made from energy transition. There’s also money to be made from supporting Republicans who favor low taxes and deregulation.
June 11, 2021
Melody Schreiber
Herd Immunity Is Not a Magical Percentage
Yes, getting 70 percent of all Americans vaccinated is a worthy goal. But what matters even more is that enough people in enough places are vaccinated.
June 10, 2021
Nick Martin
Keystone XL Is Dead. Now Kill the Rest.
As TC Energy announced defeat this week, battles against Line 3, Line 5, and the Dakota Access Pipeline continue.
June 10, 2021
Kate Aronoff
The Democrats Successfully Crafted a Bipartisan Bill. It’s a Failure in Every Way.
Chuck Schumer’s anti-China legislation won enough Republican support to pass, but at the expense of the planet.
June 9, 2021
Kate Aronoff
Democrats Control New York but Can’t Even Pass Climate Legislation
They have a supermajority in the state legislature, but several climate bills have gone nowhere.
June 7, 2021
Nick Martin
Republican Obstructionism Meets Pipeline Hysteria in North Carolina
GOP leaders’ choice to block the nomination of a key environmental official for Governor Roy Cooper may prove counterproductive in the long run.
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