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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

April 19, 2024 Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant

The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.

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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

April 10, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall

These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

March 11, 2024 ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool

Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

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Electric vs. Gas Cars: Is It Cheaper to Drive an EV?

March 21, 2024 Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Chances are, yes. Here’s how to be sure.

Biden’s Clean Trucks Proposal Is Too Slow on Ditching Dirty Diesel

April 29, 2022 Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Communities in high-traffic corridors need trucks to stop polluting their air—and they need it now.

Biden Pledges to Cut U.S. Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030

April 22, 2021 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

It’s urgent. It’s ambitious. But most of all, it’s totally doable.

What Biden Should Get Done on Day One (or Close to It)

January 20, 2021 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Our next president could address many pressing environmental and public health issues right away—some with just a stroke of the executive pen.

Jennifer Granholm and Pete Buttigieg—Two Biden Cabinet Picks to Help Steer the Country Toward a Better Climate Future

December 21, 2020 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

A pair of policy wonks with a shared goal of creating jobs while cutting carbon pollution: That sounds pretty good after the last four years.

The Environment in 2019: Glass-Half-Full Version

December 23, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

It’s easy to get hung up on all the bad stuff that happened. But there was actually some good stuff, too!

Trump Is Trying to Stand in the Way of Electric Cars. They’re Breezing Right Past Him.

April 12, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

While the president mocks low-emission vehicles, the rest of the country is busy paving the way for their big day.

Some Carmakers Put Their Faith in the Trump Administration. It’s Costing Them.

March 15, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

They thought the president might ease up a little on federal fuel-efficiency standards. They didn’t expect him to be so reckless.

The Nihilism of Trump’s Climate Policy

October 5, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The administration cites the likelihood of catastrophic global temperature rise to justify gutting fuel-efficiency standards. Yes, you read that correctly.

Weakening Car Pollution Rules: This May Be Trump’s Dumbest Rollback Yet

August 3, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The president wants to relax national fuel efficiency standards and bully states into scuttling their own plans for lower emissions and cleaner air.

To Save Cities, Invest in Mass Transit

February 23, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The Department of Transportation’s TIGER program helps communities thrive by funding innovative transportation projects. Congress shouldn’t let Trump do away with it.

Could Peak Oil Demand Be Just a Dozen Years Away?

January 26, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Quantum leaps in electric vehicle technology are causing some analysts to revise their estimates of when we’ll no longer crave so much crude.

Three Trends That Should Make Environmentalists Hopeful About 2018

December 21, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The new year will be a crapshoot, to be sure—but these trends augur well for climate and sustainability.

Other Countries Are Giving Up Gas-Powered Cars—Will the U.S. Ever Hop Aboard?

August 4, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

How inevitable is the advent of the electric vehicle in America? We asked an anthropologist.

Hey Commuters: Take the Money and Walk

June 23, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Bosses are offering employees cold, hard cash to give up their “free” parking space at work. And it may be a win-win for everybody—including Mother Earth.

Airplanes vs. Bullet Trains: The Race Is On in Texas

July 13, 2016 Latest NewsTexasJeff Turrentine

Fifty years ago, Southwest Airlines revolutionized regional air travel. Now another Texas-based business is launching a counterrevolution on the ground—and the carbon savings could be huge.