The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Is Going to Be Very, Very Expensive
The agency can still regulate carbon pollution, just not in the most efficient, system-wide ways.
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Your guide to life on a warming planet
‘Greenwashing’ Isn’t About Consumers
Corporate climate action has become an employee perk
How to Be a Good Person Without Annoying Everyone
There’s a simple trick to provoking better behavior, without seeming like a self-righteous jerk.
Will These Be the Last Polar Bears on Earth?
A newly identified population in Greenland is less dependent on the vanishing sea ice. But even they can’t hold out forever.
A Hotter, Poorer, and Less Free America
In the next few weeks, Senate Democrats could fall short—for arguably the third time in 30 years—of passing a climate deal. What will that mean for the planet and the country?
Biden’s Climate Goals Rest on a 71-Year-Old Defense Law
The Defense Production Act has become an important tool as the White House’s climate policy has stalled in Congress.
Kelp Is Weirdly Great at Sucking Carbon Out of the Sky
The start-up Running Tide wants to use kelp buoys to fight climate change. The plan might not work, but it’s still a preview of our climate future.
Scotland’s Billionaires Are Turning Climate Change Into a Trophy Game
A net-zero land rush is sweeping the country, and both locals and wealthy “green lairds” are trying to buy in.
The Democrats Really Are That Dense About Climate Change
The party doesn’t even seem to realize that it’s blowing a once-in-a-decade chance to pass meaningful climate legislation.
Americans Are Missing a Key Stratum of Modern Knowledge
To understand how climate change is altering our planet, it helps to know a little Earth science.