The disaster recovery workforce lacks the kind of job stability, health care benefits, and labor protections…
Category: Environmental Updates
Interest in civil disobedience has reached a mini climate tipping point
Non-violent protest for the planet? “Definitely,” say 4.8 percent of Americans in Yale study.
Divestment campaigns — and reinvestment efforts — gain strength as climate change intensifies
The global motion to sell off fossil fuel assets has picked up major speed this year.
Executive Reaction
Biden vowed to undo Trump’s toxic legacy. We’re tracking his progress.
Why renters are uniquely vulnerable to climate disasters
The U.S. housing market is tight — and 40 percent of rental units are in the…
How NYC’s public housing authority plans to transform the market for clean heat
Electrifying apartment buildings is tough. A new heat pump design could make it easier.
Why doesn’t every big box store have rooftop solar?
Superstore roofs span billions of square feet. Covering them in solar panels could power nearly 8…
Want to heal the planet? Stop ignoring Indigenous science.
A Q&A with Jessica Hernandez, a Maya Ch’orti and Binnizá-Zapotec environmental scientist.
Abandoned oil well counts are exploding — now that there’s money on the table
$4.7 billion released by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has states rethinking their abandoned oil well tallies.
If Build Back Better fails, federal climate policy may depend on Republican cooperation
Democrats' climate agenda actually contains a lot of the kinds of climate policies Republicans say they…