April 2023 – Climate Desk

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Guardian

Private Equity Giant Billed Itself a Climate Leader. A New Report Calls BS.

The Carlyle Group is “a driving force behind climate change.”

Nina Lakani · April 30, 2023
Grist

Microsoft Quietly Supported Legislation to Make It Easier to Fix Devices

Major tech companies have long opposed the right to repair, but Microsoft is finally engaging with lawmakers and activists.

Maddie Stone · April 28, 2023
Slate

Texas Is “Fixing” Its Power Grid in the Most Texas Way Possible

Pending legislation imperils ordinary Texans—but it’s great for the gas industry.

Nitish Pahwa · April 27, 2023
Mother Jones

Is Your Dinner Brought to You by Child Labor?

Why the nation’s food sector has the most child-labor violations

Teresa Cotsirilos · April 26, 2023
Guardian

Experts Hail Decision to Let US Climate Lawsuits Advance

Ruling was "like a dam breaking."

Hilary Beaumont · April 25, 2023
YaleEnvironment360

Long Reviled as ‘Ugly,’ Sea Lampreys Finally Get Some Respect

The sucker-mouthed marine lamprey has been dismissed as grotesque and a threat to sport fish. But fisheries managers in New England and the Pacific Northwest are recognizing the ecological importance of lampreys in their native waters and are stepping up efforts to help them recover.

Ted Williams · April 25, 2023
Grist

A Transition to Clean Energy Was Supposed to Be Equitable. Instead, it’s Hurting Indigenous Communities

“I constantly receive information that Indigenous Peoples fear a new wave of green investments."

Sarah Sax · April 24, 2023
Inside Climate News

DC’s Biggest “Clean Energy” Group Lobbies for Gas-Friendly Policies

Under Jason Grumet, the American Clean Power Association presses for solutions that appeal to its fossil fuel members.

Marianne Lavelle · April 21, 2023
Guardian

To Hit Climate Goals, the US Needs Way More Electricians—and Not Just Dudes

Recruiting more women to this male-dominated trade would help address a critical labor shortage.

Danielle Renwick · April 20, 2023
Mother Jones

Yes in Our Backyards

It’s time progressives like me learned to love the green building boom.

Bill McKibben · April 19, 2023
Mother Jones

Electrify Everything

Decarbonizing the economy will require a building boom not seen since the New Deal. Here’s what it takes, and what stands in the way.

April 18, 2023
Canada's National Observer

Canada’s Banks Have Sunk $1 Trillion into Fossil Fuels Since 2016

Their financial exposure could pose systemic risks as the transition to cleaner fuels unfolds.

John Woodside · April 13, 2023