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Guardian

How Mamdani connects climate policy to his affordability agenda as he runs for New York mayor

Many of the democratic socialist’s policies aim to slash carbon emissions and boost environmental justice

Dharna Noor · July 3, 2025
Grist

Why many low-income households can’t afford this free home improvement program

Thousands of people “are falling through the cracks" because they can't make repairs to qualify for the Weatherization Assistance Program.

Tik Root · July 2, 2025
Guardian

Trump’s tax bill seeks to prevent AI regulations. Experts fear a heavy toll on the planet

Unrestricted AI use could add 1bn tons of planet-heating emissions in the US over the next decade, researchers say

Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor · July 1, 2025
Mother Jones

Senate version of “Beautiful” bill will “kill” America’s clean energy sector, experts say

New taxes on wind and solar are “truly bizarre, a self-defeating measure.”

Henry Carnell · June 30, 2025

Grist

Firefighting foams contain toxic PFAS. Could soybeans be the answer?

The surprising "win-win" for farmers and fire departments.

Frida Garza · June 29, 2025
Guardian

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs

David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passed

Jonathan Watts · June 28, 2025
Guardian

Elizabeth Warren presses oil companies on tax break lobbying for Senate bill

Democratic senator leads calls for answers over provision that could cut fossil fuel firms’ income tax to zero

Dharna Noor · June 27, 2025
Grist

California rolls on with electric trucks, despite Trump’s roadblocks

California remains committed to zero-emissions trucking. But Trump's hostility to the idea means it will require creative policymaking.

Benton Graham · June 26, 2025

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A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax — even if they’re paying it

Even in the U.S., where the policy was least popular, half of those surveyed said they'd support a climate tax that redistributes wealth.

Sophie Hurwitz · June 25, 2025
Guardian

Why is Iran’s nuclear programme so essential to its identity?

Why does a country with large oil reserves feel such a need to have home-grown civil nuclear energy?

Patrick Wintour · June 24, 2025
High Country News

Inside Utah’s PR campaign to seize public lands

Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land.

Jimmy Tobias · June 23, 2025
Vox.com

How climate change will worsen hunger

Even America’s richest farmlands can’t outrun climate collapse. That’s everyone’s problem.

Umair Irfan · June 22, 2025