How Telehealth Can Reduce Carbon Emissions
Many have grown to embrace the convenience of telehealth brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. But now researchers have found that taking your doctor’s appointments from the couch could have…
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The Climate Pope: Francis and His Environmental Legacy
Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s first big environmental move after being elected leader of the world’s more than 1.2 billion Catholics came quickly: choosing the papal name Francis after Saint Francis of…
How Trump Could Boost Deep-Sea Mining
The Trump Administration is reportedly considering an executive order that would enable the stockpiling of metals mined from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The prospect comes as the administration…
Trade Tensions Could Open Opportunities for Climate Action
In an instant, President Trump landed the most significant blow yet to the post-war trade regime last week as he announced aggressive tariffs on friends and foes alike. Even after…
Yes, Climate Change Really is Making Your Hay Fever Worse
Climate change is bad news for a lot of reasons—the droughts, the floods, the heat, the hurricanes. And then, too, there’s all the sneezing. If you suffer from hay fever—or…
The Biggest Clean Energy Impacts from Trump’s Tariffs
The Trump Administration’s wide-reaching tariffs, announced on April 2, introduced 10% tariffs on all imported goods and additional import taxes for many countries. The tariffs sent global markets plunging and…
Trump Administration Guts Program that Helps Low-Income Households Pay for Heat
The Trump administration has laid off the entire staff of a $4.1 billion program that helps millions of low-income households pay for heat during the winter, unnerving state officials who…
The Rising Demand For Electricity Is About More than AI
How much will AI drive up power demand in the next few years? That’s been the big question at the center of the energy and climate conversation recently. Many analysts…
Trump Is Bringing Project 2025’s Anti-Climate Action Goals to Life
Despite distancing himself from Project 2025 on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump’s early actions have taken plenty of inspiration from the conservative policy playbook created by think tank the…
Why Climate Change Is Making Greenland More Desirable to Trump
On Thursday, Second Lady Usha Vance will be visiting Greenland along with a U.S. delegation. The trip, the White House says, is meant to “celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity” with…