Environment

US Steel's Coke Works facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania, on September 9, 2024.

Biden Was Right to Block the US Steel Takeover Biden Was Right to Block the US Steel Takeover

Even if losing domestic sources of primary steel does not seem like a national security threat today, it might tomorrow.

Jan 7, 2025 / Todd N. Tucker

Hair…

Hair… Hair…

…Ospace.

Jan 2, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Minerals displayed at the showroom of a battery recycling plant in Wuhan, China, in 2023.

Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals

China’s latest export restriction lays bare the complex geopolitics behind President Trump’s proposed tariffs—and the green energy transition.

Jan 2, 2025 / Nicolas Niarchos

2024: Hottest Year on Record

2024: Hottest Year on Record 2024: Hottest Year on Record

The gamble of denying climate change.

Dec 27, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

The Downsides of the Wind Energy Boom

The Downsides of the Wind Energy Boom The Downsides of the Wind Energy Boom

What consequences will these massive renewable energy projects have on biodiversity?

Dec 20, 2024 / Joshua Frank

President-elect Donald Trump with Elon Musk at a launch of a test flight of the SpaceX rocket in Brownsville, Texas.

Red Tape Saves Lives Red Tape Saves Lives

“Government” might sound ineffective and wasteful in the abstract. But Americans will miss it when it’s gone.

Dec 19, 2024 / Bryce Covert

Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon in “The End.”

What Comes After the Apocalypse? A Q&A With Joshua Oppenheimer What Comes After the Apocalypse? A Q&A With Joshua Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer’s latest film, The End, is a Golden Age, postapocalyptic musical crying out from the depths of the earth.

Dec 14, 2024 / Peter Sellars

Shane Velez of the Bronx installs a solar electric system panel in Tory, New York, on August 7, 2015.

This Solar Panel Kills Fascists This Solar Panel Kills Fascists

New York’s Build Public Renewables Act will reduce carbon in the atmosphere, combat inequality, and help workers. It might also defeat Trumpism.

Dec 9, 2024 / Gabriel Hetland

Global Burning

Global Burning Global Burning

The oil industry denies climate change, opposes regulations, and significantly contributes to the environmental crisis.

Dec 3, 2024 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Activists protest against fossil fuels and for climate finance at the COP29 Climate Conference on November 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The “Worst COP” Concludes With a “Heartbreaking” Climate-Finance Deal The “Worst COP” Concludes With a “Heartbreaking” Climate-Finance Deal

Activists say the climate agreement effectively signed away the 1.5-degree Celsius target—”our only real chance to safeguard humanity’s future.”

Nov 27, 2024 / Carol Schaeffer

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