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We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized

By Umair Irfan

The solar eclipse is a critical test for the US power grid

By Umair Irfan

Why fossil fuel producers are oddly optimistic in the climate change era

By Umair Irfan

There’s a shadow fleet sneaking Russian oil around the world. It’s an ecological disaster waiting to happen.

By Joshua Keating

The great American natural gas reckoning is upon us

By Umair Irfan

Your home’s cleaner, better heating system comes with one major cost

By Umair Irfan

The Supreme Court cases asking the justices to put themselves in charge of everything, explained

By Ian Millhiser

Pledges to slash methane pollution at COP28 are leaving out one big thing

By Umair Irfan

How the fossil-fuel lobby weaponized Julia Child’s gas stove

By Rebecca Leber

The propane industry’s weird obsession with school buses, explained

By Rebecca Leber

Airlines say they’ve found a route to climate-friendly flying

By Umair Irfan

Why Biden’s multibillion-dollar bet on hydrogen energy is such a big deal

By Rebecca Leber

The US power grid quietly survived its most brutal summer yet

By Umair Irfan

Is the future of energy ... pouring water on hot rocks in the ground?

By Dylan Matthews

The oil industry’s cynical gamble on Arctic drilling

By Rebecca Leber

America’s Trumpiest court just put itself in charge of nuclear safety

By Ian Millhiser

Why a “room-temperature superconductor” would be a huge deal

By Dylan Matthews

Why ultra-green Germany turned its back on nuclear energy

By Markham Heid

The nuclear industry’s big bet on going small

By Umair Irfan

The air we breathe was getting better. Then climate change hit.

By Rebecca Leber

4 winners and 1 loser in the EPA’s historic move to limit power plant pollution

By Rebecca Leber

The EPA’s long-delayed new rules for power plant pollution, explained

By Rebecca Leber

A renter’s guide to the Inflation Reduction Act

By Rebecca Leber

The thread that ties the recent chemical spills together

By Rebecca Leber

Refrigerators have gotten really freaking good. Thanks, Jimmy Carter.

By Rebecca Leber

There’s something different about the new gas stove influencer

By Rebecca Leber

Oil company profits are at a record high. It won’t last.

By Rebecca Leber

Democrats have made a puzzling decision to drop their demand to end fossil fuel subsidies

By Umair Irfan

How to drive fossil fuels out of the US economy, quickly

By David Roberts

Coronavirus stimulus money will be wasted on fossil fuels

By David Roberts

How Germany helped make renewable energy cheap for the rest of the world

By Jillian Weinberger, Amy Drozdowska, and 1 more

California solves batteries’ embarrassing climate problem

By David Roberts

Why climate activists disrupted the Harvard-Yale football game

By Umair Irfan

The University of California system is ending its investment in fossil fuels

By Umair Irfan

Solar and wind are coming. And the power sector isn’t ready.

By David Roberts

Fossil fuels are underpriced by a whopping $5.2 trillion

By Umair Irfan

Forget cars. We need electric airplanes.

By Umair Irfan

Batteries have a dirty secret

By David Roberts

Costa Rica has an ambitious new climate policy — but no, it’s not banning fossil fuels

By Umair Irfan

It’s time to think seriously about cutting off the supply of fossil fuels

By David Roberts

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