Trump Overcomes Legal Challenge to Election Integrity Commission
Extremist Groups and Bitcoin ; Puerto Rico is Still Broken …and More Picks 12/28
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Justice Ginsburg Stays Strong on SCOTUS
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Will the Post Office Make a Comeback?
Progressives have big dreams for what the United States Postal Service can become in its next life.
Time for Solar Energy to Shine
President Biden made waves with recent actions to boost solar manufacturing — but states have been busy, too.
When an Angry Bum Spit at Me on Eldridge Street
It reminded me that we need a revolution.
EPA’s Long-Awaited New Coal Ash Rules Tackle Legacy Ash, But Loopholes Remain
Environmental groups lauded the proposal but stressed that it still could exempt pollution at close to 100 known sites.
Canadian Wildfire Smog Spurs Air Quality Alerts in NYC
Canadian Wildfire Smog Spurs Air Quality Alerts in NYC (Maria) The author writes, “Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern US in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. The effects of hundreds of wildfires burning across the western provinces to Quebec […]
Composting Is Becoming Mandatory in NYC — Here’s What You Need to Know
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This Summer Is What Climate Change Looks Like: Scientists
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Exploiting the Maui Tragedy with a Bogus Conspiracy Theory
Have your credit card handy. These folks are always selling something.
Oceans May Have Already Seen 1.7 C of Warming
The global warming clock started ticking decades earlier than current estimates assume, according to Caribbean sponges.
Coming Soon to a Puddle Near You: Mosquitoes and Dengue Fever
Thanks to increased travel, and possibly global warming, mosquitoes are bringing more diseases from the tropics to North America. One in particular—dengue fever—can be deadly.