How Vermont’s pioneering clean heat plan fell apart

Misinformation, politics, and a complex design brought down the once-promising program, which sought to slash emissions from heating in the cold New England state.

Populism’s Real Target in Europe Is Not the Elite — It Is the Worker

Populist leaders promise to empower “the people” but systematically sideline the institutions through which workers actually exercise power.

The fight for the heart of the US Environmental Protection Agency

One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.

The future of geothermal energy may depend on fossil fuel workers

The next generation of geothermal energy is drawing on decades of talent and technical expertise developed in the oil and gas industries.

Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s seabed mining talks

Trump's aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules.

The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong?

Whether it's cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather modification.

OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us

OpenAI says Americans shouldn’t worry about the ethics of its new Pentagon contract. You’ll have to take their word for it .

Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings

Columbia policy for at least a year is to deny entry without a warrant — but school security keeps letting ICE agents in.