Negative Tennis

Any intrigue is not over a win or loss, but tiny details: Can the opponent break Sinner’s serve? Reach a break point? Win more than two or three points against Sinner’s first serve? Get that first serve back at all, and survive the devastating follow-up forehand if they do?

The Trump EPA Official in Charge of Methane Regulations Helped Write Oil Industry Argument Against Those Rules

Before becoming a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Aaron Szabo was a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry. Metadata shows he helped draft a trade group’s 2022 letter to the EPA objecting to controls on methane emissions.

Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits

Little bits of greenery are popping up in cities, making them cooler, quieter, healthier and a whole lot nicer for everyone.

As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt

But some school districts can’t afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.

Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection At All

The Supreme Court gave conversion therapy free speech protections — but trans kids’ existence gets no protection at all.

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered species protections in the Gulf of Mexico

Citing the Iran war, the administration let oil companies take actions that are likely to threaten an endangered whale.

Does Iran’s Future Look Like Cuba, Syria, or North Korea?

The Gulf and Israel are pursuing rival strategies toward Iran, but neither is likely to get what they want.

Iran Flexes Its Cyber Chops

Hackers linked to the regime are escalating attacks against the United States and Israel as the war rages.