Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
04/29/2023
Germany Sets the New Standard for Cheap, National Mass Transit
Germany will start one of the most affordable public transit offers anywhere in the world on Monday, setting a new benchmark to encourage consumers to ditch their cars and putting pressure on Berlin to make the shift work.
03/09/2023
US Electric Cars Set Record With Almost 300-Mile Average Range
The average range for an EV in the US has quadrupled since 2011, and is today a third higher than the average globally.
12/28/2022
How Jersey City Got to Zero Traffic Deaths on Its Streets
This town outside of New York City scored the biggest traffic safety success story of 2022. Here’s how they did it.
01/05/2023
How Formerly Incarcerated People Won Legal Protection in Atlanta
The fight for anti-discrimination protections was led by campaigners like Bridgette Simpson, who know the issue first-hand.
09/22/2022
You Don’t Have to Own a Home to Go Solar
The US Inflation Reduction Act stands to make solar energy a more viable option for millions of renters.
09/09/2022
Opinion: Artificial Intelligence Could Be a Great Equalizer
The benefits of AI will accrue not only to the wealthy and technologists but also to the poor and disadvantaged.
07/18/2022
Sick Honeybees Find Lifeline in Covid Vaccine Technology
GreenLight Biosciences uses RNA technology to target parasites partly blamed for bee crisis.
04/12/2022
Stripe, Alphabet and Others to Spend Nearly $1 Billion on Carbon Removal
A new fund aims to unlock billions of dollars needed to scale a technology scientists say will be crucial to tackle climate change.
04/01/2022
Amazon NYC Warehouse Workers Support Union in Historic Labor Win
Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse voted to join an upstart labor union, an historic victory that gives organized labor its first foothold in the company’s U.S. operations and could embolden workers at other employers.
03/22/2022
Opinion: Doomscrolling Has Ruined Our Sense of Time
First Covid and now the war in Ukraine have changed our worldview and shortened our patience.
02/23/2022
Biking Paradise Oslo Is Closest in Europe to No-Emission Travel
With its relatively safe roads for walkers and cyclists, Norway’s capital is doing better than 35 other cities ranked by their efforts to create pollution-free transportation
02/02/2022