Environment

Donald Trump a Jesus-like Healer? His Record Says Otherwise

His policies are making Americans sicker, not better

Apr 16 • Elliott Negin

“Beautiful Clean Coal” Is Not Only Destroying the Planet, But It Is Also Killing Miners

The number of coal miners has dropped precipitously, but they are still suffering from black lung disease at an alarming rate

Apr 2 • Rocky Kistner

Trump EPA to Americans: Drop Dead

Considering only the cost of environmental safeguards and ignoring their benefits will mean more deaths, particularly for people of color and low-income…

Mar 11 • Derrick Z. Jackson

On the Money: Trump Blows Down Wind

We all will pay more for electricity if he kills offshore wind farms

Dec 26, 2025 • Dean Baker

Trump’s War on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving depends on pollinators. Trump is trying to kill them.

Nov 25, 2025 • Elliott Negin

The Fight for Clean Water: Majesty or Madness

The Trump administration is hell-bent on reversing the progress we’ve made

Nov 20, 2025 • Derrick Z. Jackson

Memo to Dodgers and Blue Jays: Stop Playing Ball with Big Oil

This year’s World Series rivals and four other MLB playoff teams have commercial tie-ins with companies that are fueling the climate crisis

Oct 28, 2025 • Elliott Negin

Back to the USSR: Shades of Stalin in the USA

What a 1939 Soviet debate tells us about the Trump administration’s attack on science

Oct 23, 2025 • Mark Schapiro

Red State Farmers Embrace Wind While Trump Tries to Kill It

The Trump administration’s attack on renewables could backfire in the next election

Sep 24, 2025 • Rocky Kistner

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Spike Under Trump and the GOP-Controlled Congress

New report documents a 55 percent jump since the Paris climate accord was adopted

Sep 18, 2025 • Elliott Negin

Boycott Banks Fueling the Climate Crisis

Take your money out of Bank of America, Chase, Citibank and Wells Fargo and put it in an eco-friendly bank

Sep 11, 2025 • Elliott Negin

Feeding the Data Center Beast

This fast-growing industry is driving up electric rates and threatening public health

Aug 12, 2025 • Rocky Kistner

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