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Breathe easier? Not without the science

By canceling a multi-year study of older people with lung disease – a few months before it was due to end – the Trump administration has left patients without help, doctors without answers, and wasted taxpayer dollars.

Health

Fri, May 16, 2025

The 2025 Tax Debate and Clean Energy Investment

An economist surveys the potential fiscal and environmental implications of eliminating IRA clean-energy spending.

Climate Policy

Wed, May 14, 2025

Why we are rescuing government environmental data

Volunteers are preserving tools and data that the Trump administration is discarding, but we are no replacement for the centralized management and distribution of a public good.

Justice

Wed, Apr 30, 2025

Climate change is threatening patient care—Here’s how clinics can adapt

An emergency doctor outlines how his team is helping clinics across America prepare for climate disasters.

Health

Tue, Apr 22, 2025

How Brazil’s “China cows” lower methane emissions

Because Brazilian cattle spend longer reaching market weight than cows in the U.S., they belch out more than three times as much methane for every pound of meat. Restoring degraded pastures is helping.

Methane

Mon, Apr 14, 2025