The climate benefits of shared e-scooters depend upon how companies deploy and manage them, and what steps are taken to keep riders safe.
Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system.
The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates who just won seats on the board of a public power utility.
Marcus Baram, Capital and Main
The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years.
In a resignation letter, an adviser called carbon credits "scientifically, socially, and from a climate perspective a hoax."
As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding.
But the agency stopped short of telling the company to move.
Advice from an Indigenous researcher: "To go fast, start slow."
The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities.
New analysis finds "quite a big gap" between 51 companies' emissions targets and their plans to actually achieve them.
In honor of our 100th issue of Looking Forward, here are some of the most surprising, most actionable, and most fun solutions we've explored together.
Although there are thousands of forever chemicals, the new regulation targets six of the most pervasive ones.
Climate change is coming for your morning joe. Startups are betting that substitutes made out of date seeds and chickpeas are the answer.
The grants will ensure young activists can shape local climate actions.
The new regulations could cut emissions of certain carcinogens by nearly 80 percent.
“We’re looking to deal with extended drought and the increasing intensity of wildfires.”
The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask.
Acidifying oceans are leading to sensory loss in fish. Scientists fear people might be next.
Per the Department of Energy, 10 percent of electricity could be generated by geothermal systems by 2050.
Oliver Milman, The Guardian
If electric cars are the future, people with disabilities need to drive them.
Julia Métraux, Mother Jones