It’s now been more than two months since US President Donald Trump ordered the execution of a Special Military Operation in Venezuela leading to the capture of Nicolás Maduro and the transfer of power to Delcy Rodríguez, and more than 10 days since that same president ordered the start of … [continued]
China has insulated itself from market disruptions like the closure of the Straits of Hormuz by building renewable energy resources.
Amid Soaring Energy & Gas Prices, Trump Admin Draws Far Fewer Bids Than Dec. Sale NEW ORLEANS — Gulf and environmental groups responded to the Trump administration’s latest large-scale sell-off of public waters to the oil-and-gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico today. The Trump administration’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management … [continued]
In 2023–2024, I wrote a TON of articles about the NEVI program, or the money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was supposed to massively expand highway EV charging in the United States. Having at least one charging station every 50 miles (with some exceptions) was going to be a … [continued]
San Francisco writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit came into my consciousness two decades ago as I was doing research for my dissertation. Her 2004 non-fiction book, Hope in the Dark, spoke to me with her rejection of cynicism and despair. She depicted the evolution of rights, ideas, concepts, and … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Pollution from coal-fired power plants has reached a quarter-century high under the Trump administration. This massive spike comes as the Trump administration touts rollbacks of bedrock public health safeguards, exemptions for polluting coal plants from emission standards, and handouts to coal plants across the country. Last month, Donald Trump was crowned the “undisputed champion of … [continued]
Interior decision opens 2 million acres to industrialization, attempts to fast track Ambler Road Ten Alaska and national groups sued the Interior Department today for unlawfully removing federal protections over public lands in an area stretching from the Yukon River to the Brooks Range. These lands had been protected for … [continued]
10–15 years ago, a common joke you’d see in online forums and Facebook groups was that Barack Obama was America’s Greatest Gun Salesman. With the prospect of strict gun control laws (that never had a snowball’s chance in hell of passing or surviving court challenges in the United States), many … [continued]
Two events in recent American history remain seared in my memory. The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center claimed the lives of a distant uncle, Ramon Grijalvo, and an aunt, Marilyn Bautista—one of my grandfather’s relatives. The second unfolded just a month ago: the fifth anniversary commemoration of … [continued]
This week, a team of reporters for the New York Times consisting of Kirsten Grind, Melanie Bencosme, James Surdam, and Sean Havey, published a report about Elon Musk’s growing private empire in Texas. He is the wealthiest person in human history, so it’s not surprising that he may be doing … [continued]
