Articles by

Molly Taft

How to Prepare for a Climate Disaster in Trump’s America

Forecasters within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict this summer’s hurricane season, which started June...

AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse

AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, research published...

Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate

Cuts made by the Trump administration are threatening the function of a tiny but crucial office within...

The EPA Is Giving Some Forever Chemicals a Pass

The EPA on Wednesday said it would change a rule intended to protect Americans from forever chemicals...

The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals

In early May, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would split up the agency’s main arm...

FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making significant changes to how it will respond to disasters on...

Trump’s Policies Are Creating Uncertainty for Fossil Fuel Companies

Last week, the US Department of the Interior announced that it would speed up the approval process...

States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

American nuclear is in 25-year-old Isaiah Taylor’s blood: his great-grandfather worked on the Manhattan Project. In 2023,...