David Dayen discusses his reporting on the Salton Sea.
Energy & the Environment
Posted inWorking in America
Union Leader: Stellantis Will Send Electric-Vehicle Jobs to Mexico
1,350 union workers are losing their jobs at an Illinois plant, an early signal about the staying power of green manufacturing jobs in the United States.
Posted inPolitics
Tense Runoff Election Pits Old Austin Versus New
The housing crisis and the climate crisis have shaped mayoral and city council elections in Texas’s fast-growing capital city.
Posted inTransportation
Rail Companies Can’t Handle Traffic From Mississippi River Drought
Low water levels have pushed shippers who typically use river barges to use freight rail. But decades of strangled capacity makes rail a bad bet, too.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
New York’s Chief Financial Regulator Promised Climate Action This Year. Where Is It?
Wall Street watchdog Adrienne Harris said her department would release climate change guidance for banks in 2022. She’s yet to publish a draft.
Posted inWorking in America
Workers on Solar’s Front Lines
Unions are fighting to ensure solar workers are skilled tradesmen, not just exploited temps.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The U.N. Wants to Criminalize Climate Change
A new report pushes to hold companies criminally accountable if their actions lead to global temperature rise.
Posted inAmerica and the World
European Disunion
Fragmentation over energy and defense policy weakens the EU and fails to solve urgent problems.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Building Steam in Lithium Valley
Imperial County, one of the most depressed areas in America, has a clean-energy fortune stored deep in an underground reservoir. Can it be extracted, and will downtrodden residents see the benefits?
Posted inTAP
Chinese Solar Manufacturers Cheated to Avoid Duties, Government Investigation Finds
Today on TAP: A Commerce Department investigation found that Chinese companies shipped solar panels through Southeast Asian countries to circumvent U.S. trade law.
