Today on TAP: The two legacy automakers are moving into electric and moving out their unionized workforce
Energy & the Environment
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Vineyard Wind Blows In
America’s first major offshore wind project is a triumph for clean energy and a stark reminder that the U.S. is way behind in combating the climate crisis.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Which Side Is Gary Gensler on?
Why did the new SEC chair appoint Wall Street power lawyer Alex Oh, cited for ethics violations while representing Exxon, to head the commission’s enforcement division?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Can Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Save the Superfund Program?
For decades, depleted funds and mounting backlogs have left hundreds of communities with lingering toxins. The infrastructure plan could be an environmental salvation.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Will Biden Cancel Minnesota’s Line 3 Oil Pipeline?
President Biden’s climate plan will greatly reduce the need for future oil pipelines, but in the meantime Minnesota’s Line 3 hangs in the balance.
Posted inTAP
What the Mine Workers Need to Emerge in Sunlight
Today on TAP: Plus, the annual Hillman Prizes in journalism
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Cleaning Up Electricity
A federal energy efficiency and clean electricity standard is doable, but getting one through Congress won’t be easy.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Biden’s Promising, Problematic Plan to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells
The proposed infrastructure package devotes $16 billion to cleaning up abandoned fossil fuel development, but it may serve as a bailout for irresponsible oil companies.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Corporate Merger Aims to Build a Water Privatization Giant
Veolia and Suez plan a $15.4 billion deal that would create the largest private water firm in the world.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A New Deal Jobs Program Returns in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
One provision of the American Jobs Plan would devote $10 billion to creating a Civilian Climate Corps.
