He may repeal Obama’s Clean Power Plan, but states and cities can, and will, still do a lot to advance clean power.
Science, Tech, Environment
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The Republican Climate Science Witch Hunt
With a pair of bills targeting EPA research, Representative Lamar Smith launches an all-out war on climate science.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Fight Against Coal Can Save Miners’ Lives
Trump’s promise to restore the industry can’t be fulfilled, while alternative energy can provide miners with more—and safer—jobs.
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Driverless Future?
If they ever get the bugs out, autonomous cars will put a lot of human drivers out of work.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The FEC’s Open Hostilities, Dysfunction, and Intimidation Foreshadowed the Trump Era
Things could actually get worse at the Federal Election Commission, which has become the poster child for agency capture and political retribution under Trump.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Solution for GOP Climate Denial
A gradual carbon tax proposal by the Climate Leadership Council is conservative, practical and long overdue.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Hidden in the Algorithms
A new book argues that data science may serve to reinforce inequality.Â
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Decoding the Doublespeak of FCC Chairman Pai
Donald Trump’s new Federal Communications Commission chairman is taking direct aim at fair and affordable internet access.
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Incoming EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s Other Target: Clean Water
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to protect clean water, but his selection of Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency tells a different story.
