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Molly Taft

mtaft

Writing about climate change, renewable energy, and Big Oil/Big Gas/Big Everything for Earther. Formerly of the Center for Public Integrity & Nexus Media News. I'm very tall & have a very short dog.

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Spain Will See Record-Setting May Heat This Weekend

Spain Will See Record-Setting May Heat This Weekend

"It could be the most intense May heatwave of the past 20 years."

U.S. at High Risk of Power Emergencies This Summer, Say Regulators

U.S. at High Risk of Power Emergencies This Summer, Say Regulators

Drought, wildfires, and extreme heat may stress out electric grids in dozens of states this summer.

Desperate Lawmakers Discuss Piping Ocean Water to Fill Great Salt Lake

Desperate Lawmakers Discuss Piping Ocean Water to Fill Great Salt Lake

A Utah legislative commission voted to study the possibility of building a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the…

See the Island in Maldives Made Entirely of Trash

See the Island in Maldives Made Entirely of Trash

Changes are coming for Thilafushi, where trash has been dumped with abandon for the past three decades.

Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Are Going Dangerously Unregulated

Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Are Going Dangerously Unregulated

There's shockingly little oversight of pipelines that transport CO2, despite the risks they pose.

EPA’s Very Own Scandal Boy Is Back

EPA’s Very Own Scandal Boy Is Back

In a new ad, disgraced EPA administrator Scott Pruitt pitches himself for U.S. Senate.

Oil Majors Have Found a Sneaky Way to Look Greener on Paper

Oil Majors Have Found a Sneaky Way to Look Greener on Paper

"The oil and gas industry can sell their assets for whatever reason that they want, but they can’t sell their…

50-50 Chance We Hit 1.5 Degrees of Warming by *Checks Watch* 2026

50-50 Chance We Hit 1.5 Degrees of Warming by Checks Watch 2026

An update from the World Meteorological Organization is full of grim news.

Wildfires Rage in Siberia, Killing at Least 10

Wildfires Rage in Siberia, Killing at Least 10

High winds and a dry spring fueled blazes that have torn through villages in Russia.

Texas Preps for Hot Temperatures; Hope the Grid Holds On

Texas Preps for Hot Temperatures; Hope the Grid Holds On

It's going to be incredibly hot this weekend in the Lone Star State.

Elon Musk Isn't a Climate Hero

Elon Musk Isn't a Climate Hero

Giving him a free pass is a slippery slope as more and more people profit from climate solutions.

How Oil and Gas Helped Create the Conservative Supreme Court

How Oil and Gas Helped Create the Conservative Supreme Court

Oil industry money funneled to conservative senators has helped get us to where we are today.

An Enormous Landfill Spontaneously Combusted in India

An Enormous Landfill Spontaneously Combusted in India

Fires are still burning in the Bhalswa landfill, exposing residents of Delhi to toxic smoke.

Which Plastics Are the Least Recyclable?

Which Plastics Are the Least Recyclable?

Just because something has the recycling label, doesn't mean it actually can or will be recycled.

Texas Plans to Punish Companies That Move Away From Fossil Fuels

Texas Plans to Punish Companies That Move Away From Fossil Fuels

The state is going after banks that might be "selling the hope of a 'green' tomorrow."

We'll Likely Deal With More Pandemics as Earth Heats Up

We'll Likely Deal With More Pandemics as Earth Heats Up

Viruses are getting more opportunities to jump from animals to humans, new research finds.

Dairy Giant Decries Vegan 'Cancel Culture,' Says Gen Z Is 'Ashamed to Order Dairy in Public'

Dairy Giant Decries Vegan 'Cancel Culture,' Says Gen Z Is 'Ashamed to Order Dairy in Public'

Arla Foods said people are making dietary decisions based only on "popular opinion."

Biden's Latest Oil & Gas Drilling 'Compromise' Is a Head-Scratcher

Biden's Latest Oil & Gas Drilling 'Compromise' Is a Head-Scratcher

No one—not the oil and gas industry, nor environmental groups—is happy with the new federal lands leasing…

Environmental Lawyer Targeted by Chevron Freed After More Than Two Years Under House Arrest

Environmental Lawyer Targeted by Chevron Freed After More Than Two Years Under House Arrest

Steven Donziger represented Ecuadorians in a pollution lawsuit against Chevron. Then he ended up in the oil giant's…

7 Bonkers Corporate Earth Day Campaigns

7 Bonkers Corporate Earth Day Campaigns

The Koch Brothers love the Earth, everyone! Thank god.