6/1/23So Long, and Thanks for All the (Drought-Stricken) FishAs I leave Earther, I'd like to invite polluters to kindly eat shit.ByMolly TaftPublishedJune 1, 2023
5/24/23Yikes: Biodegradable Plastic Doesn't Actually Break Down in the OceanPlastics sold as greener alternatives act a lot differently in marine environments, troubling new research finds.ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 24, 2023
5/23/23ExxonMobil Dips Its Oily Toe Into LithiumThe fossil fuel giant is joining the race to mine lithium for the clean energy revolution.ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 23, 2023
5/18/23A Huge Chunk of the U.S. Could See Blackouts This SummerOur power grid is in a precarious state, according to a report from the North American Electric Reliability…ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 18, 2023
5/17/23Capping Emissions Could Create 35,000 Jobs in Texas (If Lawmakers Would Only Listen)A new report finds that controlling methane emissions from oil and gas production could create tens of thousands of…ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 17, 2023
5/15/23Cyclone Mocha's Quick, Brutal PathThe storm picked up juice quickly over unusually warm waters and hit Myanmar with devastating force.ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 15, 2023
5/11/23Helion and Microsoft Lead World Down Nuclear Fusion Rabbit HoleHelion has said for years that it's on the brink of a fusion breakthrough. This time, Microsoft is backing up those…ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 11, 2023
5/9/23Oil and Gas Production Causes 7,500 Premature Deaths Per YearNew research sheds light on the health impacts of the production of fossil fuels across the country.ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 9, 2023
5/8/23Alabama Neglected Black Residents' Health by Ignoring Raw Sewage Crisis, DOJ Finds"Residents have been exposed to raw sewage in their neighborhoods, their yards, their playgrounds, their schools and…ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 8, 2023
5/4/23Long Blackouts Are Up to 50 Times More Likely in Parts of the U.S.New research takes a first-of-its-kind look at power outages driven by extreme weather.ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 4, 2023
5/3/23Florida Lawmakers Don't Know What They're Doing With ESGIt's unclear how the state would implement an anti-green investing bill that DeSantis signed this week—and that's by…ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 3, 2023
5/2/23Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill for Rich People's Private Jet FlightsThe super-wealthy are skirting the fees you pay for commercial airline tickets, while still reaping the benefits, a…ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 2, 2023
5/1/23See Rushing Waterfalls and Submerged Roads as California FloodsThe record-breaking snowpack is melting with higher spring temperatures after a super-wet winter.ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 1, 2023
4/27/23Joe Manchin Is Back on His Bullsh*tLess than a year after the Senator helped pass a historic piece of climate legislation, he says he'd potentially…ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 27, 2023
4/26/23SCOTUS Justice Gorsuch Sold House to Guy Whose Firm Brought Clean Power Plan LawsuitPolitico reports that Justice Gorsuch did not list the buyer of the property on financial disclosure documents.ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 26, 2023
4/25/23Don't Fall for the New GOP EnvironmentalismFaux concern is the name of the game as Republicans begin to admit the climate is in trouble.ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 25, 2023
4/25/23California Is Covered in FlowersCalifornia is experiencing a "superbloom" after a super-wet winter.ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 25, 2023
4/24/23The Next Big U.S. Power Plant Fight Is ComingThe Biden administration will release plans to regulate emissions from power plants this week—a move almost certain…ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 24, 2023
4/22/237 Bonkers Corporate Earth Day CampaignsThere’s no question that this holiday, which started from radical beginnings, has largely become the purview of…ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 22, 2023
4/21/23See Newly Discovered Deep Sea 'Chimneys' Teeming With LifeRare footage from thousands of feet underwater shows never-before-mapped areas of the ocean floor.ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 21, 2023