Liza Featherstone

Microplastics really are a public health emergency. But instead of talking about his signature issue, he’s babbling about irrelevant moral panics and being dangerously vague about a measles outbreak.

And why it’s so important for New York to fight back

This is how you sever the positive relationship between people and government—ensuring there’s nothing left to defend.

Even if oil is exempted from the tariffs the president plans to slap on Mexico and Canada, experts predict a rise in electrical costs. Diversifying both energy sources and models—like offering public utilities—could help.

Commute times are down, and subway numbers are up. But the conservative attacks have not stopped.

The right knows that safe, efficient public transit could be a potent political tool for leftists. That’s why conservatives stoke backlash to public transit every chance they get.

Bracing for the first Trump administration, I joined a food co-op. Heading into a second, I’m more convinced than ever that resilience is cultivated through communities, not individuals.

A Brown University study found that organized opposition to wind energy was fueled by extensive “information” from the fossil fuel industry.

The state’s venerable New Deal history offers a way through our current malaise.

Kamala Harris chose to stay silent on climate change. Activists mostly let her. And now the White House and likely both houses of Congress will be controlled by climate deniers.

The options for president are a climate denier and a Democrat who doesn’t like talking about climate change very much. State policy could still help avert disaster.

Emissions from Apple, Meta, and Google are growing. Somehow, they’re still treated as plausible sponsors for climate events.

A.I. is no substitute for real teaching. And kids who are already anxious about climate change shouldn’t be forced to use new technology that is exacerbating the crisis.

Coming out strongly against microplastics, pesticides, and other forms of pollution could pull RFK Jr. voters to the Democrats. It’s also just good policy.

The trumped-up contempt charges against a climate protester are only the latest example of extreme punishments for peaceful protests.

Rejecting conventional wisdom is what got the party this current momentum. Don’t give it up now.

Democrats seem resigned in the wake of Biden’s stubborn refusal to step aside and Trump’s high poll numbers. But just waiting around for four years is not an option.

Rich homeowners are cutting or poisoning trees for a better view and even better profit. Weak fines won’t stop them.

The New York governor is getting soundly roasted on congestion pricing. But it’s not her only policy failure this year.

Making polluters pay for the damage they cause isn’t radical. The federal Superfund law has been notching up successes for decades.