Brad Plumer
Former Senior Editor
Latest articles by Brad Plumer
Environmentalists argue that the Obama administration’s coal leasing policies are undermining its climate agenda.
Since 1947, the US economy has grown at an average rate of 4.35% under Democratic presidents and 2.54% under Republican ones.
It’s still only a tiny fraction of Americans who actually own electric cars. But that number is growing fast.
Changes to farms in just a few countries could help feed billions more, a new study finds.
That tax had charged people $23 for every ton of CO2 they emitted from oil, coal, or gas.
The UN expects global births to hit a record 139 million in 2014 — and then start falling. But how reliable is that?
The US will start running out of money for roads in August unless Congress passes a fix.
It’s a striking illustration of how adaptation can help lessen the impact of natural disasters.
What happens to our plastic bottles and lids and containers after we throw them out?
Both the House and Senate have bills that would take $1 billion from a fund set aside to clean up “underground leaking storage tanks” and use the money for highway spending.