
Brad Plumer
Former Senior Editor
Latest articles by Brad Plumer


In August, the United States will start running out of money for highways, roads, and bridges. So Congress is now scrambling for a fix.


John Oliver helpfully offers up his services in scaring away tourists trampling Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems.


A new UN report lays out a blueprint for cutting emissions in the world’s 15 largest economies.


New York has the highest state and local gas taxes. Alaska has the lowest.


The six glass vials appear to date back to the 1950s and were forgotten for decades.


In 2013, Obama announced restrictions on financing for coal plants abroad. Now Congress is working to override that ban.


Between 2001 and 2013, sharks have killed 11 people in the US. Dogs have killed 364.


Our primer on the US highway funding crisis.


But there’s a way to stop it — by protecting the parrotfish, which plays a key role in coral health.


Oklahoma now gets more earthquakes than California.