What's behind $15,000 electricity bills in Texas?
Some Texans are receiving eye-popping electric bills after power providers passed on volatile costs to some of their customers – legally.
Feb. 24, 2021 • ~7 min
If Big Tech has the will, here are ways research shows self-regulation can work
Misinformation isn't an inevitable product of social media. Proven techniques can help tech companies clean up their acts.
Feb. 22, 2021 • ~10 min
How the Texas electricity system produced low-cost power but left residents out in the cold
The Texas electric power market is designed to give energy companies incentive to sell electricity at the lowest possible cost. That focus helps explain why it collapsed during a historic cold wave.
Feb. 18, 2021 • ~9 min
Banning disruptive online groups is a game of Whac-a-Mole that web giants just won't win
Deplatformed groups can all too easily flock to alternative platforms to coordinate.
Feb. 8, 2021 • ~8 min
Living with natural gas pipelines: Appalachian landowners describe fear, anxiety and loss
Pipeline companies have run roughshod over several regions where they're building, racking up safety and environmental violations. Many residents feel trapped, with no control over their property.
Feb. 3, 2021 • ~10 min
To make the US auto fleet greener, increasing fuel efficiency matters more than selling electric vehicles
Electric cars get a lot of hype, but EV sales today are actually increasing transportation's carbon footprint. Here's how federal clean-car standards produce this counterintuitive result.
Jan. 28, 2021 • ~9 min
Kamala Harris abuse campaign shows how trolls evade social media moderation
New research suggests tech firms need to improve how they detect abuse in response to the evolving use of coded language.
Jan. 25, 2021 • ~7 min
Biden has pledged to advance environmental justice – here's how the EPA can start
The US environmental justice movement dates back to the early 1980s, but federal support for it has been weak and inconsistent. Here are four things Biden's EPA can do to improve that record.
Jan. 25, 2021 • ~8 min
Biden has a congressional shortcut to cancel Trump’s regulatory rollbacks, but it comes with risks
The Trump administration used this shortcut liberally in 2017, but its potential pitfalls and impact raise a question: Should Congress repeal it?
Jan. 18, 2021 • ~7 min
Biden plans to fight climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before
Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter explains how the new administration can mobilize all parts of his government as it faces five big climate challenges.
Jan. 12, 2021 • ~9 min
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