Private Capital Investments in Conservation Have Taken Off Since 2013
Banks and fund managers have funneled billions of dollars into investments aimed at delivering measurable environmental benefits as…
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School Gun Violence Is Linked to Economic Insecurity
New research finds an increased number of such incidents at times of high unemployment. By Tom Jacobs Candles…
New Maps Show How Our Consumption Affects Wildlife Thousands of Miles Away
The maps can tell which countries, and which commodities, threaten habitats and wildlife at various hotspots. By Shreya…
Can the Collins-Cassidy Plan Save the Affordable Care Act?
Two Republican Senators have an interesting proposal that allows states the option to keep or reject Obamacare. By…
Does the End of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Matter for Americans?
China will likely benefit from Donald Trump abandoning the TPP, but it remains to be seen how the…
Will Donald Trump’s Climate Team Accept Any Social Cost of Carbon?
The nation’s top science panel has just sketched a clearer way to set a fair price today for…
For Donald Trump’s Rich Appointees, Death May Be Certain but Taxes Aren’t
If Republicans succeed in repealing the estate tax, Rex Tillerson, Gary Cohn, Wilbur Ross, Jared Kushner, Steve Mnuchin,…
Trump Promised to Resign From His Companies, but There’s No Record He’s Done That
To transfer control of his companies, the president has to submit filings in Florida, Delaware, and New York.…
Steven Mnuchin Is Right—the IRS Is Under-Funded
And under-staffed, for that matter. By Dwyer Gunn Steven Mnuchin. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Earlier this week, at…
Which Colleges Deliver True Upward Mobility?
It’s not necessarily the schools you’d expect. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) On Wednesday, economist Raj Chetty’s…