This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Biggest Forest Fire in New Mexico History As petrochemical companies continue to inundate the world with cheap plastic products and packaging — much of which is designed to be used once and then thrown away — they’ve been heavily promoting one … Read more
The death of Dianne Feinstein, one of America’s longest serving, most trailblazing female politicians, has set off a race to fill her seat in the U.S. Senate. While it’s not entirely clear who the long-term heir to Feinstein’s seat will be, Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed a longtime political ally, Laphonza Butler, as an interim … Read more
The Nauru ring highway runs proper across the island nation of Nauru. (C) Hadi Zaher | Second | Getty Photos Sam Bankman-Fried’s youthful brother, who was a high lobbyist for failed crypto trade FTX, thought-about buying the island nation of Nauru within the Pacific to create a fortified apocalypse bunker state, a lawsuit filed in … Read more