I was on @marketplace.org last night to talk about how climate change threatens to make life even more expensive. Tune in here
Story ideas come from weird places.
Last month I turned on the AC 2 days after running the heat. Then 2 days later the AC was off and the heat on.
This prompted the q: "Is this normal?"
The answer: "I mean, what is normal anymore?" A jv with @emmarcourt.bsky.social
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Juicy tomatoes are a summer staple. But weather events have driven up prices this year, and consumers shouldn’t expect much relief in the months ahead.
My latest for @bloomberg.com:
Caterpillar Inc. has acquired self-driving electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor, sometimes called the "Tesla of agriculture."
Climate tech startups like Monarch have struggled to commercialize their carbon-cutting solutions.
Scoop with @cocojournalist.bsky.social for @bloomberg.com:
The rise of extreme weather and natural disasters is already making life more expensive. Could this kind of "climateflation" be turning into something more lasting?
Economists, climate scientists and central bankers are trying to piece it together. Latest for @bloomberg.com:
This FIFA World Cup won't just pit teams against each other — it will pit them against wildly different weather. And some teams have much hotter schedules than others.
Read more in our latest for @bloomberg.com. (And yes, I'm a sports reporter now, thank you.)
Today, the US EPA scrapped a key scientific determination — that greenhouse gases are harmful — that supports a swath of federal climate policies curbing emissions.
It marks President Donald Trump’s most consequential retreat yet from the fight against climate change.
More at @bloomberg.com:
Drought afflicting some 90% of Nebraska and Oklahoma lands is threatening the winter wheat crop and squeezing cattle producers — and it's expected to last through spring. By @laurenthal.bsky.social, Erin Ailworth + @ilenapeng.bsky.social for @bloomberg.com
Abrupt jumps from chilly to warm and back again are typical of the season but becoming more extreme in a warming world.
When you go in for a medical procedure, the gas putting you to sleep may also be warming the planet. That's prompting regulators and hospitals around the world to move to less-polluting alternatives.
Read more in @bloomberg.com:
Emma Court
Green cement startup Sublime Systems has laid off 2/3 of its current workforce after the Trump admin canceled a crucial grant that would have supported the producer’s first major manufacturing facility, @akshatrathi.bsky.social @emmarcourt.bsky.social report: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Eric Roston
A 2022 heatwave in Europe is linked to rising grocery costs, according to one study.
The US Environmental Protection Agency plans this week to repeal a policy that provides the legal foundation for a raft of rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions, marking President Donald Trump’s m...
Farmers across the Great Plains are confronting an intense drought that threatens winter wheat harvests and is pushing cattle producers toward costly feed purchases, prompting some to abandon plans to...
Desflurane, which has put patients to sleep for decades, has an outsized footprint, and health care providers are switching to less-polluting alternatives.
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Emma Court
Massachusetts-based Sublime Systems has cut two-thirds of its current workforce, casting doubt on a deal to supply Microsoft with low-carbon material.
