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Way back in 1996, General Motors was at the forefront of decarbonizing transportation. In response to a California state mandate, the company had developed a quirky-looking compact car, dubbed the EV1, that ran on 26 12-volt lead-acid batteries. But GM

Stephanie Grisham says group of ex-Trump officials to meet next week to discuss how to ‘stop’ him  CNN

A year later, Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Grace Meng, D-N.Y. and Norma Torres, D-Calif., reflected on what it was like being trapped in the Capitol that day as lawmakers of color — and what their jobs have been like

Speaking at the White House briefing, Psaki said Biden plans to “speak to the truth of what happened, not the lies that some have spread since and the peril it has posed to the rule of law and our system

If 2021 was one of our last, best, chances to save the planet, it was also the year that we bought lots and lots of stuff, cooped up at home and frustrated with the pandemic. That shopping acted counter to

The environmental crisis we’re facing can seem insurmountable. It’s true we’re falling behind in adapting to reality, and the window of opportunity is closing—but it’s also not too late. We just need to take concrete and immediate steps forward. To

One year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, signs of a nation deeper in peril  NPR January 6 may be only a preview of a deeper democratic rupture  CNN GOP commemorates denialism day  POLITICO Democracy Isn’t Dying  The Wall Street Journal What America needs to

North Korea fired a “hypersonic missile” this week that successfully hit a target, state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday, its second such test as the country pursues new military capabilities amid stalled denuclearization talks. The launch on Wednesday was

The account of a woman who lost her unborn baby in the eighth month of pregnancy after being denied swift medical attention prompted a nationwide social-media outcry.

Peacekeeping troops from a Russia-led alliance are set to enter Kazakhstan as violent protests sparked by an energy price hike continue.