Articles by Climate Solutions Fellow Sophie Hurwitz
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![Climate activists, one of whom is carrying a picket reading,]()
![Climate activists, one of whom is carrying a picket reading,]()
A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax — even if they’re paying it
Even in the U.S., where the policy was least popular, half of those surveyed said they'd support a climate tax that redistributes wealth.
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![Young plaintiffs confer with their lawyers in a courtroom in Montana.]()
![Young plaintiffs confer with their lawyers in a courtroom in Montana.]()
Youth climate activists won lawsuits in Montana and Hawai‘i. Now they’re targeting Trump.
“Trump’s fossil fuel orders are a death sentence for my generation."
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![Passengers at Los Angeles International Airport wait to board Uber vehicles.]()
![Passengers at Los Angeles International Airport wait to board Uber vehicles.]()
Uber’s new shuttles look suspiciously familiar to anyone who’s taken a bus
Beyond the jokes about Uber inventing bus lines are serious questions about what its shuttle service will mean for struggling transit systems, air quality, and congestion.
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![A man surveys the remains of the home where his father and step-mother lived. They were among those killed when a tornado hit London, Kentucky.]()
![A man surveys the remains of the home where his father and step-mother lived. They were among those killed when a tornado hit London, Kentucky.]()
The Kentucky tornadoes spur mounting anxiety over weather service warning systems
Trump weakened understaffed National Weather Service offices. Some people in the storms' path wonder if budget cuts contributed to the death and destruction.
