To ensure global temperatures increase less than 1.5 degrees Celsius, thereby warding off catastrophic climate change, the United States must electrify itself, and quickly. That means transitioning our appliances, stoves, boilers, water heaters, cars, and factories from running on fossil fuels to electricity. This also entails ensuring our electricity grid runs on renewable resources like wind and solar rather than coal and natural gas. Luckily, the U.S. has made great strides toward these goals in the last few years.

It’s understandable to feel discouraged at the pace of efforts to address the global climate crisis. Every year it seems hurricanes, flooding, forest fires, and extreme heat grow in intensity and duration. However, under the Biden-Harris administration’s leadership, the United States has drastically expanded its solar power generation, helping accelerate the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.

When you think of Miami, the first images that pop into your head might be of beaches, sun, parties, celebrities, and a thriving cultural scene in a global city whose population is 70% Latino. However, life is no Real Housewives episode for many 305 residents, as their city…

Just as Florida recently removed references to “DEI” and “critical race theory” from public school textbooks, its newest effort to indoctrinate students with conservative ideology centers on one the largest existential threats the state’s residents currently face: climate change. According to Savvas, a science textbook publisher, the Florida…

Originally marketed as a volunteer civilian auxiliary organization meant to assist the National Guard and federal agencies with disaster relief missions, Florida’s State Guard has morphed into a quasi-military force solely answerable to Governor Ron DeSantis. As its budget ballooned into hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, it…

President Joe Biden recently announced he would implement a “parole in place” policy to protect approximately 500,000 undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation. Those affected will have three years to apply for permanent residency and will receive a three-year work permit. To be eligible for the program,…

The U.S. healthcare system is not great for anyone but the wealthiest people in the country. The average American spends $12,555 on health care annually—twice that of their counterparts in other industrialized countries—while also experiencing inferior outcomes like a shorter lifespan and worse quality of life. Nevertheless, U.S.…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the state’s legislative Republican supermajority approved the use of ultra-conservative and factually incorrect PragerU materials for use in public schools. They include videos that downplay the destruction of Native communities, question climate change, and defend the practice of slavery. PragerU is a nonprofit…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis cut the entirety of the state’s arts and culture funding in June 2024. This left hundreds of nonprofit theaters, zoos, museums, choirs, and orchestras scrambling to fill enormous holes in their budgets and endangered their ability to organize arts programs for millions of Floridians.…

Deborah Dorbert was forced to watch her son Milo die in her arms because of Florida’s abortion ban. A previous ultrasound showed that he had no kidneys and no chance of surviving birth, but because Deborah was more than 15 months pregnant, she wouldn’t be allowed to terminate…