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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it
Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

The Bezos Earth Fund has disbursed more than $2 billion so far. With less than four years left to deploy the rest, the couple’s philanthropy is accelerating—though it still trails MacKenzie Scott’s by billions.

By Sydney LakeApril 15, 2026
Members of the public pose for photographs beside the Charging Bull, sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street or the Bowling Green Bull on Broadway on April 14, 2025 in New York City.
Markets haven’t rallied this fast since COVID. Iran volatility is just another ‘notch on the belt’ for investors, says J.P. Morgan strategist
By Eleanor PringleApril 15, 2026
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Colombia approves plan to kill cocaine hippos roaming through center of country
By Manuel Rueda and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources
Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources
By Nick LichtenbergApril 12, 2026
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Zohran Mamdani’s promise at 100 days: ‘At our stores, eggs will be cheaper. Bread will be cheaper’
By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
By Michael Phillis and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
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From wool sneakers to GPUs: Allbirds’ desperate AI pivot and 600% stock surge, explained
AIFrom wool sneakers to GPUs: Allbirds’ desperate AI pivot and 600% stock surge, explained
By Phil WahbaApril 15, 2026
Pause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman
AIPause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman
By Sharon GoldmanApril 15, 2026
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Law‘Robbing them blind, baby’: Live Nation and Ticketmaster are a monopoly, jury rules
By Larry Neumeister and The Associated PressApril 15, 2026
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PoliticsDonald and Leo is the latest power-versus-pope showdown stretching back 1,000 years
By Joëlle Rollo-Koster and The ConversationApril 15, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentElizabeth Warren on her proposal to bring back IRS Direct File: ‘For just one day of bombing Iran, we could pay for 20 years’
By Catherina GioinoApril 15, 2026
Pete Hegseth speaks with both hands in the air as Donald Trump looks on in the background.
Politics‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion
By Sasha RogelbergApril 15, 2026
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EnergyIran and the U.S. live in 2 different worlds, law of the sea expert says—and both of those are different from most maritime law
By Elizabeth Mendenhall and The ConversationApril 15, 2026
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AIStarbucks wants you to ask ChatGPT about what coffee to get, right as America boils over with AI backlash vibes
By Tristan BoveApril 15, 2026
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a Grizzly bear.
EnvironmentBSNF Railway has been slow-walking a permit to stop running over grizzly bears for nearly 20 years, environmental groups claim in lawsuit
By Amy Beth Hanson and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2023
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    EnvironmentSouth Dakota bans flights within a half-mile of Mount Rushmore and tour operators are miserable: ‘I don’t know what we’ll be able to salvage’
    By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2023
AI could accelerate progress toward the world’s climate goals. Here’s how
CommentaryAI could accelerate progress toward the world’s climate goals. Here’s how
By Kate Brandt and Rich LesserDecember 18, 2023
Hawaii Governor Josh Green
EnvironmentHawaii governor threatens to use ‘hammer’ to convert 3,000 vacation rentals to housing for newly homeless Maui wildfire survivors
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2023
Photo of Makoto Uchida at a car show
TechNissan to sell electric vehicles made in China globally in another sign of carmakers responding to Chinese automotive prowess
By Steve MollmanDecember 17, 2023
Panama Canal is taking a small step to ease the epic traffic jam that has snarled global shipping for months
EnvironmentPanama Canal is taking a small step to ease the epic traffic jam that has snarled global shipping for months
By Joe Ryan and BloombergDecember 15, 2023
An aerial photo of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila Beach, California
EnvironmentCalifornia regulators extend the life of aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant another 5 years as Gavin Newsom says it’s needed to prevent blackouts
By The Associated PressDecember 15, 2023
  • John Kerry
    EnvironmentJohn Kerry says U.S. stands with 56 countries committed to phasing out coal power plants entirely
    By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2023
Delegates applaud after a speech by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (3L), President of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference
EnvironmentCOP28 ends with historic deal that commits world to transition away from all fossil fuels for the first time—but gives no timeframe
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Jessica Shankleman, Laura Millan and BloombergDecember 13, 2023
Climate activists marching
EnvironmentThe U.N. has made 5 big promises over 30 years of climate talks—here’s a look at how they’ve turned out
By Sibi Arasu and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2023
Former US vice president and climate campaigner Al Gore
EnvironmentClimate activist Al Gore blasts COP28 outcome as biggest failure in history—it ‘reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word’
By Christiaan HetznerDecember 12, 2023
AI emissions are fueling a new doomerism. This time it’s climate change
CommentaryAI emissions are fueling a new doomerism. This time it’s climate change
By Eric Xing and Adrian MonckDecember 12, 2023
Long-shot effort to generate the $5tn needed annually for energy-transition technologies looks to combine carbon credits with the private sector
EnvironmentLong-shot effort to generate the $5tn needed annually for energy-transition technologies looks to combine carbon credits with the private sector
By Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2023
  • Bill Gates attends the Leaders' Event: Transforming Food Systems in the face of Climate Change at Al Waha Theatre during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28
    EnvironmentBill Gates doubts the world will hit climate targets and calls for a carbon tax to hit the dirty energy sector
    By Sharon Cho, Francine Lacqua and BloombergDecember 4, 2023
This state gets half its revenue from oil and gas money—and is trying to plan for a fossil fuel decline in just a few years
EnvironmentThis state gets half its revenue from oil and gas money—and is trying to plan for a fossil fuel decline in just a few years
By The Associated PressDecember 11, 2023
Climate change is unleashing a tsunami of infectious diseases–and we have fewer and fewer drugs that can treat them
CommentaryClimate change is unleashing a tsunami of infectious diseases–and we have fewer and fewer drugs that can treat them
By Jayasree K. IyerDecember 11, 2023
Photo of a wind turbine service technician on the job
SuccessFastest-growing job in the U.S. pays up to $103K a year without a college degree—but candidates have to endure extreme weather and lug 50 pounds of gear up long ladders to confined spaces
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 11, 2023
Joe Biden
PoliticsBiden heads to Las Vegas to talk up $8.2 billion in funding to boost languishing high-speed rail projects, including a 218-mile route to California
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2023
Ray Dalio speak at the Fast Company Innovation Festival
EnvironmentBillionaire Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio says private capital can only realistically finance climate solutions if the returns make sense
By Alastair Marsh and BloombergDecember 7, 2023
Grand Tetons
EnvironmentWyoming has been daring the Feds to buy priceless Grand Teton lands for a decade by threatening an auction. Now it’s asking $80 million
By Mead Gruver and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2023
Norfolk Southern
Environment‘This program was always a temporary one’: Norfolk Southern spent over $21 million to relocate Ohioans displaced by fiery crash but that’s ending
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2023
New York offshore wind farm
EnvironmentNew York governor hails ‘milestone’ of first offshore wind farm, as Danish giant shows America how to do clean energy
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2023
Joe Biden and EVs
EnvironmentThe electric vehicle math isn’t adding up, with average transaction price around $50,000 and gas price nationwide falling to $3 a gallon
By Alexa St. John, Tom Krisher and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2023
Oregon utility owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to pay $300 million settlement over 2020 wildfires
EnvironmentOregon utility owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to pay $300 million settlement over 2020 wildfires
By The Associated PressDecember 6, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy made a name for himself as the ‘anti-woke CEO’–but the fund manager he co-founded has been marketing funds packed with Democratic-leaning holdings
CommentaryVivek Ramaswamy made a name for himself as the ‘anti-woke CEO’–but the fund manager he co-founded has been marketing funds packed with Democratic-leaning holdings
By Brian PottsDecember 6, 2023
A car driving through water on a flooded highway
EnvironmentRecord-breaking rainfall and December temperatures on par with Florida are shutting down the Pacific Northwest with floods
By The Associated PressDecember 6, 2023
California high-speed rail
EnvironmentWith California high-speed rail projects needing at least $75 billion, Biden’s White House kicks in $6 billion
By Adam Beam, Ken Ritter and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2023
Meta and IBM’s new AI Alliance wants to redefine the ‘open’ debate that’s fracturing the AI community 
NewslettersMeta and IBM’s new AI Alliance wants to redefine the ‘open’ debate that’s fracturing the AI community 
By Sage LazzaroDecember 5, 2023
Young woman in Africa cooks over an open flame
CommentaryAccess to modern stoves could be a game-changer for Africa’s economic development–and help cut the equivalent of the carbon dioxide emitted by the world’s planes and ships
By Akinwumi Adesina and Fatih BirolDecember 5, 2023
Power plants
EnvironmentNearly 37 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide were pumped into the air in 2023, twice the amount from 40 years ago, Global Carbon Project tells COP
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressDecember 5, 2023
Worldwide carbon emissions from fossil fuels will hit a new record in 2023 despite push for net zero
EnvironmentWorldwide carbon emissions from fossil fuels will hit a new record in 2023 despite push for net zero
By Eric Roston and BloombergDecember 4, 2023
More than half of the world’s largest companies don’t have a chief sustainability officer. Here’s the proof they’re missing out
CommentaryMore than half of the world’s largest companies don’t have a chief sustainability officer. Here’s the proof they’re missing out
By Sheri HickokDecember 4, 2023
Panama Canal has gotten so dry and backed up after brutal drought that shippers are paying up to $4m to jump the queue
FinancePanama Canal has gotten so dry and backed up after brutal drought that shippers are paying up to $4m to jump the queue
By Ruth Liao and BloombergDecember 4, 2023
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