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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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EconomyTrumpflation hits the World Cup: Fans face $80–$100 transit fares on top of $4,000-plus tickets
By Jake AngeloApril 15, 2026
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PoliticsTeacher, blame thyself: Yale report savages Ivy League schools for destroying American trust in higher education
By Nick LichtenbergApril 15, 2026
Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh is worth more than $100 million and has stakes in SpaceX and Polymarket
BankingFed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh is worth more than $100 million and has stakes in SpaceX and Polymarket
By Jacqueline MunisApril 15, 2026
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
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We studied 235 stocks–and found that ESG metrics don’t just make a portfolio less profitable, but also less likely to achieve its stated ESG aims
CommentaryWe studied 235 stocks–and found that ESG metrics don’t just make a portfolio less profitable, but also less likely to achieve its stated ESG aims
By Christos Makridis and Majeed SimaanNovember 9, 2023
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    EnvironmentA ‘superfog’ near New Orleans caused a 158-car pileup that killed at least 7 people
    By The Associated PressOctober 24, 2023
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Environment‘Full benefits of nuclear energy’ must be part of the plan to tackle climate change, says U.N. nuclear chief
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressNovember 9, 2023
Red-hot October virtually guarantees that 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded
EnvironmentRed-hot October virtually guarantees that 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded
By Melina Walling and The Associated PressNovember 8, 2023
Employees using 3d-printed cement on a housing development in Kenya.
EnvironmentThe construction industry has been a major climate-change offender. This Swiss company’s cement and concrete could help builders get greener
By Peter VanhamNovember 8, 2023
The U.S. will hit a huge milestone next year when solar power surpasses hydropower for the first time ever
EnvironmentThe U.S. will hit a huge milestone next year when solar power surpasses hydropower for the first time ever
By Will Wade and BloombergNovember 7, 2023
Paradise wildfire
EnvironmentSoaring insurance is forcing people to (literally) leave Paradise, as California’s wildfire rebuild comes with 5-figure premiums
By Janie Har and The Associated PressNovember 7, 2023
  • ‘Peak Oil’ will arrive by 2030, IEA predicts for the first time
    Environment‘Peak Oil’ will arrive by 2030, IEA predicts for the first time
    By BloombergOctober 24, 2023
Woman stands in front of her hurricane-resistant home
EnvironmentClimate change is transforming architecture: Think houses on stilts, with a rounded shape like a ship that can survive a hurricane
By Isabella O'Malley and The Associated PressNovember 6, 2023
Prince William speaking at the United for Wildlife Global Summit
EnvironmentPrince William calls $20 billion poaching trade ‘a battle that can and must be won’ as wildlife population plummets 70% over 50 years
By Eileen Ng and The Associated PressNovember 6, 2023
Leo Ortega
EnvironmentCalifornia’s years of drought, water issues push spirit makers to grow agave—but they’re not allowed to call it mezcal or tequila
By Amy Taxin and The Associated PressNovember 5, 2023
Washington state
EnvironmentTire industry scrambles to replace 60-year-old chemical hazardous to salmon: ‘One of the biggest environmental issues that the world hasn’t known about’
By Mark Thiessen and The Associated PressNovember 5, 2023
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EnvironmentBicycle, safety advocates nationwide say enough is enough: It’s time for cities to ban right turns on red lights
By Jeff McMurray and The Associated PressNovember 4, 2023
  • A volunteer searches for family heirlooms on Maui
    CommentaryHere’s the climate movement’s biggest mistake since the 1970s, according to the climate scientist who won the Nobel Prize alongside Al Gore
    By David SchimelOctober 23, 2023
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EnvironmentAmerica’s wind execs on Biden’s scrapped offshore dreams: ‘We probably still need to go through the same learning curve that Europe did’
By Jennifer McDermott, Matthew Daly, Michael Hill, Mike Catalini and The Associated PressNovember 4, 2023
Highland Fire
EnvironmentThousands evacuated as nearly 4-square-mile wildfire grips Southern California
By The Associated PressNovember 2, 2023
Pennsylvania court rules that the state can’t make power plant owners pay for their greenhouse gas emissions
EnvironmentPennsylvania court rules that the state can’t make power plant owners pay for their greenhouse gas emissions
By Marc Levy and The Associated PressNovember 2, 2023
Phil Murphy
EnvironmentDanish wind giant, reeling from $4 billion write-off in New Jersey, calls America ‘the most painful part of our portfolio’
By Wayne Parry and The Associated PressNovember 1, 2023
Joe Biden
EnvironmentNonpartisan business group hails Biden’s green jobs boom: ‘We’re in the biggest economic revolution we’ve seen in generations’
By Isabella O'Malley and The Associated PressNovember 1, 2023
EV, battery storage and solar projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act will create 403,000 jobs, business group says
TechEV, battery storage and solar projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act will create 403,000 jobs, business group says
By Isabella O'Malley and The Associated PressNovember 1, 2023
Green NIMBYism is such a scourge that MIT is training students in how to calm down angry neighbors: ‘It can be hard to develop empathy unless you start having conversations’
EnvironmentGreen NIMBYism is such a scourge that MIT is training students in how to calm down angry neighbors: ‘It can be hard to develop empathy unless you start having conversations’
By Amy Harder, Cipher News and The Associated PressOctober 31, 2023
Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia raises $41 million for his startup building small, pre-fabricated houses that spun out of Airbnb in 2022
TechAirbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia raises $41 million for his startup building small, pre-fabricated houses that spun out of Airbnb in 2022
By Alexei OreskovicOctober 30, 2023
Alan Mazzotti
Environment‘There’s no future after me’: Colorado pumpkin man says drought, labor, water issues will end his family business. ‘My boys won’t farm’
By Melina Walling, Brittany Peterson and The Associated PressOctober 29, 2023
Climate activists
EnvironmentThe sale of 67 million acres of Gulf oil leases is being held up by environmentalists asking to think about the endangered whales
By Kevin McGill and The Associated PressOctober 27, 2023
Lynn Rosenquist, Lanny Rosenquist
EnvironmentMillions of Americans might be poisoning themselves because they don’t test their well water
By Tony Leys and KFF Health NewsOctober 26, 2023
Siemens Energy shares fall 40% after company seeks government help as wind-turbine woes threaten gas and power division
EnvironmentSiemens Energy shares fall 40% after company seeks government help as wind-turbine woes threaten gas and power division
By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, Petra Sorge and BloombergOctober 26, 2023
Disappearing California forests
EnvironmentCalifornia’s prized redwood forests are going extinct: ‘We’re losing them at a rate that is something that we can’t sustain’
By Brian Melley and The Associated PressOctober 26, 2023
Desperate Arizona golf courses have finally figured out how to repel the pig-like Javelina pest: chili oil. ‘Even though they’re Southwest animals, they don’t like Southwest seasoning’
EnvironmentDesperate Arizona golf courses have finally figured out how to repel the pig-like Javelina pest: chili oil. ‘Even though they’re Southwest animals, they don’t like Southwest seasoning’
By The Associated PressOctober 26, 2023
a person unloading grapes onto a container in a vineyard
EnvironmentItaly loses its crown as world’s top wine producer as hailstorms, floods and a soggy spring ruin its harvest—but dropping the top spot is the least of vineyards’ worries
By Prarthana PrakashOctober 26, 2023
Shell takes axe to its eco-friendly business as oil giant focuses on digging up fossil fuels
EnvironmentShell takes axe to its eco-friendly business as oil giant focuses on digging up fossil fuels
By Ryan HoggOctober 26, 2023
Northern Rockies snowfall
EnvironmentFrom temps in the 80s to 8 inches of snow: The northern Rockies brace for the first snowfall of the season
By Amy Beth Hanson and The Associated PressOctober 25, 2023
The energy transition is under threat as the Global South lags behind
CommentaryThe energy transition is under threat as the Global South lags behind
By Makhtar Diop and Mohamed Jameel Al RamahiOctober 25, 2023
Antarctica
EnvironmentStudy gets real on climate change: Antarctica faces the ‘unavoidable’ melting of enough ice to raise sea levels nearly 6 feet
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressOctober 24, 2023
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