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Brad Plumer

Brad Plumer

Former Senior Editor

    Latest articles by Brad Plumer

    Climate
    What Antonin Scalia’s death means for Obama’s big climate plansWhat Antonin Scalia’s death means for Obama’s big climate plans
    Climate

    Obama’s plan to tackle global warming isn’t totally safe — but it’s in less legal jeopardy than it was a week ago.

    By Brad Plumer
    Science
    One tweet that shows how the Zika virus caught scientists off-guardOne tweet that shows how the Zika virus caught scientists off-guard
    Science

    Everything scientists know to date could basically fit into a shoebox.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    In a surprise move, the Supreme Court just halted a key part of Obama’s climate planIn a surprise move, the Supreme Court just halted a key part of Obama’s climate plan
    Climate

    This isn’t fatal for Obama’s plans to cut carbon emissions — but it doesn’t look good.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    Obama’s budget proposes a $10.25-per-barrel tax on oil to fund cleaner transportationObama’s budget proposes a $10.25-per-barrel tax on oil to fund cleaner transportation
    Climate

    He’s not worried about reelection anymore, so he may as well go wild.

    By Brad Plumer
    Science
    Obama’s sweeping new plan to fight the Zika virus, explainedObama’s sweeping new plan to fight the Zika virus, explained
    Science

    The outbreak is expected to hit Florida, Texas, and other states later this year.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    Why crude oil prices keep falling and falling, in one simple chartWhy crude oil prices keep falling and falling, in one simple chart
    Climate

    Oil hasn’t been this cheap since 2004.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    The unsexy truth about killing off mosquitoes and stopping the Zika virusThe unsexy truth about killing off mosquitoes and stopping the Zika virus
    Climate

    The media keeps hyping gene warfare and other sci-fi tools to eradicate mosquitoes. Experts say the reality is quite different.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    How a mere inch of snow turned DC into a total nightmareHow a mere inch of snow turned DC into a total nightmare
    Climate

    One reason: The first snow of the year is often the deadliest.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    Here’s how El Niño and global warming helped 2015 shatter temperature recordsHere’s how El Niño and global warming helped 2015 shatter temperature records
    Climate

    No other year has even come close.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    That time Marco Rubio called for a “cap-and-trade or carbon tax program”That time Marco Rubio called for a “cap-and-trade or carbon tax program”
    Climate

    2008 was a crazy time in all our lives.

    By Brad Plumer

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