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Rebecca Leber

Rebecca Leber

Former Senior Reporter

Rebecca Leber is a former climate reporter for Vox. She reported on the origins and misuse of natural gas marketing, the dangers of electric utility shutoffs, and the difference individuals can make as climate advocates.

Latest articles by Rebecca Leber

Climate
The Air Quality Index and how to use it, explainedThe Air Quality Index and how to use it, explained
Climate

8 things you should know about the number that measures bad air.

By Rebecca Leber
The future of the planet hinges on understanding these 5 key phrases
Climate

The controversial concepts shaping climate action, defined.

By Rebecca Leber
Climate
Biden gives center stage to the climate report Trump tried to buryBiden gives center stage to the climate report Trump tried to bury
Climate

No part of the country is unscathed from climate change, according to the federal government’s new National Climate Assessment.

By Umair Irfan and Rebecca Leber
Climate
How the fossil-fuel lobby weaponized Julia Child’s gas stoveHow the fossil-fuel lobby weaponized Julia Child’s gas stove
Climate

Sorry, the beloved chef’s use of gas cooking was a gas industry sponcon.

By Rebecca Leber
The propane industry’s weird obsession with school buses, explained
Climate

Electric school buses are better for kids’ health. The propane industry has other ideas.

By Rebecca Leber
Climate
Why Biden’s multibillion-dollar bet on hydrogen energy is such a big dealWhy Biden’s multibillion-dollar bet on hydrogen energy is such a big deal
Climate

Clean hydrogen can be a lot dirtier than it seems, especially when the fossil fuel industry gets involved.

By Rebecca Leber
Climate
What climate activists mean when they say “end fossil fuels”What climate activists mean when they say “end fossil fuels”
Climate

The bolder, narrower message of the climate movement, explained.

By Rebecca Leber
Climate
Climate disasters will happen everywhere, anytimeClimate disasters will happen everywhere, anytime
Climate

Wildfires, hurricanes, and extreme heat used to follow seasonal rules. They increasingly don’t.

By Rebecca Leber
Climate
The world’s brutal climate change report card, explainedThe world’s brutal climate change report card, explained
Climate

The first international climate change stocktake says trying is not enough.

By Umair Irfan and Rebecca Leber
Climate
The oil industry’s cynical gamble on Arctic drillingThe oil industry’s cynical gamble on Arctic drilling
Climate

Companies like ConocoPhillips are banking on a future filled with oil.

By Rebecca Leber