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Rebecca Leber

Rebecca Leber

Former Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Rebecca Leber

    Climate
    Why Big Oil should be worried after a day of reckoningWhy Big Oil should be worried after a day of reckoning
    Climate

    Exxon, Shell, and Chevron are under siege in the courtroom and the boardroom.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    ExxonMobil wants you to feel responsible for climate change so it doesn’t have toExxonMobil wants you to feel responsible for climate change so it doesn’t have to
    Climate

    A new study reveals how the oil company used “cutting-edge propaganda” to focus on fossil fuel consumption.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    After four years of inaction, the EPA is finally regulating this superpollutantAfter four years of inaction, the EPA is finally regulating this superpollutant
    Climate

    Sales of air conditioners are soaring. Regulating the heat-trapping hydrofluorocarbons in them is crucial.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    How Biden could actually deliver on his climate goalsHow Biden could actually deliver on his climate goals
    Climate

    The road to the 2030 goal is clear. The road to 2050 is a little murkier.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    4 winners and 4 losers from Biden’s climate leader summit4 winners and 4 losers from Biden’s climate leader summit
    Climate

    Winner: Joe Biden. Loser: The coal industry.

    By Benji Jones, Umair Irfan and 3 more
    The US and China just joined the Paris climate deal — making it harder for Donald Trump to scrap it
    Climate

    “This is momentum with purpose.”

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    Many young voters don’t see a difference between Clinton and Trump on climateMany young voters don’t see a difference between Clinton and Trump on climate
    Climate

    Hint: One of them calls climate change a hoax invented by the Chinese.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    Donald Trump once backed urgent climate action. Wait, what?Donald Trump once backed urgent climate action. Wait, what?
    Climate

    In 2009, Trump signed a full-page ad in the New York Times calling for aggressive climate action.

    By Ben Adler and Rebecca Leber