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Rebecca Leber

Rebecca Leber

Former Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Rebecca Leber

    Climate
    The most annoying barrier to getting your home off fossil fuelsThe most annoying barrier to getting your home off fossil fuels
    Climate

    So you want a heat pump. But can you find anyone to install it?

    By Rebecca Leber
    Science
    How power companies have caused and worsened wildfiresHow power companies have caused and worsened wildfires
    Science

    “California Burning” author Katherine Blunt on the lessons learned in California.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Politics
    4 underrated parts of the Inflation Reduction Act4 underrated parts of the Inflation Reduction Act
    Politics

    The new climate law is more than just tax credits.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Politics
    The US finally has a law to tackle climate changeThe US finally has a law to tackle climate change
    Politics

    What’s in the “game changer” climate legislation nobody saw coming.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Politics
    The Inflation Reduction Act, explainedThe Inflation Reduction Act, explained
    Politics

    The climate act is also a health care act (and it does a few things on taxes, too).

    By Emily Stewart, Li Zhou and 1 more
    Science
    Fight climate change. End fossilflation. Here’s how.Fight climate change. End fossilflation. Here’s how.
    Science

    Yet another downside to fossil fuel dependence.

    By Rebecca Leber
    The Vox guide to extreme heat
    The US could stop one cause of heat wave deaths tomorrowThe US could stop one cause of heat wave deaths tomorrow
    The Vox guide to extreme heat

    Utility disconnections during a heat wave can be deadly. They’re also preventable.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Climate
    Congress failed on climate. What can Biden do now?Congress failed on climate. What can Biden do now?
    Climate

    What Biden meant when he called climate change an emergency.

    By Rebecca Leber
    Technology
    The Supreme Court’s fleeting gift to the coal industryThe Supreme Court’s fleeting gift to the coal industry
    Technology

    The Supreme Court has limited the EPA’s ability to address climate change. That still won’t save faltering coal plants.

    By Umair Irfan and Rebecca Leber
    Science
    The biggest myths about gas pricesThe biggest myths about gas prices
    Science

    Making sense of the political theater over gas prices.

    By Rebecca Leber