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Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna

Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna

Former Vox Staff — Science & Health + Politics & Policy

    Latest articles by Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna

    Politics
    Trump’s large family and frequent travels are blowing through the Secret Service’s budgetTrump’s large family and frequent travels are blowing through the Secret Service’s budget
    Politics

    USA Today reports that the Secret Service is running out of money to pay its agents.

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
    Science
    Total solar eclipse 2017: how to live stream at homeTotal solar eclipse 2017: how to live stream at home
    Science

    Don’t miss NASA’s special coverage featuring rare high-altitude footage from balloons and aircraft.

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
    Climate
    Trump’s environmental agenda is crashing into the courtsTrump’s environmental agenda is crashing into the courts
    Climate

    Pruitt used to sue the EPA. Now he’s being sued for what he’s doing with it.

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
    Science
    The biggest ever “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of New JerseyThe biggest ever “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of New Jersey
    Science

    The man-made problem is an environmental disaster and an economic threat.

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
    Science
    This video shows the extraordinary trend of global warming in more than 100 countriesThis video shows the extraordinary trend of global warming in more than 100 countries
    Science

    117 years of data in 35 seconds.

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
    Climate
    Donald Trump’s plan to build a solar border wall, explained with mathDonald Trump’s plan to build a solar border wall, explained with math
    Climate

    We crunched the numbers, because why not?

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
    Climate
    California just got bipartisan support to extend its cap and trade program to 2030California just got bipartisan support to extend its cap and trade program to 2030
    Climate

    Republicans helped pass a key set of bills to deal with climate change and pollution.

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
    Climate
    Rebuking Trump on climate, the G20 proved “soft power” worksRebuking Trump on climate, the G20 proved “soft power” works
    Climate

    The US stood alone as the rest of the world committed to action on climate.

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
    Climate
    China just built a solar power array that looks like a pandaChina just built a solar power array that looks like a panda
    Climate

    It’s the first of many planned panda power plants meant to get kids interested in green energy.

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna
    Science
    Almost 90% of Americans don’t know there’s scientific consensus on global warmingAlmost 90% of Americans don’t know there’s scientific consensus on global warming
    Science

    That’s not good.

    By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna