L.V. Anderson

Authoritarianism is on the rise. Is climate change to blame?

Climate change is coming for your coffee. Startups are betting that substitutes made out of date seeds and chickpeas are the answer.

The passenger rail operator is at the mercy of the freight companies that own most American tracks.

Tech lobbyists revised a repair bill before New York’s governor signed it.

In 2013, Massachusetts passed a law explicitly giving consumers the right to repair their cars. Now, that right is under threat.

Sadhguru’s campaign points to a real problem, but agricultural advocates say his solutions miss the mark.

Getting a handle on these “super-emitters” could yield major benefits for the climate.

Under pressure from shareholders, Big Tech is finally making device repair easier.

Google’s CEO said the initiative could save 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.

“It is a reduction, though it is not good for the world.”

Opponents have dubbed them “roads to ruin.”

A new book pushes back against the narrative that individual actions make little difference to the climate.

What happened when France made tech brands score their devices on “repairability.”

A carbon-free future requires a lot of mining. A battle in Nevada shows it won’t be easy.

A new law aims to keep smartphones out of the dump. It also has global implications.

Fruitcake’s old-fashionedness piqued my sense of nostalgia for a simpler, more wholesome time.

The company may soon have to give its customers a wider peek under the digital hood.

When researchers compare shopping online to shopping at a brick-and-mortar outlet, what they’re mainly talking about is the so-called “last-mile problem.”