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Like most people, Quentella Livers, a 75-year-old widow from New Orleans, sometimes gets scammy solicitations in the mail. So when she received a statement in May 2023 from a financial technology company called Dividend Finance, informing her that a lien had been taken out on a property she owned, she threw the document away, figuring it was junk. But the notices kept coming.

Enlarge / The current 911—known to Porschephiles as the 992 generation—has just been given its midlife refresh. The most obvious visual indicator is the presence of vertical strakes in the front air intakes. But we're much more interested in what's gone on under the skin. (credit: Porsche) Today, Porsche gave the venerable 911 a bit of a spiff-up, putting an updated engine in the base 911 Carrera and making some design tweaks to keep the 992-generation machine looking fresh.

In a new book, Tom Steyer argues that we can all be climate people and make a real difference in the climate crisis. How can we shift the incentives so that even the most self-interested people make choices that help stabilize our planet and prevent human catastrophe? What does climate capitalism look like?

Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018, holds lessons for cities grappling with an El Niño-fueled drought. This article originally appeared in Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Sign up for its newsletter here.

Severe ozone pollution in metro Denver and the northern Front Range will lead to more expensive gas prices this summer as stations switch to a specialized fuel blend that will burn cleaner and release fewer toxic emissions into Colorado’s air. But exactly how much prices will increase remains a source of debate, with estimates ranging from less than a nickel to 60 cents per gallon — which would push gas above $4 a gallon for the first time in two years. Gas stations in a nine-county region must sell reformulated gasoline from June 1 to Sept.

ExxonMobil’s multi-front tussle with investors over the company’s positioning on climate change escalated last week when CalPERS, the largest U. S. pension fund, announced it would vote against every member of the company’s board of directors at its annual meeting on May 29. The divergence between how Exxon and some of its investors view their financial interests demonstrates a new dynamic bound to grow as climate change becomes a more urgent societal challenge. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The fight between Exxon and its investors dates back to 2021, when a majority of investors rejected several of management’s board nominees in favor of candidates who promised to push the company to take a more proactive approach to the energy transition—an historic repudiation of the company’s leadership.