Alex Lubben

News

Inside the 'White Gold' Rush to Mine American Lithium and Make Millions

Lithium could power the 21st century. But the methods used to find it are largely from the 1800s.
Alex Lubben
5.15.23
climate

Big Oil Is Making Record Profits While the World Burns

“We’re seeing companies double down, brazenly pretend that they’re going to be able to produce oil and gas for another 60, 70, 80 years.”
Alex Lubben
11.3.22
News

Houston’s Solution to Climate Change Is to Force Low-Income People to Move

“Where are these poor people going to live? What’s happening to us is an injustice.” 
Alex Lubben
10.13.22
Coronavirus

Wisconsin's Bar Scene Sure Looks Popping

Just minutes after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers' lockdown, patrons were pounding down pints.
Alex Lubben
5.14.20
police

Police Shot and Killed a 26-Year-Old EMT in Her Apartment While Looking for Someone Else Entirely

Breonna Taylor had no criminal record, and police found no drugs in her home.
Alex Lubben
5.13.20
joe biden

Stacey Abrams Doesn’t Believe That Joe Biden Sexually Assaulted Tara Reade

“If I thought that this man had done that, then I could not be in this space,” Abrams said.
Alex Lubben
5.12.20
Coronavirus

Elon Musk Is Offering Tesla Workers a Deal: Violate California's Stay-at-Home Order or Don't Get Paid

“If you do not feel comfortable coming into work, you can stay home and will be on unpaid leave,” Musk wrote in an email obtained by The Guardian.
Alex Lubben
5.12.20
elon musk

Elon Musk Is Literally Asking to be Arrested for Reopening His Tesla Factory

"If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me."
Alex Lubben
5.11.20
Ahmaud Arbery

The DOJ Is Looking at Hate Crime Charges for the Men Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery

“We are assessing all of the evidence to determine whether federal hate crimes charges are appropriate.”
Alex Lubben
5.11.20
climate crisis

The Planet Is Probably in Worse Shape Than We Can Even Predict

Scientific estimates could be lowballing how bad the climate crisis will get.
Alex Lubben
5.10.20
Environment

The Pandemic Is Bringing Back Single-Use Plastics in a Huge Way

States are rolling back their plastic bag bans and restaurants are turning to single-use utensils to reopen in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Alex Lubben
5.9.20
Coronavirus

Stephen Miller's Wife, Who Is Mike Pence's Press Secretary, Tested Positive for Coronavirus

Katie Miller, 26, a communications staffer in the vice president's office, married Trump's senior adviser in February.
Alex Lubben
5.8.20
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