Alejandro de la Garza

Alejandro de la Garza is a staff writer for TIME in New York City

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Scientists Get Closer to Harnessing Solar Power From Space

Scientists at Caltech are experimenting with technology to transmit electricity from solar panels in space back to Earth.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Colorado River Deal Offers Chance For Big Picture Planning

Western states finally agree to cut water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River. But the key to success will be long-term investment.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Climate Rules Fail To Target 87% of Global Methane Emissions

Cutting methane emissions is an urgent climate goal. But governments have made scant progress, reveals a new study.

By Alejandro de la Garza

This Company May Be Crucial To the U.S. EV Transition

Tritium has grown into a power player in U.S. fast charging, a critical priority in the Biden Administration's electric vehicle agenda.

By Alejandro de la Garza

EPA Power Emissions Rule Hinges on Carbon Capture Tech

The fossil fuel industry has long said carbon capture is a viable climate solution. The EPA's new rule will force companies to walk the talk.

By Alejandro de la Garza

IRA Spurs Fossil Fuel Firms to Track Methane

A company is launching methane-tracking satellites into space. New methane fines helped get some fossil fuel companies on board

By Alejandro de la Garza

Car Makers Feel the EV Squeeze With Biden's Emission Rules

The U.S. EPA unveiled tough new emissions rules today to speed electric vehicle adoption. The industry response was tepid.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Are Tornadoes Linked to Climate Change? Scientists Explain

Researchers think global warming could help spawn more dangerous supercell storms. But the science is far from certain.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Good Luck Figuring Out What Your New Electric Car Will Actually Cost

The government wants to make buying an EV easier. The Treasury's new tax guidance is making things more complicated.

By Alejandro de la Garza

The Classroom Culture War Spreads to Climate

An Ohio bill would force college instructors to teach proven falsehoods and misleading fossil fuel talking points about climate change.

By Alejandro de la Garza

How to Boost Climate-Friendly Habits, According to Science

Forget eco-labels, research shows the most powerful influence is what other people around you are doing.

By Alejandro de la Garza

A Puerto Rico Town Takes Climate Action into its Own Hands

A new community-owned solar microgrid in Adjuntas is about more than reliable energy—it's a tool of resilience and decolonization.

By Alejandro de la Garza

The Controversial Technology Dividing Climate Scientists

Geoengineering our atmosphere to cool the planet has long been a taboo subject. But as the earth keeps heating up, that may now be changing.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Decimated by COVID-19, A Texas County Struggles to Move On

Lamb County had one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the nation. Amid tides of contradictory news and misinformation, many have little idea of who to blame.

By Alejandro De La Garza / Lamb County, Texas

How EV Car Makers Rank on Climate and Human Rights

Environmental groups rank electric vehicle makers based on the environmental and human rights impacts of their supply chains.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Climate Conspiracies Have Some Truth—Doesn't Make Them Right

The facts are wrong, but the conspiracies put their finger on the weirdness of the current fight against climate change.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Billionaires Obsessed With Blocking the Sun

George Soros is interested in using geoengineering to address climate change. He isn't the first billionaire to give support to the idea

By Alejandro de la Garza

Controversial Startup Trying to Cool Climate From U.S. Soil

Mexico threatened to ban geoengineering after Make Sunsets' attempt last year. Now, the company launched more balloons—this time in the U.S.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Whale Experts are Caught in a Wind Power Culture War

Some conspiracy theorists think wildlife groups are covering up whale deaths. But these marine experts are just trying to solve the mystery.

By Alejandro de la Garza

What Biden's State of the Union Said About Climate

The version of climate action that Biden is presenting to America is mercifully simple: This matters to you. And I’m taking care of it.

By Alejandro de la Garza
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