Singapore has overhauled its baby bonus scheme. Will it work to boost birth rates this time?
Probably not.
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The mayor of this desert city likens the U.S. West’s water crisis to planning for a meteor. ‘You can see it coming, but you can’t get out of the way’
Under the Bureau of Reclamation’s plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet.
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With ‘virtual speed bumps,’ these cities have reduced crashes by rewarding slower drivers with fewer red lights
“If you come to Albuquerque right now and you’re driving that corridor, you will learn pretty quickly that if you are speeding, you stop.”
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Europe’s summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat
Around 99% of Hungary’s lands are currently under severe or extreme drought conditions.
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The Earth is sizzling, but ‘climate hushing’ is hot right now among Democrats. ‘People are increasingly freaked out about other issues’
The Searchlight Institute, a Democratic think tank, urged the party to stop mentioning climate change because it is not a priority for voters.
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Warsh puts Fed on collision course with Trump ahead of midterms
US central bank chair’s Jackson Hole hint that rates may rise runs counter to the reduction in borrowing costs the US president desires
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Risk of a new age of financial repression is rising
The idea of pushing US government bonds down the throats of investors is being taken increasingly seriously
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Did AI write this? It’s getting harder to tell
Detection software offers quick answers, but the risk of false positives and the stigma of being accused are leading to societal mistrust in the written word
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Warsh charts a forward-looking path for the Fed at Jackson Hole
This might be remembered as a moment when the central bank switched approach