Heather Horn

Deputy Editor at The New Republic

Deputy editor @newrepublic. Alum @theatlantic @globalpost

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Articles

Was This White House Press Release Written by “The Onion”?

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Heather Horn

Media outlets celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday with a flurry of forced optimism: “reasons to be hopeful,” how to feel useful by “taking a plalk” (picking up litter as you walk) and not reproducing, data showing that climate policy is globally very popular, and why “we’re still winning the climate fight.” Climate groups spent the day breathing a collective sigh of relief that the Trump administration did not, contrary to rumor, mark the day by stripping green groups of their nonprofit tax status.
Get Ready for Expensive Tomatoes and Lots of Food Contamination

3 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Heather Horn

You could soon be hearing a lot of news about tomatoes. That’s because the Commerce Department announced this week that Mexican tomatoes will be subject to 21 percent tariffs starting July 14. If this goes through, expect tomato prices to rise precipitously: The United States relies heavily on greenhouse-grown tomatoes, of which the Agriculture Department estimates 88 percent are imported, with most coming from Mexico.
Get Ready for Expensive Tomatoes and Lots of Food Contamination

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Heather Horn

You could soon be hearing a lot of news about tomatoes. That’s because the Commerce Department announced this week that Mexican tomatoes will be subject to 21 percent tariffs starting July 14. If this goes through, expect tomato prices to rise precipitously: The United States relies heavily on greenhouse-grown tomatoes, of which the Agriculture Department estimates 88 percent are imported, with most coming from Mexico.
Trump and RFK Jr. Want to Make America Poisoned Again

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Heather Horn

This weekend, The Guardian reported that the Trump administration is “quietly” planning to gut both federal and state regulations on PFAS, which are commonly known as forever chemicals.
Trump and RFK Jr. Want to Make America Poisoned Again

1 month ago | newrepublic.com | Heather Horn

This weekend, The Guardian reported that the Trump administration is “quietly” planning to gut both federal and state regulations on PFAS, which are commonly known as forever chemicals.
Worried About the Climate? Get Off the Couch. The Data Supports It.

1 month ago | newrepublic.com | Heather Horn

In the wake of the election, many discouraged leftists announced they were tuning out. Two months into Donald Trump’s presidency, however, the case for sitting on the sofa and drowning anxieties in escapist television is getting slimmer. And that’s especially true for people concerned about the climate crisis, who are often presumed to be at particular risk of despair and burnout. “Action is the antidote to despair,” Joan Baez famously said, a line frequently quoted in climate circles.
Worried About the Climate? Get Off the Couch. The Data Supports It.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Heather Horn

In the wake of the election, many discouraged leftists announced they were tuning out. Two months into Donald Trump’s presidency, however, the case for sitting on the sofa and drowning anxieties in escapist television is getting slimmer. And that’s especially true for people concerned about the climate crisis, who are often presumed to be at particular risk of despair and burnout. “Action is the antidote to despair,” Joan Baez famously said, a line frequently quoted in climate circles.
Snag Those Rebates for Home Energy Upgrades Before the GOP Kills Them

1 month ago | newrepublic.com | Heather Horn

The Trump administration has disrupted quite a few money flows in its first two months, reserving special effort and scorn for those authorized by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Farmers who undertook infrastructure improvements with the guarantee of Agriculture Department reimbursement suddenly found the payments frozen.
Snag Those Rebates for Home Energy Upgrades Before the GOP Kills Them

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Heather Horn

The Trump administration has disrupted quite a few money flows in its first two months, reserving special effort and scorn for those authorized by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Farmers who undertook infrastructure improvements with the guarantee of Agriculture Department reimbursement suddenly found the payments frozen.
Trump Wants to Revive the Timber Industry-but Shot Himself in the Foot

1 month ago | newrepublic.com | Heather Horn

Days before new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China took effect earlier this month, President Trump issued two executive orders. One bemoaned America’s status as a net importer of lumber, ordering the secretary of commerce to investigate the “national security risks” of importing lumber and what would be needed for domestic production to fulfill all domestic demand.