Brad Plumer
Brad Plumer
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Brad Plumer is a reporter at the Washington Post writing about domestic policy, particularly energy and environmental issues.

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The best sentences we read today

The best sentences we read today

Links and other stories we liked. Plus a small programming note.

How China’s hunt for raw materials is changing the world

How China’s hunt for raw materials is changing the world

A new book about China’s “resource quest” looks at the country’s search for raw materials overseas — and how that’s upending the global economy.

Is a sixth mass extinction on the way?

Is a sixth mass extinction on the way?

An interview with New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert about her new book, “The Sixth Extinction.“

13 percent of Americans are eating pizza on any given day

13 percent of Americans are eating pizza on any given day

It seems to be working -- on any given day 13 percent of the country is having a slice or two.