Environment

Participants walk and network in front of the main entrance during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 at Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 14.

The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan

COP29 in Baku reveals the contradictions of having climate negotiations in a petro-state.

Nov 19, 2024 / Carol Schaeffer

Close-up of Gov. Pritzker with his left hand up in a fist.

When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance. When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance.

If we want to deploy actual power to block Trump’s vicious agenda once he takes control of the federal government, we will have to look to the states.

Nov 19, 2024 / Van Gosse

Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with former Republican representative from New York Lee Zeldin.

Why Trump Picked Lee Zeldin to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency Why Trump Picked Lee Zeldin to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency

With a Republican majority in Congress and Zeldin promising to “deregulate” the EPA, the new Trump administration will prioritize fossil fuel interests over environmental protecti...

Nov 18, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen

Climate Realism (Still) Means Climate Justice

Climate Realism (Still) Means Climate Justice Climate Realism (Still) Means Climate Justice

An interview with Tom Athanasiou on where climate geopolitics goes from here, and why unlocking trillions in climate finance is an “existential necessity.”

Nov 15, 2024 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson

Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On

Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On

In Johnson County, a record-breaking 87,012 people voted on Tuesday. Democrat Christina Bohannan beat the Republican incumbent by over 35,000 votes—just 800 shy of what she needed...

Nov 11, 2024 / Dave Leshtz

Climate change protest

Anti-Protest Laws Won’t Silence Climate Activists Anti-Protest Laws Won’t Silence Climate Activists

Still, punitive measures against climate protest are reaching new extremes.

Nov 6, 2024 / Stan Cox

A grocery store worker stocks shelves of lettuce and other greens.

Scared of E. Coli? Donald Trump Should Terrify You. Scared of E. Coli? Donald Trump Should Terrify You.

During his presidency, Donald Trump worked to deregulate food safety—a deadly idea—and he has promised to roll back more protections if he is elected again.

Nov 4, 2024 / Tom Colicchio

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is jill-stein-portrait-getty.jpg Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein waits to speak at a news conference on Fifth Avenue across the street from Trump Tower on December 5, 2016, in New York City.

I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green. I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green.

Award-winning filmmaker and director of Gasland Josh Fox on why he will never vote for Jill Stein.

Nov 1, 2024 / Josh Fox

Protesters gather in Times Square as part of a protest by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion on October 10, 2019, in New York City.

Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides

The media often acts as if identifying threats or naming falsehoods are acts of partisanship. They are not. They are journalism.

Oct 30, 2024 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Meteorologist John Morales chokes up as he warns viewers in Florida about the danger of Hurricane Milton on October 7, 2024.

How Weathercasters Became the Newest Targets of Conspiracy Theorists How Weathercasters Became the Newest Targets of Conspiracy Theorists

Weather forecasters used to be some of the most trusted people in the news business. Then they began speaking openly about climate change.

Oct 28, 2024 / Mark Hertsgaard

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