Environmental Issues

Mining the Past, Threatening the Future

Mining the Past, Threatening the Future Mining the Past, Threatening the Future

Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government.

Apr 4, 2025 / Photo Essay / Ottavia Spaggiari

The Fallout From the Greenpeace Verdict

The Fallout From the Greenpeace Verdict The Fallout From the Greenpeace Verdict

An energy giant’s SLAPP lawsuit threatens the right to protest.

Apr 3, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Barney Oursler, director of the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee, is photographed at US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pennsylvania, January 23, 2025.

The Unemployment System Is Failing Workers. Barney Oursler’s Here to Help. The Unemployment System Is Failing Workers. Barney Oursler’s Here to Help.

Oursler and his staff at the Mon Valley Unemployment Committee have shown over the past 40 years what it means to really care about workers—on the job and off.

Apr 3, 2025 / Daniel Napsha

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All

The verdict of Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace has disturbing implications for freedom of speech.

Mar 31, 2025 / Betsy Apple

The White House Press Briefing Room on February 24, 2025, in Washington, DC.

With Trump in Office, How Much Will TV Networks Self-Censor? With Trump in Office, How Much Will TV Networks Self-Censor?

US broadcasters’ cowardice around the “Gulf of America” throws into question their future coverage of climate change.

Mar 27, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

View through Montana ranch entrance to rangeland with a view of central Montana shows snow covered Crazy Mountains in the background. The Crazy Mountains rise to over 11,000 feet and are located north of Interstate-90 between Billings and Bozeman Montana; they can be seen for many miles along this stretch of Interstate.

Welcome to Bozangeles! Welcome to Bozangeles!

The greater Bozeman, Montana, region has become ground zero for rampant luxury development that is taking the “public” out of public lands.

Mar 27, 2025 / Erica Etelson

A Gulfstream G650ER jet prepares to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 7, 2023.

These Activists Are Right: The World Doesn’t Need Any More Private Jets These Activists Are Right: The World Doesn’t Need Any More Private Jets

Local activists in Massachusetts have taken on the private jet lobby—and they might just win.

Mar 26, 2025 / Chuck Collins

Despite the massive mobilization of Bernie Sanders’s two presidential campaigns, his supporters remain a junior partner in the Democratic Party power structure.

Time for a Progressive Rethink Time for a Progressive Rethink

Anger at the Democratic Party’s inept leadership and subservience to Big Money has been rising since the election. But the left also must examine our own role in enabling Trump.

Mar 24, 2025 / Jeff Faux

Fishermen work on the ice of the Gulf of Finland against the backdrop of the nuclear icebreaker Yakutia, a key tool in Russia's Arctic program, while US President Donald Trump has ordered the development and approval of a program to acquire a US icebreaker fleet.

A New Age for US-Russia Arctic Cooperation? A New Age for US-Russia Arctic Cooperation?

Ceasefire talks could be a catalyst for advancing cooperation in the Arctic, but the climate crisis should not be forgotten.

Mar 18, 2025 / Pavel Devyatkin

Denying Reality as We Burn

Denying Reality as We Burn Denying Reality as We Burn

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Mar 14, 2025 / Ward Sutton

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