Environment

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Nations Are Nowhere on Their Climate Commitments, and Too Few Journalists Are Holding Them Accountable Nations Are Nowhere on Their Climate Commitments, and Too Few Journalists Are Holding Them Accountable

At a time of many crises, new climate reporting from The Guardian shows just how far off-target we’ve come.

May 19, 2022 / Andrew McCormick

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Biden’s Potential Next Climate Adviser Has Ties to Big Oil Biden’s Potential Next Climate Adviser Has Ties to Big Oil

Deputy adviser Ali Zaidi spent the Trump years at law firms that represented fossil fuel companies and private equity giants profiteering from the climate crisis.

May 17, 2022 / Aída Chávez

Stormy Sea Breaking on a Shore, by J.M.W. Turner

The Sea According to Rachel Carson The Sea According to Rachel Carson

Her first three books were odes to the world’s bodies of water and their creative power over all life forms.

May 17, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Gold

Ice Scream

Ice Scream Ice Scream

Melting poles, sounding the alarm.

May 13, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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Exxon Doubles Down on “Advanced Recycling” Claims That Yield Few Results Exxon Doubles Down on “Advanced Recycling” Claims That Yield Few Results

The petroleum company is under investigation for misleading the public while exacerbating the global plastic pollution crisis.

May 11, 2022 / Amy Westervelt

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Russian Victory Day in Kyiv Russian Victory Day in Kyiv

Despite the sirens, and the speeches, the missiles never came.

May 10, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

What Is the Value of Our Environment?

What Is the Value of Our Environment? What Is the Value of Our Environment?

What price will we pay for its loss?

May 6, 2022 / OppArt / Erika Harrsch

The Climate Movement in Its Own Way

The Climate Movement in Its Own Way The Climate Movement in Its Own Way

A straightforward “price on carbon” was once thought appealing to left and right alike. It is now abjured by both.

May 2, 2022 / Charles Komanoff

Destructive Grip

Destructive Grip Destructive Grip

Is environmental collapse good for the economy?

Apr 29, 2022 / OppArt / Cristián Pietrapiana

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The Global South Is Calling for Climate Reparations The Global South Is Calling for Climate Reparations

Wealthy nations have largely driven global warming, but it is felt most in countries that have contributed the least to global greenhouse gas emissions.

Apr 22, 2022 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò and Patrick Bigger

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