![A family embraces in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire that claimed their home in Altadena, California.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/la-fire-getty.jpg)
The Exhausting Fight for Climate Action The Exhausting Fight for Climate Action
The struggle against climate change has long been demoralizing and draining. But we need to gather our strength to meet this moment.
Feb 5, 2025 / Ilana Cohen
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As Global Temperatures Rise, So Does the Potential for Violence As Global Temperatures Rise, So Does the Potential for Violence
Hotter temperatures can increase aggressive behaviors, making violence more likely during the accelerating climate crisis.
Aug 26, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Thea Sebastian
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Can Video Games Help Us Beat Climate Change? Can Video Games Help Us Beat Climate Change?
The $160 billion industry has a massive carbon footprint, yet climate organizations are increasingly recognizing video games as an avenue for education and impact.
Jul 8, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
![Smoke rises after fire erupts in Western Canada, on May 14, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2152418994.jpg)
The Canadian Wildfires Are Once Again Sounding the Alarm About What’s to Come The Canadian Wildfires Are Once Again Sounding the Alarm About What’s to Come
Immediate climate action must be taken to keep communities safe, in the US and abroad.
Jun 7, 2024 / Ilana Cohen
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Surfers Are Fighting to Save the Waves—and the Planet Surfers Are Fighting to Save the Waves—and the Planet
By the end of the century, the world could lose almost half of its sandy beaches. But a movement of surfers across Latin America is working to protect the coastal-marine environme...
May 28, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
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This Earth Day, It’s Time to Make Polluters Pay This Earth Day, It’s Time to Make Polluters Pay
The costs of climate change are falling on those least responsible. This year, we must ask our elected officials for more than just flimsy commitments to sustainability.
Apr 22, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
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Meet the Young Peruvians Fighting in Court for Climate Action Meet the Young Peruvians Fighting in Court for Climate Action
Seven youth plaintiffs, ages ranging from 14 to 16, argue that the state is violating their right to a healthy environment by failing to curb Amazon deforestation and mitigate cli...
Jan 29, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
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Harvard’s Next President Must Champion Climate Justice Harvard’s Next President Must Champion Climate Justice
With Claudine Gay’s resignation, the university has an opportunity to truly grapple with their role in the climate crisis.
Jan 17, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Phoebe Barr
![New York City Record Rainfall Floods](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/New-York-City-Record-Rainfall-flooding.jpg)
New York City’s Climate Change Whiplash New York City’s Climate Change Whiplash
NYC had the wettest day on record since 1948 just months after smoke from the Canadian wildfires blanketed the sky. The lesson is clear: The US must take meaningful climate action...
Oct 3, 2023 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
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What We Can Learn From the Canadian Wildfires What We Can Learn From the Canadian Wildfires
The smoke that blanketed the US Northeast was not incidental or anomalous but yet another manifestation of accelerating anthropogenic climate change.
Jun 12, 2023 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen