Climate Justice
Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All
The verdict of Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace has disturbing implications for freedom of speech.
Betsy Apple
The verdict of Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace has disturbing implications for freedom of speech.
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.
Mark Hertsgaard US broadcasters’ cowardice around the “Gulf of America” throws into question their future coverage of climate change.
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.
Chuck Collins Local activists in Massachusetts have taken on the private jet lobby—and they might just win.
Covering Climate Now
Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical?
Canada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned.
Mark Hertsgaard Canada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned.
Trump’s Deadly Assault on Weather Reporting
I’m a meteorologist, and breaking NOAA would undermine journalists’ ability to cover the story our audiences care about most.
David Dickson I’m a meteorologist, and breaking NOAA would undermine journalists’ ability to cover the story our audiences care about most.
Climate Retreat in Germany?
The public still wants action, but elections in the world’s third-biggest economy may stall progress.
Mark Hertsgaard The public still wants action, but elections in the world’s third-biggest economy may stall progress.
Covering Climate Now
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February 20, 2025
The First Amendment vs. the Wannabe King
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle PopeWhat are the climate implications of Donald Trump punishing the Associated Press?
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February 6, 2025
How Journalists Can Stand Up to Trump’s Bluster
Mark HertsgaardNewsroom layoffs make it harder, but reporters must keep telling the truth about climate change.
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January 16, 2025
The Media’s Mega-Failure on LA’s Mega-Fires
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle PopeEven as the LA fires still burn, most journalism is not representing how the climate crisis is driving increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather.
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October 30, 2024
Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle PopeThe media often acts as if identifying threats or naming falsehoods are acts of partisanship. They are not. They are journalism.
Climate Change Archive
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March 24, 2025
Time for a Progressive Rethink
Jeff FauxAnger 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.
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March 18, 2025
A New Age for US-Russia Arctic Cooperation?
Pavel DevyatkinCeasefire talks could be a catalyst for advancing cooperation in the Arctic, but the climate crisis should not be forgotten.
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March 12, 2025
Parts of LA Are Not Going to Be Habitable
Kate WagnerInsurers have figured out that risk is too high in parts of California. We need to re-conceive how people are housed, and fast.
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February 5, 2025
The Exhausting Fight for Climate Action
Ilana CohenThe struggle against climate change has long been demoralizing and draining. But we need to gather our strength to meet this moment.