Environmental disasters

Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans

Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans

A decade of inaction on climate change has put even more lives at risk.

Jun 18, 2020 / Dean Russell, Elisabeth Gawthrop, Veronica Penney, Ali Raj, and Bridget Hickey

Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told

Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told

Centering racial, economic, and gender justice in climate coverage is about being journalistically accurate, not politically correct.

Jun 17, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

Port Arthur, Texas, on August 31, 2017.

The Perfect Storm Approaches The Perfect Storm Approaches

The pandemic has rocked our economy and further destroyed confidence in government. Enter “one of the most active” hurricane seasons on record.

Jun 11, 2020 / David Helvarg

CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement

CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement

Human stories, robust science, and calling out corporate villains makes The Road to Change a must-see tour de force.

Apr 29, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Earthquake in Utah Was a Reminder That Our Culture Was Built by Catastrophe

The Earthquake in Utah Was a Reminder That Our Culture Was Built by Catastrophe The Earthquake in Utah Was a Reminder That Our Culture Was Built by Catastrophe

Scenes from a pandemic: 2

Apr 8, 2020 / Kate Savage

Rethinking Our Relationship to the Natural World After Covid-19

Rethinking Our Relationship to the Natural World After Covid-19 Rethinking Our Relationship to the Natural World After Covid-19

The only way to stop future disasters is to reconceptualize our political, economic, and social systems.

Apr 3, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

The Coronavirus Connection

The Coronavirus Connection The Coronavirus Connection

Forest loss drives viruses as well as climate change—and Indigenous peoples are on the frontlines of the destruction.

Mar 18, 2020 / Covering Climate Now

Drought

Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different? Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different?

With Super Tuesday past, can we finally talk seriously about climate change?

Mar 4, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

Trump Puerto Rico

Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’ Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’

Election Day is eight months away. It’s time for national and local news to step up and give the climate crisis the visibility that the science demands.

Feb 28, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.

Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again. Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.

Scientists have fingered bats and pangolins as potential sources of the virus, but the real blame lies elsewhere—with human assaults on the environment.

Feb 18, 2020 / Column / Sonia Shah

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