Climate Change

Hitting the Tipping Point

Hitting the Tipping Point Hitting the Tipping Point

The planet is showing us that it can’t be business as usual.

Oct 16, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A neighborhood in North Tampa flooded by Milton's storm surge.

The Story of the Hurricanes The Story of the Hurricanes

How Floridians struggled through the successive traumas of Helene and Milton

Oct 16, 2024 / Jeb Lund

Residents are rescued on October 10, 2024, from a flooded apartment complex in Clearwater, Florida, after the passage of Hurricane Milton.

Florida Lawmakers’ Climate Denialism Is Pure, Unadulterated Lunacy Florida Lawmakers’ Climate Denialism Is Pure, Unadulterated Lunacy

Climate change will only make future hurricane seasons worse. So why are Florida legislators pretending like nothing’s amiss?

Oct 14, 2024 / Craig Pittman

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks ahead of the arrival of Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on September 24, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia.

The MAGA Maniacs Are Going All In on Deranged Hurricane Conspiracies The MAGA Maniacs Are Going All In on Deranged Hurricane Conspiracies

It’s the Jews! It’s the deep state! It’s anything but a natural weather occurrence made much worse by climate change!

Oct 10, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

JD Vance and Tim Walz during the first and likely only 2024 vice presidential debate, in New York City on October 1, 2024.

Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off

JD Vance is a skillful liar, but the vice-presidential debate produced enough bad clips to damage Trump’s campaign.

Oct 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Patrick Masengo Kalasa (middle) president of the political group Alliance de Forces Populaires de Katanga

What Happened to Patrick Masengo Kalasa? What Happened to Patrick Masengo Kalasa?

The longtime advocate for Katangese rights recently disappeared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His friends fear for his life.

Oct 1, 2024 / Nicolas Niarchos

Jane Fonda speaks at the CCNow Newsmaker Interview.

Jane Fonda to Young People: “Do Not Sit This Election Out” Jane Fonda to Young People: “Do Not Sit This Election Out”

Electing Kamala Harris and then pushing her to deliver is the only chance for climate survival, says the Hollywood actress and activist.

Sep 23, 2024 / Mark Hertsgaard

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a stop at the Community College of Philadelphia.

How Kamala Harris Can Win More Young Voters How Kamala Harris Can Win More Young Voters

With fewer than 50 days left until the election, the Harris campaign faces the challenge of ensuring that its momentum among young people goes beyond memes.

Sep 23, 2024 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor and Lucy Tobier

A Philly Thrive protest at the auctioning of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in New York City.

Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia? Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia?

Four years after the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shut down, residents in South and Southwest Philadelphia still don’t know what will come next.

Sep 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the debate at the National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024.

Kamala Harris Doesn’t Need to Backtrack on Fracking Kamala Harris Doesn’t Need to Backtrack on Fracking

In 2019, Harris said that there was “no question” that she would pursue a federal ban on fracking. In 2024, she’s taken a different—and unnecessary—stance.

Sep 12, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen

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