Rain Falls on California, but Water Is Still Scarce Rain Falls on California, but Water Is Still Scarce
Many communities are still vulnerable to drought, and one strong rainstorm won’t be enough to restore water to the many residents whose wells have run dry.
Oct 29, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Cover the COP26 Climate Summit Like Our Lives Depend on It Cover the COP26 Climate Summit Like Our Lives Depend on It
Summit reporting is always rife with tabloid-style clickbait. COP26 demands better.
Oct 28, 2021 / Andrew McCormick
Congress Has Oil Executives Cornered. But Will They Lie Under Oath? Congress Has Oil Executives Cornered. But Will They Lie Under Oath?
When the CEOs of four top oil firms testify before Congress, they’ll have two options: apologize for their decades of lies, or risk perjury.
Oct 28, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now
With the fight for Build Back Better raging, this is no time to shrink from the political fray.
Oct 28, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Decades of Global Temperature Rise Are Not Baked in if We Cease All Emissions Decades of Global Temperature Rise Are Not Baked in if We Cease All Emissions
Aggressive policies, now, can extend the deadline and prevent the worst catastrophes.
Oct 27, 2021 / Mark Fischetti
How Climate Change and Gang Violence Intersect in Honduras How Climate Change and Gang Violence Intersect in Honduras
As climate impacts worsen in this struggling country, migration increases and that puts many in danger of gang violence.
Oct 27, 2021 / Mark Scialla
What Will It Take for Princeton to Finally Take Bold Climate Action? What Will It Take for Princeton to Finally Take Bold Climate Action?
After Harvard and Dartmouth’s divestments. Princeton remains one of the few remaining Ivies still invested in the fossil fuel industry
Oct 27, 2021 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds
There Can Be No Compromise on a Burning Planet There Can Be No Compromise on a Burning Planet
Business interests invaded the environmental policy realm even before climate change emerged as a key issue. It’s time to kick them out.
Oct 27, 2021 / Amy Westervelt
Climate Change Has Exposed the Decline of the American Empire Climate Change Has Exposed the Decline of the American Empire
Responding to the climate crisis has become a race against time, and our government still dawdles at the starting line.
Oct 26, 2021 / William deBuys
Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022 Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022
If Democrats appease Manchin and fail to act on the climate crisis, they will lose a vital appeal to the young voters they need to win.
Oct 25, 2021 / John Nichols