Environment

Power plant in Oswego, New York, on Lake Ontario.

The Price of Private Equity’s New York Power Plant Grab The Price of Private Equity’s New York Power Plant Grab

After a private company purchased a New York power plant, thousands of gallons of oil spilled into Lake Ontario. It’s part of a troubling pattern.

Sep 13, 2022 / Leanna First-Arai

King Charles III speaks as now-Queen Camilla sits beside him at Westminster Hall.

God Save Us From the King God Save Us From the King

The British monarchy is nothing if not adaptable—but for how long?

Sep 12, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Paving Paradise

Paving Paradise Paving Paradise

Where that road leads us.

Sep 9, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sweeping the West

Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sweeping the West Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sweeping the West

Accelerated warming due to climate change is drying out the environment and straining infrastructure.

Sep 9, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Greta Thunberg, 19, takes cover from the rain

Greta Thunberg, 4 Years Later Greta Thunberg, 4 Years Later

Years after a 15-year-old led the movement, youth climate activists in Sweden continue mobilizing in the face of political and environmental turmoil.

Sep 9, 2022 / Feature / Ali Withers

Cattle herd seen at the Amazonia rainforest in Brazil

The Planetary Stakes of the Brazilian Election The Planetary Stakes of the Brazilian Election

If Jair Bolsonaro remains in power—legally or illegally—his government will sabotage the global campaign to slow climate change.

Sep 9, 2022 / James North

Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis”

Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis” Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis”

To understand why more rain means less drinking water in Mississippi’s capital, you need to look to the state’s racist past—and the present malign neglect of its Black citizens.

Sep 6, 2022 / Makani Themba

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Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue

Studying ecology... Pipelines to plowshares... Graphic depictions...

Sep 6, 2022 / Our Readers

Thinking About Climate Action?

Thinking About Climate Action? Thinking About Climate Action?

Our chance to act is melting away.

Sep 2, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Pakistan flood

Pakistan’s Floods Are a Wind From the West Pakistan’s Floods Are a Wind From the West

The devastating natural disaster could be just an early glimpse of the consequences of industrialization in the Global North.

Sep 2, 2022 / Hasan Ali

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