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
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
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, 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
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”
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
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?
Our chance to act is melting away.
Sep 2, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
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