Environmental Activism

Broken Ice Caps in Alaska

Alaska Is Ready to Move Beyond Big Oil Alaska Is Ready to Move Beyond Big Oil

Yet “climate disconnect” continues—even in the state most impacted by climate change.

Sep 14, 2018 / Kate Troll

At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges

At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges

The California governor denounced Trump as “a liar, a criminal, and a fool.”

Sep 13, 2018 / Mark Hertsgaard

Bill McKibben: Hurricane Florence Will Be Made Worse by ‘Stupid Political Decisions’

Bill McKibben: Hurricane Florence Will Be Made Worse by ‘Stupid Political Decisions’ Bill McKibben: Hurricane Florence Will Be Made Worse by ‘Stupid Political Decisions’

The 350.org founder on the California climate summit and the importance of “keeping it in the ground.”

Sep 13, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Trump walking east room

How Bad Is Trump for the Environment? How Bad Is Trump for the Environment?

Bill McKibben on the polluter in chief, Steve Phillips on moderate Republicans, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the inequality industry.

Sep 13, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Shell Alaska rig

How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Loosen Offshore Drilling Rules? How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Loosen Offshore Drilling Rules?

Proposals jeopardize safety precautions put in place after the Deepwater Horizon blowout.

Sep 12, 2018 / Adam Federman

Bayou Bridge Pipeline

The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana

Time is running out for the Louisiana water protectors, but they’re not giving up.

Sep 6, 2018 / Anya Kamenetz

Kentucky teachers protest inside Capitol builing

We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment

Randi Weingarten on unions and politics, Mark Hertsgaard on climate, and David Cole on Kavanaugh.

Sep 6, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It

Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It

Illegal logging and land seizures are driving this ominous yet overlooked scientific trend.

Aug 30, 2018 / Feature / Sam Eaton

The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It

The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It

Insisting that we’re all responsible for global warming lets the biggest corporate polluters off the hook.

Aug 30, 2018 / Feature / Jason Mark

Drought

Words of Warning: The Top 10 ‘Nation’ Articles on Climate Change Words of Warning: The Top 10 ‘Nation’ Articles on Climate Change

We tried to tell you.

Aug 29, 2018 / Feature / The Nation

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