Environmental Issues

Friedrich Merz (l), CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman, and Lars Klingbeil, SPD parliamentary group and federal chairman, hold a press conference of the CDU/CSU and SPD party chairmen to present the coalition agreement in the Paul Löbe House.

“A Matter of Survival”: Germany’s New Coalition Government “A Matter of Survival”: Germany’s New Coalition Government

Is the country’s latest grand coalition a shaky marriage of convenience—or “democracy’s last bullet”?

Apr 18, 2025 / Linda Mannheim

The Bank of China on April 10, 2025, in New York City. US stocks tumbled as investors assessed the worsening trade war with China.

Trump’s Tariff Shock and the China Supply Chain Trump’s Tariff Shock and the China Supply Chain

We are now in a trade war with China, and the only question is: How long before Trump (and America) blink?

Apr 16, 2025 / James K. Galbraith

Taking Action

Taking Action Taking Action

Only genuine change can pull us back from the precipice of environmental collapse.

Apr 11, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Former vice president Al Gore and Vanessa Hauc are seen on the set of Enfoque Noticias at Telemundo Studios on August 3, 2017, in Miami, Florida.

Telemundo’s Climate Commitment Telemundo’s Climate Commitment

The Spanish-language TV network is gaining audience while highlighting solutions to the climate emergency.

Apr 10, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Mining the Past, Threatening the Future

Mining the Past, Threatening the Future Mining the Past, Threatening the Future

Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government.

Apr 4, 2025 / Photo Essay / Ottavia Spaggiari

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The Fallout From the Greenpeace Verdict The Fallout From the Greenpeace Verdict

An energy giant’s SLAPP lawsuit threatens the right to protest.

Apr 3, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Barney Oursler, director of the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee, is photographed at US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pennsylvania, January 23, 2025.

The Unemployment System Is Failing Workers. Barney Oursler’s Here to Help. The Unemployment System Is Failing Workers. Barney Oursler’s Here to Help.

Oursler and his staff at the Mon Valley Unemployment Committee have shown over the past 40 years what it means to really care about workers—on the job and off.

Apr 3, 2025 / Daniel Napsha

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All

The verdict of Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace has disturbing implications for freedom of speech.

Mar 31, 2025 / Betsy Apple

The White House Press Briefing Room on February 24, 2025, in Washington, DC.

With Trump in Office, How Much Will TV Networks Self-Censor? With Trump in Office, How Much Will TV Networks Self-Censor?

US broadcasters’ cowardice around the “Gulf of America” throws into question their future coverage of climate change.

Mar 27, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

View through Montana ranch entrance to rangeland with a view of central Montana shows snow covered Crazy Mountains in the background. The Crazy Mountains rise to over 11,000 feet and are located north of Interstate-90 between Billings and Bozeman Montana; they can be seen for many miles along this stretch of Interstate.

Welcome to Bozangeles! Welcome to Bozangeles!

The greater Bozeman, Montana, region has become ground zero for rampant luxury development that is taking the “public” out of public lands.

Mar 27, 2025 / Erica Etelson

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