Environmental Issues

Our National Drought of Climate Change Coverage

Our National Drought of Climate Change Coverage Our National Drought of Climate Change Coverage

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the mistaken notion that our establishment media covers the environment in a serious way.

Jan 21, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

CDC: Pregnant Women in West Virginia Should Not Drink Contaminated Tap Water

CDC: Pregnant Women in West Virginia Should Not Drink Contaminated Tap Water CDC: Pregnant Women in West Virginia Should Not Drink Contaminated Tap Water

Meanwhile, officials have cleared two-thirds of affected residents' water as safe to drink.

Jan 16, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

West Virginia ERs Report an Influx of Patients After Water Deemed Safe

West Virginia ERs Report an Influx of Patients After Water Deemed Safe West Virginia ERs Report an Influx of Patients After Water Deemed Safe

Scores of West Virginians are reporting symptoms related to exposure to chemical-tainted water.

Jan 15, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Let Them Drink Coke: The Media’s Indifference to the West Virginia Chemical Spill

Let Them Drink Coke: The Media’s Indifference to the West Virginia Chemical Spill Let Them Drink Coke: The Media’s Indifference to the West Virginia Chemical Spill

Are the mainstream media's class biases affecting their editorial decision-making?

Jan 14, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Peak Oil Is Dead. Long Live Peak Oil!

Peak Oil Is Dead. Long Live Peak Oil! Peak Oil Is Dead. Long Live Peak Oil!

The eulogies for peak oil came too soon. 

Jan 9, 2014 / Michael T. Klare

To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband

To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband

How high-speed Internet access is changing one Brooklyn neighborhood.

Jan 8, 2014 / Maya Wiley

‘60 Minutes’ Does It Again

‘60 Minutes’ Does It Again ‘60 Minutes’ Does It Again

The program’s attack on government investments in green technology ignores basic facts.  

Jan 6, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013

A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013 A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013

What would our national conversation on climate change sound like if this kind of honesty broke through with any regularity?

Dec 24, 2013 / Wen Stephenson

Bluegrass Uprising

Bluegrass Uprising Bluegrass Uprising

As American energy production booms, thousands face pipelines in their backyards.

Dec 18, 2013 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander

The Coming ‘Instant Planetary Emergency’

The Coming ‘Instant Planetary Emergency’ The Coming ‘Instant Planetary Emergency’

How will climate change affect the future of the planet? Scientists predict it will be nothing short of a nightmare.

Dec 17, 2013 / Dahr Jamail

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