Climate Change

Men watch from a hillside as a plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

The Iran War Is Also a Climate War The Iran War Is Also a Climate War

Climate change is not a peripheral part of what we’re seeing in Iran—it’s structurally embedded in modern warfare.

Mar 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard and Giles Trendle

US President Donald Trump speaks during a State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

The Planet-Sized Hole in Trump’s State of the Union Address The Planet-Sized Hole in Trump’s State of the Union Address

Although climate change received no attention during the president’s speech, Americans must continue to find new ways of making progress against the ongoing environmental crisis.

Feb 26, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Donald Trump looks over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as she speaks to US Navy personnel aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier at Yokosuka naval base on October 28, 2025.

Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US

Bloomberg Green reveals the climate costs of the US-Japan trade deal.

Feb 26, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

NewsGuild members are joined by other protesters during a rally outside the Washington Post office building on February 5, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Where Climate Coverage Goes to Die Where Climate Coverage Goes to Die

The very notion of public service journalism is under assault at precisely the moment that it’s most needed.

Feb 19, 2026 / Kyle Pope

Winter Olympic Committee Press Conference

The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors

Global warming means the future of Winter Games “is literally melting away.”

Feb 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

A flooded floor is blocked off in the 42nd Street Times Square subway station during a rain storm in New York.

Can New York Adapt the Subway for the Climate Crisis? Can New York Adapt the Subway for the Climate Crisis?

As climate change leads to record rainfalls, the city’s 120-year-old subway system is more vulnerable to flooding than ever.

Jan 28, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Climate Stories Are Everywhere

Climate Stories Are Everywhere Climate Stories Are Everywhere

Why do many news outlets ignore the connections between climate change and the struggle for democracy?

Jan 22, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Emissions rise from a smokestack alongside an American flag in Ohio.

The Pursuit of Endless Growth Will Only End in Destruction The Pursuit of Endless Growth Will Only End in Destruction

If the corporate and political powers carry on with business as usual, such growth will end in chaotic, violent collapse.

Jan 20, 2026 / Stan Cox

Rowan Wernham and Yasha Levine in San Francisco, 2022.

Want to Understand California’s Water Crisis? Look to the Pistachio. Want to Understand California’s Water Crisis? Look to the Pistachio.

A conversation with the documentarians Rowan Wernham and Yasha Levine about their film Pistachio Wars, a look at how one family came to control much of the state’s water.

Jan 15, 2026 / Q&A / Lara-Nour Walton

Homes burn as powerful winds drive the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025, in Pasadena, California.

Climate Hushers Need to Get Real Climate Hushers Need to Get Real

Political realism doesn’t outweigh scientific realism.

Jan 15, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

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