Climate Justice
A New Economic Superpower Could Spark a Retreat From Fossil Fuels
A little-noticed ray of hope may be peeking over the horizon. A climate conference in Colombia later this month could begin to draw up the roadmap blocked at COP30.
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
A little-noticed ray of hope may be peeking over the horizon. A climate conference in Colombia later this month could begin to draw up the roadmap blocked at COP30.
Are Plastics Poisoning Us?
A Netflix documentary exposes plastic’s health harms but misses its climate connection.
Mark Hertsgaard A Netflix documentary exposes plastic’s health harms but misses its climate connection.
Hawaii’s Storm Damage Is Deeply Rooted in the State’s Plantation Past
The latest wave of storm devastation closely tracks the regional neglect of infrastructure instituted by the state’s first modern agricultural barons
Matthew Vickers The latest wave of storm devastation closely tracks the regional neglect of infrastructure instituted by the state’s first modern agricultural barons
Covering Climate Now
The Silencing Power of Big Oil’s Climate Lies
A new report suggests that the majority of people think new economic rules are required to curb climate change. The issue is that those majorities think they are a minority.
Mark Hertsgaard A new report suggests that the majority of people think new economic rules are required to curb climate change. The issue is that those majorities think they are a minority.
A World on Fire Needs More Climate Reporting—Not Less
War is a climate story, but billionaire media owners don’t want to tell it.
Kyle Pope War is a climate story, but billionaire media owners don’t want to tell it.
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.
Mark Hertsgaard and Giles Trendle Climate change is not a peripheral part of what we’re seeing in Iran—it’s structurally embedded in modern warfare.
Covering Climate Now
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February 26, 2026
Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US
Mark HertsgaardBloomberg Green reveals the climate costs of the US-Japan trade deal.
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February 19, 2026
Where Climate Coverage Goes to Die
Kyle PopeThe very notion of public service journalism is under assault at precisely the moment that it’s most needed.
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February 5, 2026
The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors
Mark HertsgaardGlobal warming means the future of Winter Games “is literally melting away.”
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January 29, 2026
Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes
Mark HertsgaardWithout their videos of ICE shootings, we wouldn’t know what is really happening.
Climate Change Archive
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March 19, 2026
Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream
Raphaela GoldA natural gas pipeline has been proposed once again in the 49th state, but advocates and critics alike are skeptical.
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March 17, 2026
Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams
Alexandra TeyClimate change is rendering the future of many sports more dangerous or impossible. But many teams are still taking fossil fuel dollars.
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March 13, 2026
Fortress America Is Now Our Main Climate Policy
Sarah LazareThe US spends trillions not to prevent climate catastrophe but to crack down on climate refugees and prepare for climate conflicts.
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March 12, 2026
Rep. Summer Lee: The Fight for Environmental Justice Is Far From Over
Summer LeeThe Trump administration’s destructive environmental policies will cost us all. But we must not give up.