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
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
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
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
The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries
With its cobalt and lithium mines, Congo is powering an energy revolution. It contains both the worst horrors of modern metal extraction—and the seeds of a more moral economics.
Feb 13, 2026 / Feature / Nicolas Niarchos
How Capitalism Transformed the Natural World How Capitalism Transformed the Natural World
In her new book, Alyssa Battistoni explores how nature came to be treated as a supposedly cost-free supplement of capital accumulation.
Feb 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kohei Saito
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
The Future of the Fourth Estate The Future of the Fourth Estate
As major media capitulated to Trump this past year, student journalists held the powerful to account—both on campus and beyond.
Feb 2, 2026 / Feature / Adelaide Parker, Fatimah Azeem, Tareq AlSourani, and William Liang
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
Why do many news outlets ignore the connections between climate change and the struggle for democracy?
Jan 22, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard