Mark Hertsgaard

@markhertsgaard

Mark Hertsgaard is the executive director of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism initiative committed to more and better coverage of the climate story. He is also the environment correspondent for The Nation and author of books including HOT: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth.

Actress Jane Fonda is arrested during the

Jane Fonda’s Last Crusade Jane Fonda’s Last Crusade

The activist and Hollywood legend is “having a ball” electing climate champions across the US.

Oct 4, 2023 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Activists lie down during a 'Rally for Climate Sanity' outside Calgary's Town Hall in opposition to the 24th World Petroleum Congress Opening Ceremony, on September 17, 2023, in Calgary, Canada.

Making Climate the Everything Story Making Climate the Everything Story

The news media needs to stop treating climate change as a niche topic—and start treating it as the most important story of our time.

Sep 19, 2023 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

A South Korean climate activist at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt, wearing a face mask reading

A Soundtrack for the Climate Emergency A Soundtrack for the Climate Emergency

A stunning new cover of the 1960s anthem “Eve of Destruction” tops a collection for a world on fire.

Dec 15, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Parkland students help register voters in Tallahassee in July, 2018.

Can Gen Z Save the Midterms for Democrats? Can Gen Z Save the Midterms for Democrats?

Progressive organizers predict a “youth wave” election-night surprise.

Nov 7, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

A journalist using binoculars during an event to understand the impact of climate change on biodiversity in Kenya's Lake Nakuru National Park

Journalism Turns a Corner on Climate Change Journalism Turns a Corner on Climate Change

Watch the Covering Climate Now TV special Burning Questions tonight on public television’s WORLD channel.

Oct 25, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

David Malpass speaking in a suit

The White House Wants a Climate Denier Out as World Bank President The White House Wants a Climate Denier Out as World Bank President

John Kerry backs Al Gore’s call to “get rid of” David Malpass at the world’s largest development bank.

Sep 22, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Senator Chuck Schumer speaks outside the U.S. Capitol about the Inflation Reduction Act. He stands in front of the Capitol building and in front of a green sign that reads

Does the Climate Bill Throw Environmental Justice Under the Bus? Does the Climate Bill Throw Environmental Justice Under the Bus?

And three more questions about the biggest climate legislation in US history.

Aug 11, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

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Republicans Shouldn’t Get a Pass on Climate Republicans Shouldn’t Get a Pass on Climate

Joe Manchin only matters because all 50 GOP senators are willing to let the planet burn.

Jul 27, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

A woman in a suit at a microphone

After the G7 Summit, Germany’s Climate Envoy Says Rich Countries Are Still Falling Short After the G7 Summit, Germany’s Climate Envoy Says Rich Countries Are Still Falling Short

Jennifer Morgan is candid: G7 countries need to do more to halt the climate emergency and address the spike in world hunger. 

Jul 1, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Walter Cronkite

“Act or Die”: Earth Day, Still a Question of Survival “Act or Die”: Earth Day, Still a Question of Survival

If a point of view is inevitable in journalism, let ours be one that favors defusing the catastrophic climate threat to our planet.

Apr 21, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

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