Mark Hertsgaard

@markhertsgaard

Mark Hertsgaard is the environment correspondent of The Nation and the executive director of the global media collaboration Covering Climate Now. His new book is Big Red’s Mercy:  The Shooting of Deborah Cotton and A Story of Race in America.

A firefighter monitors the spread of the Auto Fire in Oxnard, outside of Los Angeles, California, on January 13, 2025.

Sleepwalking Through the Climate Emergency Sleepwalking Through the Climate Emergency

A shrewd observer of authoritarianism warns against normalizing what should shock us.

Jun 5, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

The full moon rises over the cooling towers of the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant in Guadalajara, Spain.

The False Promise of Nuclear Power The False Promise of Nuclear Power

A new book by Joe Romm explains why nuclear is not much of a climate solution.

May 29, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, tours the exhibition floor prior to the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2014.

Warren Buffett Is a Climate-Wrecker Warren Buffett Is a Climate-Wrecker

Los Angeles Times climate columnist Sammy Roth scoops his business beat colleagues.

May 22, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

People carry a body, covered with a blanket, as they conduct a search and rescue operation after the second bombardment of the Israeli army in the last 24 hours at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on November 1, 2023.

The Fingerprints Climate Change Leaves Behind The Fingerprints Climate Change Leaves Behind

A top climate-attribution scientist helps journalists understand and explain them.

May 15, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

A green lantern was lit in the steeple of the Old North Church in Boston to announce a day of action—Sun Day—to celebrate that we no longer need fossil fuels.

We Can Run the World Without Fossil Fuels We Can Run the World Without Fossil Fuels

By lighting a green lantern in Boston’s Old North Church, environmentalists announce a new global day of action—Sun Day—to celebrate a world that no longer needs fossil fuels.

Apr 30, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard and Bill McKibben

Harmony Cummings holds a sign outside the office of Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) during a Time to Thrive rally organized by the Colorado Green New Deal coalition to demand support for the THRIVE act on March 31, 2021, in Denver.

A Silent Climate Majority A Silent Climate Majority

Most of the world’s people want stronger climate action—but don’t realize they’re the majority.

Apr 23, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Former vice president Al Gore and Vanessa Hauc are seen on the set of Enfoque Noticias at Telemundo Studios on August 3, 2017, in Miami, Florida.

Telemundo’s Climate Commitment Telemundo’s Climate Commitment

The Spanish-language TV network is gaining audience while highlighting solutions to the climate emergency.

Apr 10, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

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The Fallout From the Greenpeace Verdict The Fallout From the Greenpeace Verdict

An energy giant’s SLAPP lawsuit threatens the right to protest.

Apr 3, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

The White House Press Briefing Room on February 24, 2025, in Washington, DC.

With Trump in Office, How Much Will TV Networks Self-Censor? With Trump in Office, How Much Will TV Networks Self-Censor?

US broadcasters’ cowardice around the “Gulf of America” throws into question their future coverage of climate change.

Mar 27, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

A man stands at a podium. Behind him, there are three Canadian flags and a background that reads

Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical? Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical?

Canada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned.

Mar 13, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

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