Climate Justice
How Public Equity Can Promote a Revived American Democracy
Critics are assailing deals to give the government stakes in major companies—but they’re overlooking their civic dividends.
Elizabeth Wilkins and Todd N. Tucker
Critics are assailing deals to give the government stakes in major companies—but they’re overlooking their civic dividends.
Will Climate Voters Turn Out in Pennsylvania?
Interviews across this crucial swing state offer lessons for Democrats hoping to flip the House.
Mark Hertsgaard Interviews across this crucial swing state offer lessons for Democrats hoping to flip the House.
Gen Z Thinks About Climate Change Constantly. Why Don’t They Vote Like It?
High cost of living and political turmoil are forcing climate change to the back burner, exposing a massive voter turnout problem for the environmental movement.
Sarah Soroosh Moghadam High cost of living and political turmoil are forcing climate change to the back burner, exposing a massive voter turnout problem for the environmental movement.
Covering Climate Now
As Europe Burns, a Climate Cover-Up Continues
The UK’s Labour Party seems afraid to talk about the climate emergency.
Mark Hertsgaard The UK’s Labour Party seems afraid to talk about the climate emergency.
World Cup Hydration Breaks Were Not About Commercials
As the world gets hotter, playing sports in the heat gets more dangerous. Telemundo is the only publication that got this right.
Mark Hertsgaard As the world gets hotter, playing sports in the heat gets more dangerous. Telemundo is the only publication that got this right.
How Japan’s Media Ecosystem Is Fighting Climate Change
Hundreds of outlets across the country have joined the “I am the 89%” campaign.
Mark Hertsgaard Hundreds of outlets across the country have joined the “I am the 89%” campaign.
Covering Climate Now
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July 2, 2026
This Heat is Fatal. We Need to Talk About it.
Mark Hertsgaard“When people die during heat waves, there’s no sort of gunshot wound.”
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June 25, 2026
This Summer’s Heat Is Only the Beginning
Mark HertsgaardTemperatures in France this week have reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit. This may be one of the coolest summers to come.
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June 18, 2026
Why Aren’t Newsrooms Covering This AI Speech?
Mark HertsgaardA.G. Sulzberger urges the media to unite and fight back.
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June 11, 2026
The Hottest World Cup in History
Mark HertsgaardThe World Cup is not just a sports story. It’s a climate one, too.
Climate Change Archive
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July 8, 2026
France’s Heat Shock
June Loper and Harrison StetlerA historically hot summer is revealing a society massively unprepared for the new climate reality.
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July 1, 2026
Climate Was Missing From New York’s Progressive Wave
Ilana CohenThe city's primary winners campaigned on affordability, yet climate change, a major driver of rising costs and inequality, was conspicuously absent from the conversation.
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June 29, 2026
How America Became the Progenitor of Environmentalism
Bill McKibbenFrom Indigenous practices to the Green New Deal, our country has always focused on prioritizing our planet.
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May 14, 2026
The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning
Mark HertsgaardHigher temperatures, like this coming summer’s, bring more infectious diseases.