Climate Justice
In Our New Climate Reality, There Is No Getting Back to Normal
The media is failing to warn us about the scale of the disasters that lie ahead. In Los Angeles, as everywhere, we need more than liberal technocratic tweaks.
Wen Stephenson
The media is failing to warn us about the scale of the disasters that lie ahead. In Los Angeles, as everywhere, we need more than liberal technocratic tweaks.
The Insurance Crisis Looming in California as the Wildfires Burn
California’s Department of Insurance has worked to repair the broken insurance system, but the LA fires threaten to undo the progress the state has made.
Sasha Abramsky California’s Department of Insurance has worked to repair the broken insurance system, but the LA fires threaten to undo the progress the state has made.
It’s Time to Rethink Everything About How We Fight Fires
The LA disaster is a wake-up call: Our firefighting playbook was written for a world that no longer exists. We need a new approach, and we need it now.
Lazo Gitchos The LA disaster is a wake-up call: Our firefighting playbook was written for a world that no longer exists. We need a new approach, and we need it now.
Covering Climate Now
The Media’s Mega-Failure on LA’s Mega-Fires
Even as the LA fires still burn, most journalism is not representing how the climate crisis is driving increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather.
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope Even as the LA fires still burn, most journalism is not representing how the climate crisis is driving increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather.
Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides
The media often acts as if identifying threats or naming falsehoods are acts of partisanship. They are not. They are journalism.
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope The media often acts as if identifying threats or naming falsehoods are acts of partisanship. They are not. They are journalism.
Jane Fonda to Young People: “Do Not Sit This Election Out”
Electing Kamala Harris and then pushing her to deliver is the only chance for climate survival, says the Hollywood actress and activist.
Mark Hertsgaard Electing Kamala Harris and then pushing her to deliver is the only chance for climate survival, says the Hollywood actress and activist.
Covering Climate Now
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February 7, 2024
It’s the 2024 Election Season. Where’s the Climate Story?
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle PopeDespite the threats to all of humanity, news outlets around the world are largely sidelining the climate conversation
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December 28, 2023
Extinction Rebellion Wants to Reclaim the Port of Rotterdam
Anna HiattThe climate activists are putting pressure on Dutch officials to reduce emissions at Europe’s most polluting port.
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November 30, 2023
“No One Wins on a Dead Planet”: A Former UN Climate Chief Loses Faith in Fossil Fuel Companies
Ajit NiranjanAt COP28, Christiana Figueres, the architect of the Paris climate agreement, said people must balance outrage and optimism.
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November 29, 2023
How TV News Can Help Save the Planet
Kyle Pope and Elena GonzálezTelevision stations should take the lead on transforming the global climate story into a local one.
Climate Change Archive
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January 13, 2025
What the Fire Left Behind: Scenes From Los Angeles
Sasha AbramskyThe Nation’s Western correspondent, Sasha Abramsky, captures the destruction of the Palisades fire and the relics of the people who used to live in one debris zone.
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January 10, 2025
Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny
Jeet HeerThe United States probably won’t annex Canada. But Trump’s imperial dreams are already destabilizing the world.
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January 9, 2025
Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires
Joan WalshRacist, stupid crap—that’s not unexpected. What we need is a tough local and national Democratic response. To everything.
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January 2, 2025
Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals
Nicolas NiarchosChina’s latest export restriction lays bare the complex geopolitics behind President Trump’s proposed tariffs—and the green energy transition.