Climate Change
How Climate Change and Gang Violence Intersect in Honduras
As climate impacts worsen in this gang-ridden country, displacement becomes common and the murder rate balloons.
Mark SciallaWhat Will It Take for Princeton to Finally Take Bold Climate Action?
After Harvard and Dartmouth’s divestments. Princeton remains one of the few remaining Ivies still invested in the fossil fuel industry
Hannah ReynoldsThere Can Be No Compromise on a Burning Planet
Business interests invaded the environmental policy realm even before climate change emerged as a key issue. It’s time to kick them out.
Amy WesterveltCovering Climate Now
To Build a Beautiful World, You First Have to Imagine It
Looking at the climate fight, it’s clear what we desperately need is more artists.
Mary Annaïse Heglar
The Most Important Climate Summit in History Is a Local News Story Too
COP26 matters to every person on Earth, so it’s a story for every newsroom on Earth.
Andrew McCormick
This 5-Point Plan Will Fix Climate Coverage
Number 1: It’s the planet, stupid.
Amy Westervelt and Mary Annaïse HeglarClimate and Politics
Campaigning “From the Middle Out” Won’t Save Democrats
This effort can be driven only by independent movements, by organizers on the ground, by activists who decide collectively that this is a time not to give up but to move up.
Katrina vanden HeuvelThe Department of Justice Is Letting the Coup Plotters Get Away
While Congress is investigating the events of January 6, why isn’t the DOJ doing the same—and more?
Elie MystalCovering Climate Now
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October 14, 2021
Big Tobacco Got Caught in a Lie by Congress. Now It’s the Oil Industry’s Turn
The CEOs of Exxon, BP, Shell, and Chevron face a Capitol Hill hearing on their climate crisis lies—will it mirror the downfall of big tobacco?
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October 12, 2021
Greta Thunberg Is “Open” to Meeting Biden at the UN Climate Summit
In the lead-up to COP26, the Swedish activist talked about Biden’s climate plan, the media’s responsibility, and what gives her hope.
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October 6, 2021
Climate Journalism Is Coming of Age
It’s still a work in progress, but the Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards point the way.
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope -
September 30, 2021
Joe Manchin, America’s Climate Decider in Chief, Is a Coal Baron
The pivotal Democratic senator owns millions of dollars in coal stocks. Shouldn’t he recuse himself from US climate talks?
Mark Hertsgaard
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Climate Change Has Exposed the Decline of the American Empire
Responding to the climate crisis has become a race against time, and our government still dawdles at the starting line.
William deBuys -
October 25, 2021
Joe Manchin’s Surefire Strategy to Ensure That Democrats Lose in 2022
If Democrats appease Manchin and fail to act on the climate crisis, they will lose a vital appeal to the young voters they need to win.
John Nichols -
October 25, 2021
Facing Prison, Steven Donziger Refuses to Be Silenced
The environmentalist lawyer says Chevron has “to try and destroy what I represent.”
James North -
October 22, 2021
Youth and Age Unite to Demand That Banks Stop Lending to Big Oil
When both ends of the age spectrum come together, bankers had better pay attention.
Bill McKibben and Vidya Muthupillai