Climate Justice
Letters From the June 2025 Issue
Boys don’t cry… A call to action… The war party… Traveling to Cuba… Bill vs. Hill… Burning questions… The best medicine… Correction…
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Boys don’t cry… A call to action… The war party… Traveling to Cuba… Bill vs. Hill… Burning questions… The best medicine… Correction…
Why Trump’s Epic Crypto Corruption Will Go Unpunished
The president is a brazen crook, but Democrats are too compromised to challenge him.
Jeet Heer The president is a brazen crook, but Democrats are too compromised to challenge him.
Thinking Like an Ancestor on a Burning Planet
A conversation with Olúfémi Táíwò about the struggle for racial and climate justice in the face of catastrophe.
Wen Stephenson A conversation with Olúfémi Táíwò about the struggle for racial and climate justice in the face of catastrophe.
Covering Climate Now
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.
Mark Hertsgaard and Bill McKibben 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.
A Silent Climate Majority
Most of the world’s people want stronger climate action—but don’t realize they’re the majority.
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope Most of the world’s people want stronger climate action—but don’t realize they’re the majority.
The Game-Changing Truth That Could Save the Planet
Dispelling the myth that climate action is unpopular could push the world over a social tipping point and lead to unstoppable progress.
Damian Carrington Dispelling the myth that climate action is unpopular could push the world over a social tipping point and lead to unstoppable progress.
Covering Climate Now
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April 10, 2025
Telemundo’s Climate Commitment
Mark HertsgaardThe Spanish-language TV network is gaining audience while highlighting solutions to the climate emergency.
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April 3, 2025
The Fallout From the Greenpeace Verdict
Mark HertsgaardAn energy giant’s SLAPP lawsuit threatens the right to protest.
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March 27, 2025
With Trump in Office, How Much Will TV Networks Self-Censor?
Mark HertsgaardUS broadcasters’ cowardice around the “Gulf of America” throws into question their future coverage of climate change.
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March 13, 2025
Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical?
Mark HertsgaardCanada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned.
Climate Change Archive
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April 22, 2025
Zohran Mamdani Tackles Climate Change and New York City’s Cost-of-Living Crisis
Gabriel HetlandThe mayoral hopeful’s Green Schools plan would renovate 500 public schools, build 500 green schoolyards, and turn 50 schools into resilience hubs.
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April 16, 2025
Trump’s Tariff Shock and the China Supply Chain
James K. GalbraithWe are now in a trade war with China, and the only question is: How long before Trump (and America) blink?
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March 31, 2025
Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All
Betsy AppleThe verdict of Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace has disturbing implications for freedom of speech.
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March 26, 2025
These Activists Are Right: The World Doesn’t Need Any More Private Jets
Chuck CollinsLocal activists in Massachusetts have taken on the private jet lobby—and they might just win.