Climate Change
Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas
As sea levels rise, the landfills along the US coasts have become a ticking environmental time bomb. So why does the federal government have no plan to avoid this looming catastrophe?
Dave LindorffRich Nations ‘Must Consign Coal Power to History,’ Says the UK COP26 President
Alok Sharma’s challenge will be to persuade countries at COP26 to commit to more ambitious emissions-cut targets and to increase financing for countries most vulnerable to climate change.
Nina ChestneyCovering Climate Now
How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil to Block Climate Action
The American Petroleum Institute receives millions from oil companies—and works behinds the scenes to stall or weaken legislation.
Chris McGreal
The Media’s Climate Blind Spot Is Geographic
When climate coverage ignores the Global South, it’s bad for everyone.
Saleemul Huq and Mark Hertsgaard
Greta Thunberg: ‘Nature and Physics Are Not Entertained nor Distracted by Your Theater’
The Swedish climate activist delivered a blistering speech at the Austrian World Summit, condemning those in power who have continued to brutalize the climate.
Mark HertsgaardClimate and Politics
Where Would We Be Without the New Deal?
A new history charts the forgotten ways the social politics of the Roosevelt years transformed the United States.
Michael KazinThe Rescue of the New York Public Library
Activists thwarted NYPL trustees’ harebrained plans and restored democracy to this vital public institution.
Scott ShermanWhat Happened to Andrew Cuomo?
>Ross Barkan’s The Prince tracks how the son of a progressive New York governor transformed into one focused on one thing above all else: power.
Raina LipsitzCovering Climate Now
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June 30, 2021
Big Oil and Gas Kept a Dirty Secret for Decades. Now They May Pay the Price.
Via an unprecedented wave of lawsuits, America’s petroleum giants face a reckoning for the devastation caused by fossil fuels
Chris McGreal -
June 30, 2021
The Climate Crisis Is a Crime Story
Fossil fuel companies lied for decades about climate change, and humanity is paying the price. Shouldn’t those lies be central to the public narrative?
Mark Hertsgaard -
June 11, 2021
Climate Justice, for the First Time Ever, Is on the G7 Agenda
If rich countries want a livable planet for themselves, they'll have to pay what they promised. This weekend’s summit will show whether they will.
Mark Hertsgaard -
June 8, 2021
Charting a Sustainable Course for the Blue Economy
Ocean industries are often even more polluting than their terrestrial counterparts.
David Helvarg and Jason Scorse
Climate Change Archive
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July 21, 2021
Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History
At the local level, sidewalk socialists represent a movement whose time has come.
Katrina vanden Heuvel -
July 16, 2021
Which Is the More Prescient Dystopia? ‘Gattaca’ or ‘Parable of the Sower’
Is it the 1997 film starring Ethan Hawke or is it Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 novel?
David M. Perry and Niela Orr -
July 13, 2021
Letters From the July 26/August 2, 2021, Issue
Holiday spirit… The other greenhouse gases… A last resort… A plague on both houses (web-only)…
Our Readers and Gilbert Achcar -
July 9, 2021
It's Time to Repeal Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Say Progressives
Oil and gas executives are being called on to publicly answer for their industry’s decades-long misinformation campaign and destruction of the planet.
Aída Chávez