The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths
The media pays a lot of attention to rising crime, but more than twice as many people die in traffic collisions in the US.
Feb 17, 2022 / Bryce Covert
Flight Shame in Great Barrington Flight Shame in Great Barrington
When it comes to aviation, small is not beautiful.
Feb 9, 2022 / Susan Brind Morrow
A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia
Thanks to frontline activists and a new law promoting environmental justice, Virginia became one of the first states to recognize the disproportionate impact of pollution on Black,...
Feb 2, 2022 / Crystal “Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck
The Export Boom That Could Transform Texas—and the World The Export Boom That Could Transform Texas—and the World
The United States’ oil and gas export boom has been a decade in the making. All along the Texas coast, communities are fighting back against the industry’s expansion.
Dec 7, 2021 / Amal Ahmed
Is the Global Methane Pledge Just “Words on Paper”? Is the Global Methane Pledge Just “Words on Paper”?
More than 70 countries, including the United States, have promised to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Is it enough?
Nov 3, 2021 / Amy Westervelt
Why Ecology Is the Infrastructure of the Future Why Ecology Is the Infrastructure of the Future
Landscape architect Kate Orff says we must restore and harness natural systems to protect ourselves from the worsening climate crisis.
Oct 15, 2021 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Progressive Democrats Set Out to Defund the Fossil Fuel Industry Progressive Democrats Set Out to Defund the Fossil Fuel Industry
A new bill seeks to protect both the climate and the economy.
Sep 15, 2021 / Aída Chávez
I Lost My Home to the Climate Crisis. You Could Too. I Lost My Home to the Climate Crisis. You Could Too.
Greenville offers a glimpse of our future under climate change.
Sep 13, 2021 / Jane Braxton Little
For Outdoor Workers, California Air Is Becoming Unbreathable For Outdoor Workers, California Air Is Becoming Unbreathable
As huge fires become the catastrophic new norm, vast numbers of low wage workers are exposed to ever-higher levels of toxins.
Sep 3, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Is There No Way Out of the Climate Crisis? Is There No Way Out of the Climate Crisis?
There isn’t without global action against fossil fuel companies.
Jul 13, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon