Iowa’s Derecho Signals It’s Time to Ban Utility Monopolies Iowa’s Derecho Signals It’s Time to Ban Utility Monopolies
Iowa’s recent derecho has highlighted the danger of utility monopolies: Residents are at the mercy of one corporation’s capacity to respond to disaster.
Aug 24, 2020 / Emily Berch
When It Comes to Climate Change, It’s Joe Biden Versus the DNC When It Comes to Climate Change, It’s Joe Biden Versus the DNC
The Democratic presidential nominee knows that halting fossil fuel subsidies is imperative. Why doesn’t the DNC?
Aug 21, 2020 / Tamara Toles O’Laughlin
It’s Time to Bring the Carbon Barons to Justice—and Take Their Money It’s Time to Bring the Carbon Barons to Justice—and Take Their Money
Climate liability cases are gaining ground just as Big Oil is going broke. Who do you think will be left holding the bag?
Jul 29, 2020 / Jason Mark
Can This Montana Governor Deliver the Senate to the Democrats? Can This Montana Governor Deliver the Senate to the Democrats?
Steve Bullock’s knack for navigating local politics could have national implications as he runs against a Trump-aligned incumbent.
Jul 6, 2020 / Gabriel Furshong
Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice
A Colorado progressive, with an urgent Green New Deal message, is closing the gap in a key Democratic primary for the US Senate.
Jun 25, 2020 / John Nichols
The Arena Was Half Empty. Trump Was Still Full of It. The Arena Was Half Empty. Trump Was Still Full of It.
In Tulsa, the president says zilch about Covid-19 deaths, and a lot about his walk down that ramp at West Point.
Jun 23, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid
The press needs to reckon with the prevalence of a worldview that defaults to the perspective of the white and wealthy.
Jun 17, 2020 / Michelle García
We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021 We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021
Lawmakers need to wake up: Climate change and the injustices it generates won’t break for Covid-19. So the United Nations Climate Change Conference can’t, either.
Jun 5, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
Chevron Tightens the Screws on Steven Donziger Chevron Tightens the Screws on Steven Donziger
With the aid of two federal judges, the oil giant continues to torment an environmental lawyer.
May 28, 2020 / James North
How Do You Organize Students Without a Campus? How Do You Organize Students Without a Campus?
Student climate activists across the country are quickly learning how to organize in an atomized world—because even after the pandemic, they’re worried about their future.
May 18, 2020 / StudentNation / Jacob Wallace