New York’s Attorney General Just Won a Settlement With a Coal Giant for Climate Deception. Is Exxon Next? New York’s Attorney General Just Won a Settlement With a Coal Giant for Climate Deception. Is Exxon Next?
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a subpoena for nearly four decades’ worth of documents from ExxonMobil.
Nov 10, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Splinterlands: The View From 2050 Splinterlands: The View From 2050
A dystopian fictional tour of the world that awaits us.
Nov 10, 2015 / John Feffer
President Obama Says No to Keystone XL President Obama Says No to Keystone XL
The decision is a major victory for the climate movement, which transformed the dirty-energy project from an inevitability into a powerful organizing tool.
Nov 6, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
The Future of Climate Change Is Widespread Civil War The Future of Climate Change Is Widespread Civil War
Failure to cap carbon emissions will not only bring on climate shocks, but also worldwide instability, insurrection, and warfare.
Nov 3, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
The Paris Climate Conference: Last Chance for Planet Earth? The Paris Climate Conference: Last Chance for Planet Earth?
The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been—but the movement may be on the verge of a breakthrough in public consciousness.
Nov 3, 2015 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
‘The Nation’ Live! in Portland ‘The Nation’ Live! in Portland
A mixed-media program of short talks, readings, reflections, conversations, and music.
Nov 2, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / The Nation
Even Hillary Clinton Thinks It’s Time to Investigate Exxon Even Hillary Clinton Thinks It’s Time to Investigate Exxon
Lawmakers, candidates, and environmental groups are pressing the Department of Justice to probe the oil company’s role in sowing doubt about climate science.
Oct 30, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
What If Your Tap Water Was Too Polluted to Drink? What If Your Tap Water Was Too Polluted to Drink?
This sorry state of affairs is the daily reality for too many Americans.
Oct 30, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Syria May Be the First Climate-Change Conflict, but It Won’t Be the Last Syria May Be the First Climate-Change Conflict, but It Won’t Be the Last
While our political establishment dithers, the Pentagon recognizes that climate change is an immediate threat to national security.
Oct 27, 2015 / Joshua Holland
Big Coal Makes Its Move Against the EPA’s Power Plant Rule Big Coal Makes Its Move Against the EPA’s Power Plant Rule
The coal industry and its allies wasted no time initiating legal challenges against the regulations, which were published last week.
Oct 27, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter