Environment

Trump's Tulsa rally

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

Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans

Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans

A decade of inaction on climate change has put even more lives at risk.

Jun 18, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Dean Russell, Elisabeth Gawthrop, Veronica Penney, Ali Raj, and Bridget Hickey

Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told

Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told

Centering racial, economic, and gender justice in climate coverage is about being journalistically accurate, not politically correct.

Jun 17, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Petroleum factory with an American flag on front

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

Dim Reaper

Dim Reaper Dim Reaper

Our president endangers public health for the bottom line.

Jun 16, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Port Arthur, Texas, on August 31, 2017.

The Perfect Storm Approaches The Perfect Storm Approaches

The pandemic has rocked our economy and further destroyed confidence in government. Enter “one of the most active” hurricane seasons on record.

Jun 11, 2020 / David Helvarg

Phara Souffrant Forrest

Phara Souffrant Forrest Wants to Cancel Your Rent Phara Souffrant Forrest Wants to Cancel Your Rent

The union nurse and tenant activist may be running office for the first time, but she’s been fighting for justice her whole life.

Jun 10, 2020 / Q&A / Sara Baig

Woman with yellow umbrella walking through Miami

Florida’s Flooded Future: ‘Retreat While There’s Still Time’ Florida’s Flooded Future: ‘Retreat While There’s Still Time’

With sea levels rising, Miami will be underwater by the end of the century.

Jun 8, 2020 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Laura Raim

We’re in This Together

We’re in This Together We’re in This Together

It’s wise to be prepared.

Jun 5, 2020 / OppArt / Liniers

We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021

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

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