Environmental Issues

Drilling in California Central Valley

As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country

His administration is working hard to shut down immigration, eliminate environmental regulations, and undermine abortion rights.

Oct 8, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Enough With the Flight Shaming, Already!

Enough With the Flight Shaming, Already! Enough With the Flight Shaming, Already!

You can’t fight climate change with ecological austerity alone.

Oct 7, 2019 / Alanna Schubach

Cargo ship los angeles

Trump May Be Driving the Economy Into Recession Trump May Be Driving the Economy Into Recession

His reckless trade war is having a calamitous global impact—and he’s continuing his assault on the courts and the environment.

Oct 4, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Think or Swim

Think or Swim Think or Swim

Climate change activists demand action from our leaders.

Oct 4, 2019 / OppArt / David Klein

Amitav Ghosh

Beneath Amitav Ghosh’s Gentle Tone Smolders a Polemical Fire Beneath Amitav Ghosh’s Gentle Tone Smolders a Polemical Fire

The author of Gun Island derides the liberal moralizing of the refugee crisis.

Oct 4, 2019 / Kanishk Tharoor

An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold

An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold

The United Nations secretary general recounts the successes of the UN Climate Action Summit and the tough road ahead to ensure the survival our species.

Oct 3, 2019 / António Guterres

The Climate Crisis Should Be the World’s Biggest News Story

The Climate Crisis Should Be the World’s Biggest News Story The Climate Crisis Should Be the World’s Biggest News Story

The mainstream media is still struggling to catch up as millions march for climate justice across the world.

Oct 1, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Polluting the World With Guns

Polluting the World With Guns Polluting the World With Guns

US gun manufacturers are exporting weapons that help fuel immigration.

Sep 30, 2019 / OppArt / Horacio Fidel Cardo

Saudi Arabia Aramco Oil

The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants

The strikes did not claim any human victims, they claimed oil, millions and millions of barrels of it—which is precisely why it may lead to war.

Sep 26, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Greta Thunberg NYC Climate Strike

The Climate Movement Breaks Through The Climate Movement Breaks Through

Translating urgency into political action is the next task of the climate movement—and a more difficult one.

Sep 26, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

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