Environmental Issues

Drought Conditions

Drought Conditions Drought Conditions

We can’t play through this.

May 27, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Coal mining machine in Belchatow

Here in Poland, “Going Green” Means Burning Even More Coal Here in Poland, “Going Green” Means Burning Even More Coal

With parents and children struggling to breathe, climate activism is a matter of life and death.

May 27, 2022 / Kamila Kadzidłowska

A fossil fuel refinery in Russia.

The War on My Homeland Offers a Real Chance to Save the Planet The War on My Homeland Offers a Real Chance to Save the Planet

How stopping Putin’s fossil-fueled war in Ukraine could accelerate a green transition.

May 26, 2022 / Svitlana Romanko

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Fossil Fuels Are a Threat to National Security Fossil Fuels Are a Threat to National Security

The youth movement urges President Biden to act—with or without Congress.

May 25, 2022 / Jerome Foster, Julia Jackson, and Alexandria Villaseñor

A person holds a sign the colors of the Ukranian flag with a slogan about an embargo of oil and gas

We Need International Cooperation to Fight Climate Change, Not War We Need International Cooperation to Fight Climate Change, Not War

The world’s ruling elites have chosen to place their geopolitical rivalries above all other critical concerns, including planetary salvation.

May 24, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

What if the Wind and Sunshine Really Belonged to All of Us?

What if the Wind and Sunshine Really Belonged to All of Us? What if the Wind and Sunshine Really Belonged to All of Us?

Only by taking a more radical approach to renewables—one inspired by American history—can we build the constituency needed to make climate justice a reality.

May 23, 2022 / Feature / David McDermott Hughes

The Fate of the Manatees

The Fate of the Manatees The Fate of the Manatees

Against the Tide. Climate change and human intrusion have pushed the manatee population to the brink of extinction.

May 20, 2022 / OppArt / Shuyu Miao, Lauren Van Stone, and Tianqi Chen

Oil pump jack with sunset

Nations Are Nowhere on Their Climate Commitments, and Too Few Journalists Are Holding Them Accountable Nations Are Nowhere on Their Climate Commitments, and Too Few Journalists Are Holding Them Accountable

At a time of many crises, new climate reporting from The Guardian shows just how far off-target we’ve come.

May 19, 2022 / Andrew McCormick

Ice Scream

Ice Scream Ice Scream

Melting poles, sounding the alarm.

May 13, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A swan sits in a pile of plastic trash

Exxon Doubles Down on “Advanced Recycling” Claims That Yield Few Results Exxon Doubles Down on “Advanced Recycling” Claims That Yield Few Results

The petroleum company is under investigation for misleading the public while exacerbating the global plastic pollution crisis.

May 11, 2022 / Amy Westervelt

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