The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns
But there’s a brand-new playbook for journalists fighting for a 1.5°C world.
Apr 22, 2019 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
Trump’s Tax Returns: Why We Will See Them, and What We Will Find Trump’s Tax Returns: Why We Will See Them, and What We Will Find
David Cay Johnston on Trump’s taxes, Zoë Carpenter on plastics, and Laurie Winer on Stephen Miller.
Apr 18, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Trump Leaks the Blueprints for the Climate Death Star Trump Leaks the Blueprints for the Climate Death Star
From Keep It in the Ground to divestment to school strikes, climate activists are hitting the bad guys where it hurts.
Apr 15, 2019 / Bill McKibben
What Fracking Has Wrought What Fracking Has Wrought
Eliza Griswold’s new book, Amity And Prosperity, examines the high human and environmental costs of natural gas extraction in two Pennsylvania towns.
Apr 2, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones
What 16 Young People Think About the Green New Deal What 16 Young People Think About the Green New Deal
“This legislation is not only about saving the planet. It is about reimagining the way that we live.”
Apr 1, 2019 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom
Thanks to fracking, petrochemicals giants are poised to make the plastic pollution crisis much, much worse.
Mar 14, 2019 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana
Time is running out for the Louisiana water protectors, but they’re not giving up.
Sep 6, 2018 / Anya Kamenetz
Jerry Brown’s Climate Legacy Is Still Being Decided Jerry Brown’s Climate Legacy Is Still Being Decided
The California governor has been a stellar first-generation climate leader, but now science requires leaving fossil fuels in the ground.
Aug 29, 2018 / Editorial / Bill McKibben
Jerry Brown vs. the Climate Wreckers: Is He Doing Enough? Jerry Brown vs. the Climate Wreckers: Is He Doing Enough?
The California governor has led the nation in reducing emissions, but activists say he won’t take the next step: leaving fossil fuels in the ground.
Aug 29, 2018 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Two Cheers—but Not Three—for Conor Lamb Two Cheers—but Not Three—for Conor Lamb
Yes, he ran as a centrist. But he also ran as a local candidate on local issues.
Mar 14, 2018 / D.D. Guttenplan