Celebrity Life
What to Do About Jair Bolsonaro, the World’s Most Dangerous Climate Denier
Any hope of reaching global climate goals depends on reining in deforestation in Brazil. But any hope of reining in deforestation depends on Bolsonaro
U.S. Becomes Net Oil Exporter as World Burns
Thanks to an Obama-era policy change, American crude is hitting the global market at a time when the world desperately needs to kick its addiction to fossil fuels
On Pandemics, Climate Change, and Finding Humor Amid the Doom
Author Jim Shepard talks with Jeff Goodell about his new novel "Phase Six," a scientific thriller about the return of a killer microbe
Big Oil Is Trying to Make Climate Change Your Problem to Solve. Don’t Let Them
A new Harvard study highlights a decades-long trend — how industry creates systemic problems and then blames consumers for it
Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier: How Doomed Are We?
Two new papers offer radically different predictions of the glacier's future — and thus for the future of low-lying cities around the world. Here's how to understand the divergent projections
The Corpus Christi Water Wars
A coalition of residents is trying to halt the region's rapid industrial sprawl. The fight is now centered on the water supply for a massive new Exxon SABIC plastics plant in the drought-prone Texas city
Democrats Are Releasing a Massive Green Jobs and Justice Plan. Here’s What’s In It
The THRIVE Act aims to create 15 million new "family-sustaining" jobs while lifting up communities that have borne the brunt of environmental and racial injustice
Is Biden’s Climate Summit Just Big Talk or a Prelude to Real Action?
The Earth Day summit may be pure theater, or it may prove pivotal. We'll know in the coming months whether President Biden can transform words into action
Houston’s Mosquito-Killing Superhero Takes on the Climate Crisis
Climate change is altering the patterns and prevalence of infectious diseases as vectors like mosquitoes migrate to new regions. In Houston, a man named Max Vigilant is helping to protect the city against new outbreaks
How Federal Prohibition Is Turning Cannabis Into a Climate Villain
Cultivating weed can be an emissions-heavy industry, and requiring each state to grow its own is making it worse
11 Foods That Are Already Being Impacted by the Climate Crisis
Food is an entrenched part of any culture. In America, we associate peaches with Georgia and […]
Can an Indie Rocker Change the Climate Conversation?
Tamara Lindeman, who performs as the Weather Station, has made it her mission to push for more climate activism in the music community