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Democrats Need to Be Pressured on Climate, Too

A first-time voter explains why this election is our opportunity to lead on the climate crisis—locally, nationally, and globally.

Rachel Zhang | Sep 22, 2020

Opinion | Climate Crisis | 2020 Election | Covering Climate Now | #ClimatePolitics2020

Vote Like the Planet Depends on It—Because It Does

Four more years of Trump’s anti-environmental policies will make it too late to change course. So come November, let’s turn this ship around.

Bill McKibben | Sep 22, 2020

Analysis | Election 2020 | 2020 Election | Covering Climate Now | #ClimatePolitics2020

The Power of Inclusive, Intergenerational Climate Activism

The energy and intersectionality of youth along with the experience and engagement of elders are putting climate issues at the forefront of the 2020 elections.

Breanna Draxler | Sep 21, 2020

How Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters Are Getting the Jobs and Pay They Deserve

In California’s most catastrophic wildfire season yet, an organization is challenging the state to hire firefighters who were previously incarcerated to help meet public safety needs.

Ray Levy-Uyeda | Sep 17, 2020

How Cities Can Combat the Dangerous Combination of Extreme Heat and COVID

Heat is deadlier than other climate-related disasters, but the solutions are simpler.

Eli Reiter | Sep 4, 2020

The Benefits of Accepting the Climate Crisis as Our Forever Emergency

“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.

Sarah Lazarovic | Sep 4, 2020

We’re at a Tipping Point—Toward Healing the Climate

If we focus on the best possible outcomes, journalist Judith D. Schwartz argues together we can restore ecosystems.

Breanna Draxler | Sep 2, 2020

Excerpt | Native Lands | Norway

Fighting for Free-Range Reindeer in Norway’s Far North

Traditional reindeer herding is a cornerstone of Sámi culture in the European Arctic highlands. It’s also part of a finely balanced ecology that can help cool the planet. But Norway’s government wants mineral mines instead of roaming reindeer.

Judith D. Schwartz | Sep 2, 2020

How to Save the Sea: Lessons from an Italian Fishing Community

How one small stretch of coastline went from a hotbed of drug smuggling to a model of ecological restoration.

Agostino Petroni | Aug 24, 2020

COVID-19 Lockdown Demonstrates How Economy-Wide Transformation Can Halt Climate Change

The blip in emissions will not have a longterm impact unless we invest in sustainable solutions on a grand scale.

Damian Carrington | Aug 19, 2020

Do Mountain Forests Hold the Answers for Climate Science?

As fire and disease move up the mountains, researchers race to find answers.

Chip Somodevilla | Aug 6, 2020

Opinion | Climate Crisis | Minimum Viable Planet

Advocating for Climate Justice as an Act of Love

“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, what “I love lamp” has to do with climate communications.

Sarah Lazarovic | Aug 3, 2020

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