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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 Change | 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

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

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

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 | Minimum Viable Planet | Climate Change

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

Opinion | Economy | Coronavirus Coverage | Climate Change

Earth Is Warning Us We Must Change. Will We Listen?

The COVID-19 outbreak is the planet’s way of telling us to do better, both in the environment and in the economy.

David Korten | Jul 30, 2020

Excerpt | Climate Change

Paying Attention to Nature—Urgently

There’s the octopus in the parking garage, and 26,500 other signs that climate change is here.

Eric Holthaus | Jul 28, 2020

Excerpt | Book Excerpt | Democracy | Voter Suppression | Books

The Next Election Is About the Next 10,000 Years

Dramatic climate action is critical because we’re about to cross tipping points that are not reversible.

Bill McKibben | Jul 20, 2020

Opinion | Activism | Youth Climate Movement

Stories from the Youth Climate Movement in the Global South

Youth climate leaders in Colombia, Sudan, and Ghana embody the voice of reason by embracing science, encouraging evidence-based decision-making, and challenging disinformation.

Inés M. Pousadela | Jul 17, 2020

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