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August 9, 2023

a drawing of an interior filled with plants

Planet

Vermont Was Supposed to Be a Climate Haven

Megan Mayhew Bergman

July 20, 2023

Photograph of a mother holding her daughter in front of an overflowing river in Vermont

Science

Climate Collapse Could Happen Fast

Lois Parshley

July 20, 2023

Illustration of a stopwatch, tilted and made to look like a globe

Science

‘Things Don’t Always Change in a Nice, Gradual Way’

Jacob Stern

July 13, 2023

Three spliced photographs of dramatic climatic events from summer 2023

Planet

Nowhere Should Expect a Cool Summer

Matteo Wong

May 17, 2023

An orange sky filled with wildfire smoke hangs above hiking trails at the Limeridge Open Space in Concord, California, on September 9, 2020.

Books

A Force That Has Shaped the History of the World

Verlyn Klinkenborg

May 10, 2023

Two photos, one current and one historical, of floods

Science

Why California Can’t Catch a Break

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

April 11, 2023

Yellow wildflowers at night, lit up by camera flash

Planet

The West Agreed to Pay Climate Reparations. That Was the Easy Part.

Emma Marris

March 29, 2023

Science

Climate Activists Are Turning Their Attention to Hollywood

Katharine Gammon

March 16, 2023

a set of TVs showing film clips about climate change

Planet

The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’

Emma Marris

March 1, 2023

A high-voltage electricity pylon behind a plume of smoke from burning garbage, mostly plastic and textiles, at the Gioto dumpsite

Planet

A Basic Premise of Animal Conservation Looks Shakier Than Ever

Emma Marris

February 22, 2023

A whale's tail appears above water with mountains in the background

Planet

1.5 Degrees Was Never the End of the World

Emma Marris

February 1, 2023

An image of a protest sign that reads "1.5 degrees to stay alive."

Planet

The World Could Be Entering a New Era of Climate War

Robinson Meyer

November 23, 2022

Global

Where U.S.-China Competition Leaves Climate Change

Michael Schuman

November 21, 2022

Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden side by side

Planet

Wait, Why Wasn’t There a Climate Backlash?

Robinson Meyer

November 16, 2022

Planet

America Just Shrugged Off Biden’s Big Climate Law

Robinson Meyer

November 11, 2022

Planet

The Paris Agreement Is Working … For Now

Robinson Meyer

November 9, 2022

An image of a crowded room for the UN climate conference

Planet

A Republican Congress Is Coming for Biden’s Climate Wins

Robinson Meyer

November 2, 2022

Close-up black-and-white photo of a bucket-wheel excavator against a rocky backdrop

Science

The Climate Art Vandals Are Embarrassing

Robinson Meyer

October 27, 2022

Illustration of a framed landscape painting with a splash of paint patterned like the Earth

Planet

A Plan to Cool Off the Hottest Neighborhoods

Emma Marris

October 26, 2022

People plant small trees along a river next to a busy road

Science

The Climate Economy Is About to Explode

Robinson Meyer

October 5, 2022

An image of solar panels in the Mojave desert.

Science

The Climate Movement Wanted More Than the IRA. Now What?

Matteo Wong

September 28, 2022

Rhiana Gunn-Wright is the director of climate policy for the Roosevelt Institute

Planet

The Senate Just Quietly Passed a Major Climate Treaty

Robinson Meyer

September 28, 2022

Science

Manchin’s New Bill Could Lead to One Big Climate Win

Robinson Meyer

September 21, 2022

An image of transmission lines sitting atop two large metal structures

Planet

Think Twice About Working for a ‘Climate Villain’

Robinson Meyer

September 14, 2022

A satellite image of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

Planet

It Wasn’t Just Oil Companies Spreading Climate Denial

Robinson Meyer

September 7, 2022

Electricity pylons stand at sunset on March 7, 2011 near Guestrow, Germany

Planet

‘The Biggest Thing to Happen in International Climate Diplomacy in Decades’

Robinson Meyer

August 31, 2022

An image of President Joe Biden sitting at a desk

Science

A Coveted Fish Is Now a ‘Climate Loser’

Ben Goldfarb

August 13, 2022

Science

Not Even a Single Republican Voted for the Climate Bill

Robinson Meyer

August 12, 2022

An illustration of Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's face

Planet

Congress Just Passed a Big Climate Bill. No, Not That One.

Robinson Meyer

August 10, 2022

Joe Biden walks up to a small "bill signing" desk in the White House Rose Garden in the photo taken yesterday.

Planet

History’s Greatest Obstacle to Climate Progress Has Finally Fallen

Robinson Meyer

August 7, 2022

An oil pumpjack is reflected in a mirror as it operates on August 5, 2022, near Ventura, California.

Planet

The Best Evidence Yet That the Climate Bill Will Work

Robinson Meyer

August 3, 2022

Planet

Manchin and Schumer’s Astonishing Climate Deal

Robinson Meyer

July 28, 2022

Planet

We’ve Had Other Climate Defeats. This One Is by Far the Weirdest.

Robinson Meyer

July 20, 2022

A nuclear power plant partly obscured by fog

Science

The World Is Burning Once Again

Jacob Stern

July 19, 2022

Two people stand in front of a burned building.

Planet

Whatever This Is, It Won’t Be Build Back Better

Robinson Meyer

July 13, 2022

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Vermont Was Supposed to Be a Climate Haven

Climate Collapse Could Happen Fast

‘Things Don’t Always Change in a Nice, Gradual Way’

Nowhere Should Expect a Cool Summer

A Force That Has Shaped the History of the World

Why California Can’t Catch a Break

The West Agreed to Pay Climate Reparations. That Was the Easy Part.

Climate Activists Are Turning Their Attention to Hollywood

The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’

A Basic Premise of Animal Conservation Looks Shakier Than Ever

1.5 Degrees Was Never the End of the World

The World Could Be Entering a New Era of Climate War

Where U.S.-China Competition Leaves Climate Change

Wait, Why Wasn’t There a Climate Backlash?

America Just Shrugged Off Biden’s Big Climate Law

The Paris Agreement Is Working … For Now

A Republican Congress Is Coming for Biden’s Climate Wins

The Climate Art Vandals Are Embarrassing

A Plan to Cool Off the Hottest Neighborhoods

The Climate Economy Is About to Explode

The Climate Movement Wanted More Than the IRA. Now What?

The Senate Just Quietly Passed a Major Climate Treaty

Manchin’s New Bill Could Lead to One Big Climate Win

Think Twice About Working for a ‘Climate Villain’

It Wasn’t Just Oil Companies Spreading Climate Denial

‘The Biggest Thing to Happen in International Climate Diplomacy in Decades’

A Coveted Fish Is Now a ‘Climate Loser’

Not Even a Single Republican Voted for the Climate Bill

Congress Just Passed a Big Climate Bill. No, Not That One.

History’s Greatest Obstacle to Climate Progress Has Finally Fallen

The Best Evidence Yet That the Climate Bill Will Work

Manchin and Schumer’s Astonishing Climate Deal

We’ve Had Other Climate Defeats. This One Is by Far the Weirdest.

The World Is Burning Once Again

Whatever This Is, It Won’t Be Build Back Better