Law and Oil: Taking Climate Offenders to Court

July 7, 2023

The last several years have seen a big increase in the number of lawsuits focused on the climate crisis. Some lawsuits challenge governments for...

Peter Gleick on Water Poverty, Conflict, and a Hope for the Future

June 30, 2023

No elemental force has done more to shape life on this planet than water, from originating the earliest forms of life, to sculpting our...

Cory Booker: Taking on Big Ag & Going Big on Climate

June 23, 2023

Our food and agricultural systems are helping fuel the climate emergency. But climate isn’t the only harm; these systems  also impact local...

Saket Soni on the People Who Make Disaster Recovery Possible

June 16, 2023

As human-driven global warming amplifies the frequency and potency of natural disasters, we are increasingly dependent on one group of workers who...

Killer Heat: Confronting Disproportionate Impacts on Women and Girls

June 9, 2023

Extreme heat kills more people per year than any other climate disaster. It preys on the poor, exacerbates racial inequalities, and there is a...

Bringing Biodiversity Back from the Breaking Point

June 2, 2023

Land use, pollution and the climate crisis are driving what may be the largest mass extinction event since the dinosaurs. The World Wildlife Fund...

Naomi Oreskes, David Gelles and The Myth of Free Markets

May 26, 2023

Many on the left say that the growing climate crisis is the inevitable result of unbridled capitalism – industries seeking profits above all...

Two Heroes Challenging the Powerful

May 19, 2023

Making the necessary changes to address climate disruption will take massive collective action. But sometimes, a single individual can make an...

Amy Westervelt on Drilling, Denial and Disinformation

May 12, 2023

Investigative journalist Amy Westervelt covers big oil’s methods of shaping public opinion and legal rulings in its favor – which they’ve...

Get Up, Stand Up: What Actions Move the Needle?

May 5, 2023

From the Boston Tea Party to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter, activists have long sought to bring pressing issues into the public...