Climate Change Is the Ultimate “OK, Boomer” Issue
The genesis of a generational conflict
Climate Change
The Failure of the Adults
Teenage activists like Greta Thunberg are uncomfortable reminders that the grown-ups have failed the next generation.
Thunberg Isn’t the Only Young Voice We Should Be Listening To
Many youth activists preceded her. Many others, with underprivileged perspectives, stand with her now.
Is It Imperialist to “Green” the Military?
As progressives scrutinize Elizabeth Warren's bona fides, her "Green New Military" plan raises hackles of climate activists on the left.
Why Are Democratic Governors Still Doing Favors for the Oil Industry?
Republican politicians don't think climate change is real. Democrats don't have that excuse.
The Climate Movement Needs More Creative Tactics
Strikes and marches are the traditional tools of the left. But are they enough for something this big?
Climate Change’s Great Lithium Problem
The crisis in Bolivia has an urgent message for environmental policy in the United States.
Climate Change Is Already Hurting Kids’ Health
As cholera, dengue, and malaria spread, that will only get worse.
Can the Catholic Church Save the Amazon?
A dispatch from Pope Francis’s efforts to combat climate change—and to give a diminished Church a new indigenous face
The Quickest Way to Reduce Airplane Emissions
Jet fuel isn't taxed on international trips. Maybe it's time to change that, seeing as the rule was decided in 1944.
Far-Right Climate Denial Is Growing in Europe
The consternation over wildfires in Spain has made that particularly clear.
The Case for Climate Hope
Jedediah Purdy’s book “This Land” argues for a radical environmentalism.
The Tragic Irony of “America First” Climate Denial
Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, allegedly as an act of patriotism. But Americans will suffer as a result.
Global Warming Is Already Destroying New England’s Fisheries
The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming areas of the ocean. It's going to get worse.
The League of Anti-Environmental Extremists
A new poll suggests the Trump administration—packed to the brim with industry lapdogs and climate skeptics—is significantly more anti-environment than the American public is.
The False Comfort of Higher Seawalls
What high-risk communities really need to do to protect themselves from catastrophe.
Corporate America Has Sapped “Green” of Meaning
The word is used to describe disposable plastic diapers as well as the most ambitious climate legislation ever proposed. So what good is it?
The Missing Piece in Democrats’ Health Care Plans
They don't talk about the massive ways health care and climate change intersect.
The Disaster Novelist
To convey the catastrophe of climate change, Amitav Ghosh had to break with realism.
The Bittersweet Joy of Fat Bear Week
Alaska's brown bears are still happy and healthy—but probably not for long.
