You are using an
outdated
browser.
Please
upgrade your browser
and improve your visit to our site.
Skip Navigation
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
BREAKING NEWS
POLITICS
CLIMATE
CULTURE
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
PODCASTS
GAMES
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
BREAKING NEWS
POLITICS
CLIMATE
CULTURE
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
PODCASTS
GAMES
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
Environment
January 4, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s offshore drilling policies put every coastal community in America at risk.
January 4, 2018
Sharon Zhang
California might ban gas-powered cars. The whole country should.
January 4, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Republican Threat to Food Stamps in 2018
Paul Ryan wants to tackle entitlement reform this year, and America's largest anti-hunger program is a top target.
December 28, 2017
Emily Atkin
A federal court forces Trump’s EPA to address the lead poisoning crisis.
December 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump is quietly cementing his bird-killing legacy.
December 26, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump might love oil even more than coal.
December 25, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Tax Bill’s Gift to Big Coal
The legislation is a boon to fossil fuel companies not only because of what it includes, but what it doesn't.
December 22, 2017
Sharon Zhang
The National Park Service has scrubbed 92 documents about climate change from its website.
December 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
Puerto Rico Gets Coal, Diesel, and Debris for Christmas
Instead of colorful lights, this holiday season in Puerto Rico will be marked by darkness and pollution. Is the EPA doing enough?
December 20, 2017
Ryu Spaeth
The End of the Obama Era
How Republicans undid so many of his accomplishments in a single year
December 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Growing Movement to Take Polluters to Court Over Climate Change
As climate liability lawsuits rise, industry forces are fighting back.
December 18, 2017
Emily Atkin
Climate change no longer threatens national security, according to the White House.
December 15, 2017
Emily Atkin
The next victims of Donald Trump’s war on regulations could be coal miners.
December 15, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump Is the Wrong Target for Climate Activists
The administration isn't going to change its mind on protecting the environment. But consumer pressure on corporations could do just that.
December 14, 2017
Emily Atkin
The tax bill is a massive gift to the oil industry—that it may not want.
December 13, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Alabama election was a huge win for the environment, too.
December 13, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Most Overlooked Environmental Crisis of 2017
Apocalyptic weather dominated the headlines, but meat production also caused severe destruction in 2017.
December 8, 2017
Ted Genoways
The Problem of Coastal Media Bias in Covering Middle America
What Slate got wrong in its article on the fight against a Costco plant in Fremont, Nebraska
December 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt is doing a good thing for once.
December 6, 2017
Emily Atkin
We Are All California
The nation's leader of the climate resistance is getting pummeled by global warming. Your state could be next.
Our Writers
Kate Aronoff
Climate & Energy
Matt Ford
Law & The Courts
Melissa Gira Grant
LGBTQ Rights
Jason Linkins
Power & Plutocracy
Timothy Noah
Politics & Economy
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Breaking News
Edith Olmsted
Breaking News
Hafiz Rashid
Breaking News
Greg Sargent
Politics & Democracy
Grace Segers
Congress & Elections
Alex Shephard
Politics & Media
Heather Souvaine Horn
Climate Change
Michael Tomasky
Politics & Ideas
About
The New Republic
’s history
14
15
16
17
18