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December 6, 2021
Mike Pearl
Biden’s Campaign Promises to Crack Down on Emissions Have Disappeared
He pledged to police greenhouse gases, but thanks in part to congressional intransigence, he hasn’t followed through.
March 18, 2021
MagazineBen Ehrenreich
We’re Hurtling Toward Global Suicide
Why we must do everything differently to ensure the planet’s survival
July 31, 2020
Troy Vettese, Nicholas Carter
An Inconvenient Lesson From the Pandemic: We Have to Stop Eating Meat
The Covid-19 emissions paradox reveals the adjustments we have to make to fight climate change.
February 13, 2020
Melody Schreiber
The Challenge of Sustainable Chocolate
Chocolate is one of the worst foods you can buy, in terms of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. But some people are trying to change that.
September 16, 2019
MagazineEmily Atkin
The Blood-Dimmed Tide
Climate change is poised to alter the face of global conflict.
March 29, 2017
Emily Atkin
House Republicans held an insane hearing just to attack climate science.
December 8, 2015
Rebecca Leber
No, global greenhouse gas emissions aren’t shrinking yet.
November 12, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
NASA’s new video showing how CO2 moves through the atmosphere is both eerie and mesmerizing.
January 14, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Obama vs. Climate Change: Round Two
November 13, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obama Is Having a Really Good Week for a Lame Duck President
September 22, 2014
Rebecca Leber
300,000 People Just Marched About Climate Change. Will It Matter?
August 28, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Two More Signs that the GOP and Tea Party Are One
On climate and immigration, the right wing is firmly in charge
August 20, 2014
Brian Beutler
Why Mitch McConnell Is Promising A Government Shutdown Fight—And Why It's Crazy
July 8, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
QEDaily: Why Environmentalists Are Trying to Scare CEOs
June 20, 2014
Brian Beutler
Republicans Probably Won't Force a Shutdown Before the Election. But After?
June 1, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obama to Take Big Step on Climate Change—Will It Be Big Enough?
May 28, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Conservatives Are Missing the Point of Obama's Climate Change Plan
May 26, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obama's New Rules for Coal Plants Are a B.F.D. The Ensuing Political Fight May Be Even Bigger.
October 16, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
The EPA Case Could Determine the Fate of Obama's Ambitious Climate Plan

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