News & Commentary

Save Our Heritage!

December 16, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesAlisa Opar

A popular conservation program became a bargaining chip in a bid to lift the crude oil export ban.

Promises, Promises

December 15, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer

Cities, states, and businesses—not just those world leaders in Paris—will save us from climate change. Here’s what they’re going to do.

We Have an Agreement

December 12, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Negotiators in Paris have signed a historic and comprehensive deal to address climate change.

The Latin Quarter

December 11, 2015 ExplainerBrazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, PanamaBrian Palmer

Latin America is key to addressing climate change at the Paris conference. Why doesn’t it get more attention?

Step Aside, Gentlemen

December 10, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland, Brian Palmer

Women from around the world gather in Paris to solve climate change.

Stop, Drop, and Roll

December 9, 2015 DispatchChicagoSusan Cosier

Every week, barrels upon barrels of volatile crude oil crisscross Chicago by rail, endangering tens of thousands of schoolkids.

Burnin' Blubber

December 9, 2015 Latest NewsArcticJason Bittel

As warmer summers melt the Arctic, Pacific walruses have to work a lot harder to reach their seafloor feasts.

COP-ping Out

December 7, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

What’s it like to attend a climate denial conference for an hour? Here’s a minute-by-minute rundown.

The Putin Puzzle

December 3, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

How to decipher the Russian president’s mystifying statements on global warming.

Bright Lights? Big Cities.

December 3, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalJeff Turrentine

The bullet train coming out of Paris will be making all local stops—as well it should.

Arc de Triomphe

November 30, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Here are the best- and worst-case outcomes for the Paris climate talks.

The onEarth 10

November 25, 2015 PerspectivesInternationalThe Editors

Think you can’t mix a healthy climate with a healthy economy? These business leaders and innovators are betting the world on the fact that we can.

What’s on the Table in Paris (Besides Croissants)?

November 24, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

The carbon-cutting pledges are already in. So what exactly are we still negotiating?

Our Finest Hour

November 23, 2015 PerspectivesInternationalJeff Turrentine

How can we save the world? During the U.N. climate conference, we can—and should—find our inspiration in history.

Advice and Resent

November 23, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

President Obama has cut the Senate out of the Paris climate change agreement. Cue the tantrums.

There’s No Such Thing as a Climate Change Refugee

November 16, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

But there ought to be.

The Maple Leaf Lag

November 13, 2015 Latest NewsCanadaJeff Turrentine

Under Justin Trudeau, Canada has a chance to make amends for a decade of climate inaction. But if it’s ever to catch up, it needs to start right now.

Black Earth

November 11, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Historian and author Timothy Snyder discusses climate change, genocide, and the ideology of Hitler.

You Don't Know Jack(fruit)

November 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Prolific and nutritious, this funny-looking fruit could help feed the world.

Life After KXL

November 6, 2015 Latest NewsBrian Palmer

It's the end of the line for the Keystone pipeline (probably), but not for battles over tar sands and climate.