Culture & Politics

In fact, he thinks laughing about it may help us put an end to it.

Taking care of those communities distressed by the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is an economic and ethical imperative.

But since the larger climate movement has done a poor job of engaging them, the community is mobilizing itself.

The stories that really reach people are the ones with stirring scenes, suspense, and relatable characters.

We don’t want to jinx it, but with the Youth Climate Strike it sort of looks like . . . yes. (Finally.)

As far as future-building strategies go, Greta Thunberg’s passionate optimism beats Jonathan Franzen’s placid pessimism any day.

And the coal industry is more than happy to keep things that way.

The fires are no accident. They were ignited by Brazilian ranchers who felt emboldened by their pro-deforestation president.

In Manhattan, green-space advocates realized their dream of building Chelsea Green, a new community park, by becoming affordable-housing advocates, too.

An Anchorage-based wildlife biologist describes what life is like in our northernmost state—one that’s been dramatically altered by rising temperatures.