Climate
Stories from the front lines of the climate crisis
The climate affects all of us. Our daily reporting covers aspects of health, community, economy, international relations, and social justice relative to climate change.
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K-12 Schools Can Be Major Players in the Clean Energy Transition
Converting all schools to 100 percent clean energy would cut as much carbon pollution as retiring eighteen coal-fired power plants. Read more
Sep 22, 2023
Repairing Older Homes Will Save Lives
Older housing often lacks adequate air conditioning, and low-income households typically lack the funds to address these issues. Read more
Sep 19, 2023
We Need Stronger Safety Standards for Extreme Heat
For decades, U.S. workers, unions, workers’ centers and allies have found innovative ways to challenge corporate power. The reality of rising temperatures is a new test. Read more
Aug 28, 2023
Work Won’t Love You Back: The Intersection of Climate Crises and a Broken Immigration System
Those who disproportionately suffer are the workers of color and immigrants, who come to the United States seeking safety and decent work and are repaid with brutal conditions on the front lines of a global crisis. Read more
Aug 15, 2023
Biden's Dangerous Climate Hypocrisy
Even as Biden announces some relief for the symptoms of extreme heat, his administration continues to green light the fossil fuel projects that are driving it. Read more
Aug 15, 2023
We’re Not Ready for Rising Temperatures in a Rapidly Aging Nation
Extreme heat and other climate impacts are already disproportionately impacting older adults, but resilience efforts are still far behind. Read more
Aug 11, 2023
‘It’s Too Late’
If we continue on our current path of kicking the can down the road, it really will be too late. But if we stop spewing carbon into the atmosphere, the models show things will improve. Read more
Aug 4, 2023