This Year in Climate: 2025

December 19, 2025

2025 has been a doozy in so many ways. And climate news has been no exception. 
It was one of the hottest years on record, again. We are witnessing...

Jonathan Foley: 2025 Schneider Award Winner

December 12, 2025

Every year we highlight the work of a scientist who excels in communicating their work to the world by awarding them the Stephen H. Schneider...

Faith in Climate Progress

December 5, 2025

It’s been ten years since Pope Francis issued his landmark encyclical on climate and caring for our common home, Laudato Si’. That call to...

ENCORE: Small Dollar, Big Impact

November 28, 2025

The Earth doesn’t care where cuts to heat-trapping pollution happen. So if we’re interested in getting the biggest bang for our climate buck,...

Joe Manchin: Coal, Climate, and ‘Common Sense’

November 21, 2025

Joe Manchin grew up in the coal fields of West Virginia, the grandson of a miner and the son of a small-town grocer. His worldview was shaped by a...

Reports from COP30: Climate Talks in the Amazon

November 14, 2025

Leaders from around the world are meeting at COP30 in Brazil to share their plans to address global warming and climate disruption. This year’s...

Environmental Peacebuilders Working in the Midst of War

November 7, 2025

Fossil-fueled climate disruption is driving political instability around the world. The relationship between climate disasters and conflict are...

When Climate Work Comes at a Cost: Dispatches From the Upside Down

October 31, 2025

Human-caused climate change is fueling extreme floods, wildfires, rising seas, and record-breaking heat all around the world. At the same time,...

Adaptation: When Prevention Isn’t Enough

October 24, 2025

This episode features a field piece by David Condos, who originally reported the story for KUER in Salt Lake City, Utah.
So much of the...

Ani Dasgupta on Moving from Promises to Progress

October 17, 2025

We know what needs to be done to ward off the worst impacts of global climate disruption: rein in heat-trapping pollution, reverse deforestation,...

De-Hyping Hydrogen

October 10, 2025

For decades, hydrogen has held promise as a revolutionary tool in the clean energy transition. It can be a fuel and energy carrier. The hydrogen...

Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall

October 7, 2025

Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall died on October 1. In her memory, we’re revisiting a 2024 conversation with the indefatigable...

Taylor Brorby and Suzie Hicks Tell The Stories We Don’t Always Hear

October 3, 2025

Finding one's voice in climate action can come in many forms. Author and activist Taylor Brorby grew up in Center, North Dakota as a...

Scientists Who Won't Be Silenced

September 26, 2025

Within the federal government, science — especially climate science — has taken a beating. At the recent UN General Assembly, the President...

Policy Whiplash: Checking In With Labor Unions

September 19, 2025

The past few years have seen a seismic shift in energy and production policy in the United States. After the passage of laws like the Inflation...

Gloria Walton and Wawa Gatheru Believe in Grassroots Change, Not Just Charity

September 12, 2025

Those standing up to climate and environmental injustice face challenges they weren’t seeing a year ago. But Gloria Walton, president and CEO of...

How Students and Teachers Are Talking About Climate

September 5, 2025

Students are heading back to school, and in addition to all of the usual challenges of the school year, students and teachers have to deal with...

Nathaniel Stinnett: Climate Disruption Is a Homicide, Not a Suicide

September 3, 2025

According to one recent survey, Americans think about climate change more than abortion, immigration, or gun violence. And yet, while they care...

Small Dollar, Big Impact

August 29, 2025

The Earth doesn’t care where cuts to heat-trapping pollution happen. So if we’re interested in getting the biggest bang for our climate buck,...

Batteries Now Included

August 22, 2025

The Trump administration has taken aim at green energy, but one technology has largely been left untouched: batteries to store wind and solar...