2021: This Year in Climate

December 17, 2021

From extreme weather events to COP26 in Glasgow to the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, 2021 has been a banner year. In this special...

Preparing for Disasters We Don’t Want to Think About

September 24, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed structural weaknesses and inequities that existed long before 2020. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disruption...

Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story

August 6, 2021

Earlier this year, Washington state passed a bill to put a price on carbon pollution across a huge swath of its economy. But it didn’t get there...

The Political Reality of Climate Action

March 12, 2021

True to his campaign promise, President Biden dove right into the climate crisis on Day One, signing a stack of executive orders that signaled his...

This Moment in Climate with Michael Mann & Leah Stokes

February 5, 2021

With a new pro-science, pro-climate action administration in the White House, there are more pathways — and far greater political will — than...

Biden’s Climate Opportunity (Part 2)

January 15, 2021

Can President Biden bring the country back together - and move it forward?
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel believes he can. “I think...

Mary Nichols: A Climate Champion’s Legacy

December 11, 2020

Mary Nichols is not a household name, but she arguably has done more than any other public official to reduce America's carbon pollution. As she...

Steve Schmidt and Varshini Prakash on Disrupting Climate Politics

October 23, 2020

Can we break up the political logjam on climate? 
“The brokenness of our politics,” says Republican political strategist Stephen Schmidt, “is...

Tech to the Rescue?

October 2, 2020

Does the technology to stop the worst of climate change already exist – and if doesn’t, can we afford to wait for it? 
“It's not very clear...

Is California’s Climate Progress Going Up in Smoke?

February 21, 2020

California has been at the forefront of America’s climate fight since Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 32, the country’s...