Recent Episodes
Crude Behavior: Venezuela and the Global Politics of Oil
February 6, 2026
<p><span>On January 3, U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and flew them to New York to stand trial for drug
Under the Weather: The Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis
January 30, 2026
<p><span>As the planet warms, the story of climate change is increasingly becoming a story about human health. Rising temperatures, wildfire smoke
Beyond the Obvious: What We’re Watching in 2026
January 23, 2026
<p><span>We’re only about a month into the new year, and already so much has happened – from the Trump administration’s forcible removal of Venezuela
Crop Shoot: Farmers Caught Up In Policy Turmoil
January 16, 2026
<p><span>Agriculture is directly responsible for 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office </span><a href=
Inside The Chaotic, Lucrative ‘Disaster Economy’ with Grist
January 9, 2026
<p><span>It’s been a year since catastrophic fires tore through Los Angeles. For those who lived through them, the impacts are still being felt. Haley
ENCORE: Gloria Walton and Wawa Gatheru Believe in Grassroots Change, Not Just Charity
January 2, 2026
<p id="docs-internal-guid-831ebb50-7fff-c424-3ca3-8fef58a4a665"><span>Those standing up to climate and environmental injustice face challenges they
ENCORE: Solar Power to the People
December 26, 2025
<p id="docs-internal-guid-383c0ccd-7fff-3b99-c08a-21b938556a1f"><span>At this moment, the cheapest way to create electricity is by pointing a solar
This Year in Climate: 2025
December 19, 2025
<p><span>2025 has been a doozy in so many ways. And climate news has been no exception. </span></p><p><span>It was one of the hottest years on record
Jonathan Foley: 2025 Schneider Award Winner
December 12, 2025
<p><span>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
<p><span>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