Climate & Energy: Climate Change

The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2022

The good, the bad, and the inspiring of the year that was

By Jason Mark December 23, 2022

In this story: climate change, renewable energy, electric vehicles, politics, international climate policy

A People’s History of the Inflation Reduction Act

It was grassroots movements that created the political space for the historic climate legislation

By Juliet Grable December 22, 2022

In this story: federal policy, climate change, politics, Inflation Reduction Act

How to Become an Ally for Indigenous-Led Conservation

Canada is showcasing how important Indigenous-led efforts are to meeting conservation goals

By Lindsey Botts December 21, 2022

In this story: international climate policy, saving wild places, wildlife

Can We Address the Climate Crisis by “Degrowing”?

Supporters of degrowth emphasize the principles of the slow movement

By Paige Curtis December 29, 2022

In this story: consumption, climate change

ICYMI: Boomer Albatross, Predators Predate, Musk Demoted & Blue Whales Dig Deep

A weekly roundup for busy people

By Paul Rauber December 16, 2022

In this story: climate change

What the Flood Took, What It Left Behind

Last summer's flood in Kentucky upended a way of life

By Austyn Gaffney December 15, 2022

In this story: climate change, water

Aerial view shows the roofs of homes and buildings submerged in brown floodwaters in Jackson, Kentucky.

How a Climate Bill Became Law

Grassroots power was key to passage of the Inflation Reduction Act

By Shruti Bhatnagar December 14, 2022

In this story: federal policy, Inflation Reduction Act

Wildland Firefighters on the Front Lines

Inside the lives of these people who risk their lives

By Daliah Singer December 13, 2022

In this story: climate change

A row of female firefighters are suited up and holding axes to cut a fire line.

In Octavia Butler's World, Anything Is Possible

"Kindred" endures on paper and now on TV

By Lynell George December 12, 2022

In this story: books, climate change, film

Photo illustration shows two hands coming together in front of a solar eclipse and a galaxy.

ICYMI: Coals to Cumbria, China’s Declining Population, Porcine Highrise & a New Earthrise

A weekly roundup for busy people

By Paul Rauber December 9, 2022

In this story: climate change

Climate & Energy: Climate Change

The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2022

A People’s History of the Inflation Reduction Act

How to Become an Ally for Indigenous-Led Conservation

Can We Address the Climate Crisis by “Degrowing”?

ICYMI: Boomer Albatross, Predators Predate, Musk Demoted & Blue Whales Dig Deep

What the Flood Took, What It Left Behind

How a Climate Bill Became Law

Wildland Firefighters on the Front Lines

In Octavia Butler's World, Anything Is Possible

ICYMI: Coals to Cumbria, China’s Declining Population, Porcine Highrise & a New Earthrise

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