The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2020 It may have been an awful, no-good year—but there were some silver linings By Jason Mark December 23, 2020 In this story: climate change
“Antarctica: The Waking Giant” Brings a Faraway Landscape up Close Photographer Sebastian Copeland spends months on the ice with his camera By Madeleine Gregory January 4, 2021 In this story: photography, climate change
ICYMI: Monarchs on Hold, Covid on Fire & Bubble-Wrapping the Planet™ A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber December 18, 2020 In this story: climate change
How John Kerry Can Repair the US Role in the Global Climate Effort It’s going to take time to rebuild the trust damaged by the Trump administration By Molly Glick December 16, 2020 In this story: politics, climate change, international climate policy
Tom Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary Worries Environmentalists Vilsack represents a return to a status quo that doesn’t adequately address climate By Charlie Mitchell December 16, 2020 In this story: politics, federal policy
Varshini Prakash on Redefining What's Possible The Sunrise Movement cofounder shares lessons on how to grow political power By Varshini Prakash December 22, 2020 In this story: bright futures, climate change
A Poet, a Nebula, and the State of California What would it take to see the planet beyond our own mythology of need? By Alexis Pauline Gumbs December 31, 2020 In this story: astronomy, science, climate change
California’s Wildest Wildfire Victims Inside the state’s pioneering new Wildlife Disaster Network By Ali Wunderman December 14, 2020 In this story: wildfire, wildlife, climate change
Writing the Future The possibilities for what comes next are endless By Jason Mark December 22, 2020 In this story: coronavirus, climate change
Where Do We Stand Five Years After the Paris Agreement? India offers a case study for reducing greenhouse gas emissions By Bhargavi S. Rao December 12, 2020 In this story: international climate policy, climate change