On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, we’re reminded that the planet’s future hinges on rejecting the two Big Lies
By Mark Hertsgaard, Covering Climate Now A year ago, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy were fleeing for their lives as...
The climate crisis is a crime that should be prosecuted
By Mark Hertsgaard, Covering Climate Now This story is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of...
Why can’t we call the growing threats from the warming climate ‘an emergency’?
By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope, Covering Climate Now TV newsman Bill Moyers tells the story of how Edward R....
Game-changing new climate science offers hope for Florida—If you vote
By Mark Hertsgaard, Covering Climate Now On Oct. 4, America met Michael Mann on “60 Minutes,” the country’s most watched and...
During the presidential campaign, the media needs to be treating climate like the emergency it is
By Mark Hertsgaard, Covering Climate Now It’s rare to hear the term “climate emergency” in media and political discourse in...
From the climate crisis to Covid-19: can journalism focus on the stories that matter?
By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope, Covering Climate Now To hear many journalists tell it, the spring of 2020 has...