Liza Featherstone

There’s ample fodder for both optimism and pessimism on climate—but all that matters is what we do.

It’s long past time for adults with real power to force change to join the climate movement.

James Watt was a fiery evangelical, a cultural laughingstock—and instrumental in shaping modern GOP rhetoric on the environment.

Pope Francis’s recent draft text demands climate reparations and an immediate end to fossil fuel exploration. Why can’t the Biden administration do the same?

Conservatives’ sudden interest in wildlife conservation is actually just their latest attempt to own the libs. But why are some liberals falling for it?

Biden’s approval of oil drilling in Alaska won’t have the impact some people fear—but the administration’s broader pro-drilling stance will.

Richard Nixon, the original culture warrior, helped establish Earth Day and poured millions of dollars into conservation, despite his own ambivalence about the environmental movement.

The Build Public Renewables Act represents a massive challenge to fossil fuel hegemony—if it passes.

The propaganda around Cop City is all wrong: Public safety and green space go hand in hand.

The people protesting “Cop City”—at tremendous personal cost—deserve our support. They’re defending a vital public health and climate resource.

At the end of a study that gave people induction stoves to try, not a single person wanted their gas stove back.

Google Maps’s air quality indicators and wildfire warnings suggest one approach to a warming world. It’s grim.

Indoor air pollution should be a tenants’ rights matter, not a culture war among well-off homeowners.

The Inflation Reduction Act could help environmentally friendly consumption become less of an identity and more of a practical choice.

Aviation is a major polluter and has missed most targets for reducing emissions. But this year, thanks to years of pressure, companies and policymakers began to change that.

The California governor loves to boast about his state’s climate commitments. But when push came to shove, he picked the wrong side and lied about why.

While crime got a lot of attention during the midterms, just as many voters rated climate change as their top concern. Could this be the next big voting bloc?

Activists have been defacing artwork to draw attention to global warming. But what we really need are solutions, displays of mass power, and the public humiliation of all who stand in the way.

New York Harbor has seals and whales today because of the Clean Water Act. Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency could roll back a lot of that progress.

The charismatic everyman Senate candidate from Pennsylvania might actually broaden his lead over Dr. Oz by talking about global warming. Even better, he might convert new voters to the cause.