Environmentalism

For part of almost every day this spring, the state produced more electricity than it needed from renewable sources.

More than a year after a train derailment and chemical fire in Ohio that made international news, residents contend with lingering sickness, uncertainty, and, for some, a desire to just move on.

I set out to fight fires—then discovered that I loved them.

A ruthless dissector of unwarranted assumptions takes on environmental catastrophists and techno-optimists.

In a best-selling manifesto, the Marxist philosopher Kohei Saito calls us to reject the logic of economic growth and embrace a different kind of plenty.

A leading proponent of vertical farming discusses how urban areas should adapt to a perilous environmental future.

The former Vice-President revisits his early advocacy for the environment, assesses the impact of Elon Musk, and explains his optimism about two existential crises.

By burning fossil fuels, humans force the oceans to soak up the heat equivalent of a Hiroshima-size bomb, over and over again.

Ido Weisman filmed onlookers and officials who gathered around the body of a young whale on a Mediterranean beach.

A group of eccentric endangered birds serves as a bellwether of the climate crisis.

An awareness that the air around you isn’t fit to breathe can be a uniquely alarming sensation. It is also likely to become more common.

Communities can now sue in state courts for compensation for the costs of climate change—something oil companies have fought against for years.

A new crop of techy appliances wants to help fight the food-waste crisis. How virtuous should we feel using them?

New reports show that ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than anticipated, and other disasters loom.

Fertilizers filled with the nutrient boosted our ability to feed the planet. Today, they’re creating vast and growing dead zones in our lakes and seas.

Josh Spodek disconnected the circuit breaker in his apartment, and now—thanks to solar-powered vegan stew—his carbon footprint is about that of three house cats.

Edward Koren’s lithographs and drawings depict woebegone fantastical animals affected by climate change.

Ecologists are trying to undo environmental damage in rain forests, deserts, and cities. Can their efforts succeed even as Narendra Modi pushes for rapid development?

By mocking corporate virtue-signalling on climate change and racial justice, the biotech founder is becoming a right-wing star.

A company run by Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, is strip-mining tribal lands for fossil fuels. Forest-dwellers are fighting back.