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Youth Take J.D. Vance to Task on Climate

Community organizers with the Sunrise Movement explain why they protested outside the GOP Vice Presidential hopeful’s office.

| Aug 1, 2024

Alex Press of Jacobin spoke with YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about federal heat protections for workers and Jane McAlevey

Protecting Workers in a Warming Climate

At a time of extreme heat, a new proposed OSHA rule could protect millions of American workers from heat-related stresses and even fatalities.

| Jul 12, 2024

As Summer Swelters, Can Workers Get Heat Protections?

As temperatures continue to rise, California workers, worker protection groups, and state regulators are making progress on implementing heat regulations.

s.e. smith | Jul 1, 2024

How Folklore Can Shape Our Climate Futures

It’s not just our homes that are at risk from climate change; it’s our customs, songs, and stories.

Katie Myers | Apr 12, 2024

Analysis | Typhoon | Haiyan | Typhoon Yolanda | Philippines

The Climate Lessons a Typhoon Taught Us

A decade after Typhoon Haiyan decimated the Philippines, the city of Tacloban is setting a new standard for surviving global catastrophes.

Gabes Torres | Apr 9, 2024

Grist’s climate fiction creative manager Tory Stephens discusses their annual short story project with YES! Senior Editor Breanna Draxler, guest-hosting YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali.

Video | Climate Fiction | YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali | Narrative

Imagining a More Just Climate Future

When we think about climate change, we often think in terms of statistics, studies, and measurements of melting glaciers, dwindling wildlife populations, and mass human migration. It’s a grim reality.

| Apr 3, 2024

EVs Could Meet Biden Climate Goals—Just Not Chinese Ones

Why can’t Americans buy Chinese electric vehicles that could help the Biden administration meet its climate goals?

| Mar 29, 2024

Infographic | Valentine's Day | Chocolate | Diamonds | Capitalism

Love Your Person (and the Planet) This Valentine’s Day

Flowers, chocolates, and jewelry are carbon-intensive ways to show your love. Try these alternatives instead.

Breanna Draxler | Feb 14, 2024

Real Climate Solutions Must Include Human Rights

The authors of “The Conceivable Future” argue that we should focus less on whether or not to have babies and more on stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels.

Josephine Ferorelli, Meghan Elizabeth Kallman | Feb 13, 2024

The Future Is Feral—and Climate Resilient

To produce food in the face of climate change, we may need to learn from so-called weeds.

Irene Lyla Lee | Jan 15, 2024

A photo showing afro-american woman writing notes in the woods.

Analysis | nature writing | writers of color | Audre Lorde | ecological crisis

Writers of Color Are Redefining Nature Writing

A new generation of poets, essayists, memoirists, and novelists is narrating stories of severed connections and exploitation—both their own and the Earth’s.

Amanda Machado | Jan 8, 2024

Soil Builds Prosperity From the Ground Up

Respecting the humanity and history of soil can help us grow a more resilient future for all.

Breanna Draxler | Dec 7, 2023

Why Are Fossil Fuels Booming Under Biden?

Ahead of COP28 in Dubai, a new report by Oil Change International reveals a shocking boom in oil and gas production under President Biden.

| Dec 1, 2023

A Model for Disability Justice in Emergency Shelters

In the face of the escalating climate crisis, a New Jersey organization has created a replicable shelter simulation model that makes temporary housing more inclusive for disabled people.

Marianne Dhenin | Nov 21, 2023

Himalayan Artists Preserve Climate-Endangered Flowers

Watercolor renditions of orchids, rhododendrons, and other Indigenous blooms help protect the region’s floral biodiversity in the face of climate change.

Diwash Gahatraj | Oct 31, 2023