Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter When Islamic militants attacked the al-Hayat hotel in Mogadishu on August 19, the world’s biggest news organizations snapped to attention. Within hours, reports ran on leading TV and radio networks and newspapers around the world. Most of those outlets did not have their own journalists on the scene, so […]
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Twice each month, Covering Climate Now speaks with different journalists about their experiences on the climate beat and their ideas for pushing our craft forward. This week, we spoke with Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, a Samoan native and longtime journalist covering climate and environmental issues in the Pacific Islands. Jackson is the recipient of a Covering […]
Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed into law the biggest climate legislation in United States history. Though much more must be done, the Inflation Reduction Act puts the US more steadily on a path toward cutting emissions by 2030 as much as science requires to avoid climate change’s worst impacts. […]
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Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter In many regards, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a story of contradictions. Narrowly passed over unanimous Republican opposition in the Senate last week, the bill is expected to pass the House of Representatives soon. The IRA bill devotes $369 billion to accelerate the transition to green energy, […]
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Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter Will the US Senate pass the new Manchin-Schumer bill, also known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022? That’s the climate question of the week (and possibly the year). Given all 50 Senate Republicans’ lockstep opposition to serious climate action, the vote is expected to be close. It comes […]
Twice each month, Covering Climate Now speaks with different journalists about their experiences on the climate beat and their ideas for pushing our craft forward. This week, we spoke with Marianne Lavelle, who covers politics for Inside Climate News. Lavelle has reported on energy, the environment, and climate change from Washington, D.C. for more than […]
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Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter United States senator Joe Manchin’s surprise announcement on Wednesday that he and Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer had reached a deal on a climate spending package brings fresh hopes for transformative climate legislation in Washington — more on that below. Manchin’s about-face comes as the crushing heat that has […]
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Each month, Covering Climate Now speaks with different journalists about their experiences on the climate beat and their ideas for pushing our craft forward. This month, we spoke with Brian Lehrer, longtime host of The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC in New York City. Earlier this year, Lehrer’s show committed to running at least one […]
Read More… from Q&A: Brian Lehrer on His Climate Commitment, and Telling Relatable Stories
Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter Deadly heat across Europe shattering temperature records. Firefighters battling intense wildfires across Southern Europe and the US. One hundred million Americans under heat warnings and advisories. A heatwave on the horizon for central Asia. The world is consumed by extreme heat driven by climate change, which is unfolding faster […]