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Two people in winter coats look across a frozen, snow-swept lake at the Chicago skyilne.

Climate Explained

What on Earth is a polar vortex? And what’s global warming got to do with it?

by Erika Street Hopman December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

Meteorologist Bob Henson answers pressing questions about a chilly winter weather phenomenon.

portrait of Sophia Naz

A conversation with a poet whose home burned to the ground

by Erika Street Hopman June 30, 2022July 1, 2022

Farmhouse solar

A conversation with a woman who promotes renewable energy in rural communities

by Erika Street Hopman and Bridgett Ennis June 20, 2022June 22, 2022

Andres Jimenez

Policy & Politics

How the nonprofit Green 2.0 is tackling the environmental movement’s diversity problem

by Erika Street Hopman April 8, 2021April 23, 2021

Amazon forest

Species & Ecosystems

Indigenous people in the Amazon use satellite data, smartphones, drones to fight illegal logging

by Erika Street Hopman March 31, 2021April 23, 2021

Leah Thomas

Leah Thomas harnesses Instagram to promote a vision of anti-racist environmentalism

by Erika Street Hopman September 30, 2020March 25, 2021

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Meet a teen climate leader

by Erika Street Hopman October 25, 2018December 22, 2022

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Want to reach young people? Make them laugh

by Erika Street Hopman October 19, 2018May 5, 2023

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Sea-level rise is already harming Americans

by Erika Street Hopman August 31, 2018December 21, 2022

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Catholic institutions commit to climate action

by Erika Street Hopman August 23, 2018December 21, 2022

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Community builds dunes with Christmas trees

by Erika Street Hopman January 5, 2018December 14, 2022

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Netflix film showcases vanishing corals

by Erika Street Hopman July 17, 2017December 27, 2022