A true-crime podcast about climate change. Hosted by award-winning investigative journalist Amy Westervelt and reported by a team of climate journalists, Drilled... more
In her new book, The Language of Climate Politics, Guenther digs into six key rhetorical devices that are being used... more
We first released our "Mad Men of Big Oil" season on all the pro-fossil fuel propaganda that came before climate... more
Drilled reporter Molly Taft joins us to talk about newly released research on fossil fuel funding of university research, and... more
This week we bring you an episode of our climate talk show, Spill, for a deep dive from Mary Annaïse... more
In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled in Massachusetts vs. EPA that when the U.S. Congress passed the Clean Air Act... more
Carbon capture has always seemed a little scammy, but in a blockbuster investigation co-published with Vox this week, we discovered... more
In 2017, El Salvador became the first country in the world to pass an outright ban on mining. It was... more
This week, we bring you an episode from our climate litigation podcast, Damages, because we've been getting SO MANY emails... more
As part of our ongoing series looking into new climate problems the fossil fuel industry is peddling as solutions, we... more
Fossil fuel companies can't push ideas like "low carbon gas" or overstate the emissions-reduction potential of technologies like carbon capture... more
The backlash against ESG is continuing, with a string of lawsuits aimed at shutting down shareholder activism. We don't often... more
Lots of news lately on stories we've been following, so in today's episode: an update! The landmark Carbon Majors report... more
In France, the unthinkable has happened for polluting industries: the working-class Yellow Vest movement, racial equity movements, and progressive climate... more
Late last year, Brown University's Climate and Development Lab put out a comprehensive report looking at the opposition to wind... more
Shell announced in late 2023 that it would be shutting down all of its onshore activities in Nigeria and concentrating... more
Last year, headlines all over the world proclaimed victory for the environment: finally, after more than a decade of promises,... more
Check out the limited-run series Hazard NYC from The City, all about how climate change intersects with Superfund sites in... more
In her new book Saving Ourselves, Dana R. Fisher compiles years worth of research on protest in general and climate... more
The U.S. government's definition of what constitutes an "ecoterrorist" has long driven backlash against environmental activists and in recent years... more
In June 2022, Michel Forst became the first UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders. In that role he has spent... more
About a decade after UK courts made history with the first "climate necessity" ruling in history, the UK government has... more
While protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation garnered international news coverage, at the... more
This month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closes the comment period on its draft Environmental Impact Statement for the... more
As we resume our season focused on the global criminalization of climate protest, reporter Martha Troian brings us to Canada,... more
Abeer Butmeh, coordinator of the Palestinian NGOs Network, one of the most important Palestinian environmental organizations, spoke to senior editor... more
We'll be back with the rest of our anti-protest season soon, but in the meantime, welcome to a new Drilled... more
Globally, climate activism has shifted over the past few years. It’s more constant now and includes more direct action than... more
From Ecuador to North Dakota, British Columbia to New Zealand, the backlash against Indigenous-led environmental protest is always particularly harsh,... more
A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) looks at the details of Guyana's planned... more
In April 2023, Joanna Oltman Smith walked into the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. with fellow activist Tim Martin, and... more
From our pals over at Inherited, in today’s episode, Mo Isu looks at one of the reasons climate activists all... more
It’s no coincidence that the backlash against climate protest looks the same from country to country. Not only is industry... more
President Biden made his first trip to Vietnam as President this week, with the intention of "upgrading" diplomatic relations between... more
Since the 2019 passage of the "Dangerous Attachment Devices" bill in response to anti-coal protests in Queensland, Australia's states have... more
When she was just 22, Disha Ravi, co-founder of Fridays for Future in India, had police show up at her... more
There's a lot of discourse happening about free speech in the context of "cancel culture" these days, but precious little... more
Media Matters senior researcher Evlondo Cooper put out a fascinating study earlier this month looking at how the media has... more
In the lead-up to our season on the criminalization of protest we're bringing you part 1 of this excellent two-part... more
Around the world, climate and other environmental protestors are being harassed, attacked, and arrested at an alarming rate. Laws are... more
In more than 30 climate cases making their way through U.S. courts today, oil companies are using an argument they've... more
Media Matters senior researcher Evlondo Cooper put out a fascinating study earlier this month looking at how the media has covered climate... more