THIS WEEK’S TOP HEADLINES

A roundup of the most compelling current and/or timeless news stories about climate change this week, pulled from the most significant sources— newspapers, scientific studies, magazines, books, films, available video and audio streams, universities and organizations. If you are curious about last year’s top stories: here’s a link to the most pertinent climate change stories from the New York Times in 2020. And, if you are interested in how the media understood and covered the incredible heat oppressing the Pacific Northwest this June and July, take a look at this very well analyzed and synthesized piece by Carbon Brief. 

Sep82021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi walking to her office after a meeting on Capitol Hill in August.
The New York Times

‘This Is the Biden Agenda’

By David Leonhardt    Photo: Oliver Contreras for The New York Times
Early in Bill Clinton’s presidency, House Democrats voted to pass an energy tax, known as the B.T.U. tax, only to watch the Senate prevent the…
Sep12021
New Orleans powerlines down hurricane Ida
The New York Times

A Monster Storm Tests New Orleans

By Christopher Flavelle    Photo: Johnny Milano for The New York Times
Officials in Louisiana are still assessing the damage from Hurricane Ida, but two things are already clear: While there was widespread flooding around the state,…
Aug272021
Lake Tahoe after wildfire
The New York Times

Lake Tahoe Suffocates With Smoke

By Thomas Fuller and Shawn Hubler    Photo: Max Whittaker for The New York Times
Smoke from the Caldor fire is overwhelming one of California’s most iconic regions — and confounding thousands of newcomers who fled there in recent months…
Aug262021
Art of guy looking at mountains pollution
HuffPost

The Gassing Of Satartia

By Dan Zegart    Photo: Hokyoung Kim
A CO2 pipeline in Mississippi ruptured last year, sickening dozens of people. What does it forecast for the massive proposed buildout of pipelines across the…

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ARCHIVES

Quintessential articles from the archive not to be missed.