Is climate instability more a reality to which we can adapt than a dystopia to be avoided? At the latest U.N. climate conference, a new "realism" was ascendant.
Pope Francis was among the most famous and the most outspoken advocates for climate justice and integral ecology on the planet. Here, 'Commonweal' authors explore Francis's environmental legacy.
Lee Zeldin’s agenda at the EPA matches the Trump administration’s broader approach: kneecap the government, and then complain that it doesn’t run well.
'Laudate Deum' does not merely restate Pope Francis's commitment to the environment. It calls us with greater urgency to change the systems feeding climate change.
The latest climate conference called for a "transition away" from fossil fuels. But can the world bend the emissions curve fast enough to avoid catastrophe?
On this episode, journalist Jake Bittle explains how sea-level rise, extreme heat, and water scarcity are already forcing thousands of Americans from their homes.
The Supreme Court’s recent decision limits the EPA’s ability to regulate emissions, furthering the conservative majority’s fundamentally deregulatory agenda.
American attention on Afghanistan often neglects the material needs of ordinary Afghans, especially food security, which is now being threatened by climate change.
