Jeremy Deaton
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The U.S. owes a massive climate debt. One way to pay it: Let in climate migrants
If parts of the rest of the world become inhabitable because of the emissions of the developed world, we should welcome their residents. → Read More
A tribal nation dependent on fossil fuels was left in the cold when the pandemic hit
Robbed of their land over generations, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribes of North Dakota now look to oil and gas for 90 percent of their revenue. → Read More
A Tale of Two Climate Migrants
The United States has done more to fuel climate migration than any other country on Earth, and yet it does not always welcome climate migrants → Read More
How Gerrymandering Silences the Environmental Vote
By Jeremy DeatonThis year, state legislatures will redraw the electoral map. The GOP controls most state legislatures, and they are expected to draw congressional districts to favor Republicans, which will make it easier for them to win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, even if th... → Read More
The scariest thing about climate change isn’t the weather—it’s us
Rising temperatures will fuel more political turmoil of the kind we are seeing today. → Read More
Teen Scientist Finds a Low-Tech Way to Recycle Water
Meet Shreya Ramachandran: This high school senior founded a nonprofit based in California that teaches people how to recycle water in their homes. She's also shown that the water left after cleaning with soap nuts can be reused to irrigate crops. → Read More
Oklahoma floods are poisoning tribal lands
Flooding and lead pollution are particularly egregious for Native American tribes, like the Quapaw, who were forcibly moved to northeast Oklahoma in the 19th century → Read More
Could electric cars be the solution that saves California’s power grid?
California is doubling down on EVs. Critics say more plug-in cars will strain the power grid. Here’s why they’re wrong. → Read More
The politics of climate change have undergone a radical shift. The press should take note
To imply that climate change is a political loser is to misapprehend the American public. → Read More
Drilling the Arctic refuge doesn’t make sense—but Trump wants it to happen anyway
The Trump administration is making a last-minute push to sell oil rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an area roughly the size of Maine spanning the northwest corner of Alaska. → Read More
Trump's Last-Ditch Effort to Drill the Alaskan Wilderness
The outgoing Trump administration is set to auction off oil drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. → Read More
Warming waters may spell more back-to-back hurricanes for Gulf Coast residents
Just as severe heat in California has kept forests ablaze, uncommonly warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico have fueled this year’s hurricanes. The dual disasters have made recovery especially difficult. → Read More
Mapping the Disparities That Bred an Unequal Pandemic
Draw a map of Chicago and shade the areas with more poverty, pollution and coronavirus. It will start to look like being Black is a pre-existing condition. → Read More
Gas explosions keep killing people, and the US government won’t step in
A decade ago, Congress set out to make pipelines safer. But regulators are still seeing dozens of accidents in homes each year, with little recourse for utility companies. → Read More
Climate Change Deniers Are Embracing QAnon to Gain Followers
Climate deniers have started vying for the support of QAnon believers — an alliance that could pose a serious threat to the goals of the climate movement. → Read More
No, renewables did not cause California’s blackouts
California’s grid operator says more clean power is what’s necessary to stop the grid from reaching capacity in the future. → Read More
No, renewables did not cause California’s blackouts
California’s grid operator says more clean power is what’s necessary to stop the grid from reaching capacity in the future. → Read More
California shut off power grids this week, but not because of clean energy
In a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom Wednesday, the heads of California’s energy agencies exonerated clean power in the most unambiguous terms. → Read More
Fossil fuel companies don’t have to clean up their methane emissions anymore
The EPA said the rule change will help smaller oil and gas companies that have been battered by the recent economic downturn, but the rollback drew a harsh rebuke from critics, including some in the industry. → Read More
They tried to tame the Klamath River. They filled it with toxic algae instead.
A century of development has fueled toxic algal blooms along the Klamath River in northern California. Now, the native Karuk tribe and its allies are trying to undo the damage. → Read More