Skip to content
  • Science
  • Politics & Policy
  • Justice
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Clean Energy
  • Today’s Climate
  • Projects
  • About Us
Inside Climate News
Pulitzer Prize-winning, nonpartisan reporting on the biggest crisis facing our planet.
Donate

Search

  • Science
  • Politics & Policy
  • Justice
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Clean Energy
  • Today’s Climate
  • Projects
  • About Us
  • Newsletters

Topics

  • Activism
  • Arctic
  • Business & Finance
  • Climate Law & Liability
  • Climate Treaties
  • Denial & Misinformation
  • Environment & Health
  • Extreme Weather
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Fracking
  • Nuclear
  • Pipelines
  • Regulation
  • Super-Pollutants
  • Water/Drought
  • Wildfires

Information

  • About
  • Jobs & Freelance
  • Reporting Network
  • Impact Statement
  • Contact
  • Whistleblowers
  • Memberships
  • Ways to Give
  • Fellows & Fellowships

Publications

  • E-Books
  • Documents

Year in Review 2017

Climate Denial Pervades Trump White House, But It's Hitting Limits

The administration's culture of denialism and support for fossil fuels has pushed rollbacks of policies meant to protect public health, safety and the environment.

By Georgina Gustin

For a movement historically led by white males, advocates from low-income and minority communities across the country are providing a powerful, new voice on environmental issues. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Environmental Justice Grabs a Megaphone in the Climate Movement

By Phil McKenna

Renewable energy is already the cheaper option in many places. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Clean Energy Soared in the U.S. in 2017 Due to Economics, Policy and Technology

By Erica Gies

People protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline path under the Standing Rock tribe's water supply approach a police barricade. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Beyond Standing Rock: 'There Is a Real War Going On' for Environmental Justice

By Phil McKenna

Among the recommendations for cutting greenhouse gas emissions quickly: boost renewable energy and expand the use of electric vehicles. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

It’s Not Too Late: A Climate Change New Year’s Resolution

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Climate change, fire, hurricane, extreme weather, California, Irma, Maria, Harvey, 2017

Wildfires to Hurricanes, 2017’s Year of Disasters Carried Climate Warnings

By Georgina Gustin

Seasonal high tides now regularly flood the streets of Miami as sea level rises. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Sea Level Rise Is Creeping into Coastal Cities. Saving Them Won’t Be Cheap.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Scientists in the Canadian Arctic. Credit: Jeremy Potter/NOAA

Polar Ice Is Disappearing, Setting Off Climate Alarms

By Bob Berwyn

Climate change, climate science, heat waves, 2017

Climate Change Is Happening Faster Than Expected, and It’s More Extreme

By Bob Berwyn

For Exxon, a Year of Living Dangerously

By David Hasemyer

Attorneys General Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Eric Schneiderman of New York have been pushing back on federal efforts to undermine environmental protections. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The New Climate Watchdogs: Democratic Attorneys General Take on Trump

By David Hasemyer

Newsletters

We deliver climate news to your inbox like nobody else. Every day or once a week, our original stories and digest of the web's top headlines deliver the full story, for free.

Keep Environmental Journalism Alive

ICN provides award-winning climate coverage free of charge and advertising. We rely on donations from readers like you to keep going.

Donate Now
Inside Climate News
  • Science
  • Politics & Policy
  • Justice
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Clean Energy
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Whistleblowers
  • Privacy Policy
Inside Climate News uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you accept this policy. Learn More