A look back at The Intercept’s must-read environment stories from 2019.
Forged in Fire: California’s Lessons for a Green New Deal
Photo: Noah Berger/AP
Days before the anniversary of the deadly Camp Fire that killed 86 people, a community in California unveiled a plan to adopt its own Green New Deal.
By Naomi Klein
By Naomi Klein
How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World
Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Pushes to “recycle” plastics are one element of a massive, industry-led effort to suppress meaningful efforts to reduce plastic waste.
By Sharon Lerner
By Sharon Lerner
Emboldened by Bolsonaro, Land-Hungry Ranchers Are Destroying a Pioneering Project to Help the Poor and Save the Amazon
Illustration: Rodrigo Bento/The Intercept Brasil; Photos: AP
American Catholic nun Dorothy Stang died defending a sustainable development model for the Amazon. Can her legacy survive in Bolsonaro’s Brazil?
Photo: Jens Kalaene/picture-alliance/dpa/AP
Audio obtained by The Intercept reveals how Coca-Cola’s “green” philanthropy helped squelch an important tool in fighting the plastic crisis.
By Sharon Lerner
By Sharon Lerner
Greta Thunberg on the Climate Fight: “If We Can Save the Banks, Then We Can Save the World”
Video still: The Intercept
Greta Thunberg joined Naomi Klein in September for a conversation on the climate emergency.
By Naomi Klein
By Naomi Klein
Two Years After Maria, Relief Funds Promise Displacement for the Hardest-Hit Puerto Ricans
Photo: Christopher Gregory for The Intercept
Residents of San Isidro are still struggling to rebuild. Now their only option for hurricane relief may be to relocate.
By Alleen Brown
By Alleen Brown
A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Video still: Molly Crabapple
What if we actually pulled off a Green New Deal? What would the future look like? The Intercept presents a film narrated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
By Naomi Klein, Video by Molly Crabapple
By Naomi Klein, Video by Molly Crabapple
The EPA’s Bungled Response to an Air Pollution Crisis Exposes a Toxic Racial Divide
Photo: William Widmer for The Intercept
How government responds to cancer-causing air pollution depends a lot on where you live and the color of your skin.
By Sharon Lerner
By Sharon Lerner
Climate Change, Migration, and Militarization in Arizona’s Borderlands
Photo: Ash Ponders for The Intercept
The swirling mix of far-right politics and the actual threats posed by the climate crisis raises questions about what’s happening in the Arizona desert.
By Ryan Devereaux
By Ryan Devereaux
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