The Year of Climate Backsliding, Part Two: The Media
I'm writing this on the heels of the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, an annual gathering of journalists
The Year of Climate Backsliding, Part One: Australia
Australia really, really doesn’t want to talk about phasing out fossil fuels...even though it volunteered to help lead the discussion.
Petromasculinity Is Eating Itself and Destroying Us All
By Amy Westervelt
Like a lot of other folks who came of age in the 90s, I'm having
People Never Suck in Just One Way: On Epstein, Climate, and the Hubris of the Ultra-Wealthy
As an investigative reporter with a thing for documents, normally a massive release of previously hidden emails and texts would
Yes, Climate Still Matters. Here's How It Connects to Every Other Crisis in the World Today.
Lately I've been experiencing something I suspect a lot of other climate reporters—and really anyone who works
From Venezuela to Greenland and Beyond: The Story Behind the Story
We're only a month into 2026 and already several of the stories Drilled has been reporting on and
There Can Be No Information Integrity Without Scientific and Political Integrity
I'm just back from COP30 in Belém and it is making me feel crazy to watch so many
Make Media Brave Again
Bless you dear people for sticking with my very erratic newsletter-writing schedule. I swear to you that we will get
The Fossil Fuel Industry Hasn't Come Up With a New Story in 100 Years, Why Do Climate Folks Find It So Hard to Keep Up?
With geopolitics in turmoil, war and genocide raging, the United States running as fast as it can away from climate
Forget the "Joe Rogan of the Left," Where's the Rupert Murdoch?
Something can be repeated over and over, a story told ten different ways, and then one particular frame or graphic
