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The Frontline

The Frontline

The Frontline

Greetings from The Frontline, where Editor-at-Large Yessenia Funes is ready to remind you that the warming of the world is unjust, and that protecting the planet must include its people.

A person crouches, hiding themselves behind green mesh framed by sticks. In the background is a flower field.

A person crouches, hiding themselves behind green mesh framed by sticks. In the background is a flower field.

A New Chapter Begins In her final edition of The Frontline, climate director Yessenia Funes celebrates the stories she’s published since launching the newsletter.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Shadow silhouettes of three teenagers smoking outside

Shadow silhouettes of three teenagers smoking outside

Why Teens Smoke Weed on a Burning Planet Is cannabis harmful or helpful? The Frontline explores the nuance of why teens smoke—and what climate change has to do with it.

The Frontline Well Being

Illustration of a utopic, green alternative to Rikers Island

Illustration of a utopic, green alternative to Rikers Island

Imagining a World Without Prisons For The Frontline, two prison abolitionists discuss the environmental harm of prisons and one idea for Rikers Island in New York City.

The Frontline Climate Solutions

A bullet fractures a glass window.

A bullet fractures a glass window.

Why Tennessee Expulsions Matter for Climate Action The GOP expelled two young Black lawmakers from their seats in Tennessee. The Frontline shows why this is a climate justice issue.

The Frontline Democracy

Through mossy tree branches, a mountain sits high in the misty sky

Through mossy tree branches, a mountain sits high in the misty sky

In Colombia, a Story of Coffee, Family, and Climate Change On The Frontline, a Colombian coffee farmer shares his fears of losing his family’s business to climate change and a market that doesn’t reward sustainability.

The Frontline Identity & Community

Orange sun partially shown in the distance setting along the hazy horizon.

Orange sun partially shown in the distance setting along the hazy horizon.

Jenny Odell Is Reimagining Time to Tackle Climate Change The Frontline speaks with Jenny Odell about her latest book Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock.

The Frontline Art & Culture

Top view of a wildfire as it forms a circular shape and ravages land.

Top view of a wildfire as it forms a circular shape and ravages land.

Can Climate Change Bring Wildfires to the Northeast? Apple TV+’s new sci-fi Extrapolations depicts a future where wildfires reach New York. The Frontline explores what the science suggests.

The Frontline Art & Culture

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

A Surfer Dives Into Her Heritage and Love for the Ocean Kimiko Russell-Halterman is a surfer working with Black and Brown youth. She talks to The Frontline about how her ancestry inspires her work.

The Frontline Identity & Community

Pakistan’s Climate Crisis of Child Marriage

Pakistan’s Climate Crisis of Child Marriage

Pakistan’s Climate Crisis of Child Marriage The Frontline looks at one disturbing outcome of Pakistan’s historic floods last year: child brides.

The Frontline Anthropocene

Colorado River: The Navajo Nation’s ‘Forever Home’ Is in Crisis

Colorado River: The Navajo Nation’s ‘Forever Home’ Is in Crisis

Colorado River: The Navajo Nation’s ‘Forever Home’ Is in Crisis As the Supreme Court examines the Navajo Nation’s water rights to the Colorado River, The Frontline explores the issue through a personal historic lens.

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This IPCC Report Will Be the Last for Several Years

This IPCC Report Will Be the Last for Several Years

This IPCC Report Will Be the Last for Several Years The final report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is out. The Frontline sheds light on the work that remains until we hear from these scientists again.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Salt of the Earth: Preserving the Great Salt Lake

Salt of the Earth: Preserving the Great Salt Lake

Salt of the Earth: Preserving the Great Salt Lake The Frontline dives into the history of Indigenous people harvesting salt from the drying Great Salt Lake.

The Frontline Indigeneity

Why Cop City Goes Against Jewish Values

Why Cop City Goes Against Jewish Values

Why Cop City Goes Against Jewish Values Two Jewish advocates argue that the Jewish community should stand against Atlanta’s proposed police training facility on The Frontline.

The Frontline Movement Building

What’s the Real Cost of Mezcal?

What’s the Real Cost of Mezcal?

What’s the Real Cost of Mezcal? The Frontline talks to communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, striving to produce mezcal sustainably—but soaring demand from across the border makes it tough.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

The Willow Project Would Be a Public Health Crisis for Alaska

The Willow Project Would Be a Public Health Crisis for Alaska

The Willow Project Would Be a Public Health Crisis for Alaska The Willow project proposal would expand oil infrastructure on Alaska’s North Slope. The Frontline talks to an Iñupiaq leader who shares their public health concerns.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

The Ohio Train Derailment: Tracing the Origins of Disaster

The Ohio Train Derailment: Tracing the Origins of Disaster

The Ohio Train Derailment: Tracing the Origins of Disaster The Frontline zooms into the St. Louis region where the Ohio train that derailed last month started its journey.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

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