Anna Hiatt

New York

Executive Editor at Covering Climate Now

executive editor @CoveringClimate | contributing editor, fmr executive editor, digital @TheNation | @risj_oxford OCJN 2023 fellow | dc born, bred

Articles

Exploring Faith-Based Community Climate Action — Covering Climate Now

1 month ago | coveringclimatenow.org | Anna Hiatt

Pope Francis may have been a climate trailblazer, earning himself the moniker the “climate pope,” but he’s far from alone: Leaders across many faiths joined him in advocating for urgent action on climate.
The Media’s Mega-Failure on LA’s Mega-Fires

Jan 16, 2025 | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard |Kyle Pope |Anna Hiatt |Elena Gonzalez |Elena González

Environment / January 16, 2025 The Media’s Mega-Failure on LA’s Mega-FiresEven as the LA fires still burn, most journalism is not representing how the climate crisis is driving increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather. Ad Policy A reporter works in front of a home burned by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 9, 2025.
Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides

Oct 30, 2024 | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard |Kyle Pope |Anna Hiatt |Ajit Niranjan

Environment / October 30, 2024 Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking SidesThe media often acts as if identifying threats or naming falsehoods are acts of partisanship. They are not. They are journalism. Ad Policy Protesters gather in Times Square as part of a protest by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion on October 10, 2019, in New York City.
Press Briefing: How Positive Tipping Points Change the Climate Story — Covering Climate Now

Sep 17, 2024 | coveringclimatenow.org | Anna Hiatt

When we talk about climate change, we often talk about negative tipping points — irreversible devastation that can set off or accelerate the destruction of ecological systems. But there’s another side of the story: positive tipping points. In this one-hour Covering Climate Now press briefing, experts will explain a new report, being released Monday, September 23, that digs into positive tipping points that, if followed, could fight climate devastation. RSVP here.
Talking Shop: Digging Into VP Kamala Harris’s Climate Record — Covering Climate Now

Jul 30, 2024 | coveringclimatenow.org | Anna Hiatt

Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to clinch the presidential nomination for the Democratic Party. Now it’s time for the media to get to know Harris’s climate record, from her time as California attorney general and US senator, and what a Harris presidency might mean for US climate policy. Time is running out to take decisive action and avoid the worst impacts of the accelerating climate crisis.
How Evanston is making rowing more inclusive for local kids

Apr 9, 2024 | evanstonroundtable.com | Anna Hiatt

Tucked away off Oakton Street is an unassuming boathouse on the North Shore Channel that acts as the home base for a booming local rowing culture. In summer 2021, a new middle school program dedicated to making rowing accessible to students of color and students from disadvantaged backgrounds joined the Dammrich Rowing Center community. Historically, rowing has been a wealthy, predominantly white sport.
Blueberry Awards: Inspiring kids' love for the environment, not anxiety - Evanston RoundTable

Mar 11, 2024 | evanstonroundtable.com | Anna Hiatt

Talking with kids about hard things, like climate change, takes practice. But age-appropriate books that inspire children to love nature can be a big help
Climate groups get a boost during first Climate Action Accelerator

Mar 4, 2024 | evanstonroundtable.com | Anna Hiatt

Local climate groups invited community brainstorming and support for ongoing projects at last weekend’s Climate Action Accelerator. About 70 people gathered at the Robert Crown Community Center on Saturday for short presentations and breakout sessions to learn how they could help the groups’ goals and build relationships needed to ramp up local climate action.
Wildcat fans have a chance to own a piece of Ryan Field

Mar 3, 2024 | evanstonroundtable.com | Anna Hiatt

As demolition of Ryan Field continued last week, some stadium memorabilia faced a happier fate. After spending an intense week deconstructing and transporting pieces of the stadium back to their warehouse, Evanston’s Rebuilding Exchange opened its sale of salvaged seats, signs, helmets and a wide variety of other paraphernalia on Friday morning. The community’s interest caught the staff working the first day of the Ryan Field sale by surprise.
Extinction Rebellion Wants to Reclaim the Port of Rotterdam

Jan 11, 2024 | whowhatwhy.org | Anna Hiatt

Climate activists are putting pressure on Dutch officials to reduce emissions at Europe’s most polluting port. ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND — Ali and Brockolie, two Extinction Rebellion activists in their early 20s, giggled and stuck out their hands. They showed me their fingers with gold glitter to obscure their prints in case of arrest. “Ali” and “Brockolie” aren’t their legal names. Like many other XR “rebels,” they use code names, which they change regularly.