Mark Hertsgaard

San Francisco

Environment Correspondent and Editor at The Nation

Exec Dir @CoveringClimate, enviro correspondent @thenation, author (Big Red's Mercy, HOT, Earth Odyssey, On Bended Knee, The Beatles) and lucky dad.

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Articles

Telemundo’s Climate Commitment

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard

Environment / The Spanish-language TV network is gaining audience while highlighting solutions to the climate emergency. Ad Policy This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration cofounded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation strengthening coverage of the climate story.
The Fallout from the Greenpeace Verdict

3 weeks ago | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard

Activism / April 3, 2025 The Fallout from the Greenpeace VerdictAn energy giant’s SLAPP lawsuit threatens the right to protest. Ad Policy France’s Greenpeace activists perform an action to support Greenpeace USA, next to Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle in Paris on February 20, 2025. Energy Transfer, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, sued Greenpeace USA.
With Trump in Office, How Much Will TV Networks Self-Censor?

4 weeks ago | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard

March 27, 2025 With Trump in Office, How Much Will TV Networks Self-Censor? US broadcasters’ cowardice around the “Gulf of America” throws into question their future coverage of climate change. Edit Ad Policy The White House Press Briefing Room on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical?

1 month ago | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard

Environment / March 13, 2025 Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical? Canada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned. Ad Policy (Artur Widak / NurPhoto / Getty Images) This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration cofounded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation strengthening coverage of the climate story.
Climate Retreat in Germany?

1 month ago | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard

World / February 27, 2025 Climate Retreat in Germany? The public still wants action, but elections in the world’s third-biggest economy may stall progress. Ad Policy (Ying Tang / NurPhoto via Getty Images) This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration cofounded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation strengthening coverage of the climate story.
Climate Retreat in Germany?

1 month ago | msn.com | Mark Hertsgaard

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The First Amendment vs. the Wannabe King

2 months ago | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard |Kyle Pope

Environment / February 20, 2025 The First Amendment vs. the Wannabe KingWhat are the climate implications of Donald Trump punishing the Associated Press? Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing a proclamation renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America aboard Air Force One, as it flies over the Gulf en route to New Orleans on February 9, 2025.
How Journalists Can Stand Up to Trump’s Bluster

2 months ago | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard

Environment / February 6, 2025 How Journalists Can Stand Up to Trump’s BlusterNewsroom layoffs make it harder, but reporters must keep telling the truth about climate change. Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 2, 2025, as he returns to the White House from Florida.
Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not Changed

Jan 24, 2025 | thenation.com | Nina Turner |Mark Hertsgaard |Rebecca Gordon

Activism / January 24, 2025 Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not ChangedWe owe it to our forebears, our families, our communities, and future generations to keep fighting for just causes. We, too, shall overcome. Ad Policy Demonstrators march on the 60th anniversary of the March On Washington and Martin Luther King Jr’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on August 26, 2023.
It’s Time to Stand Up Against Trump 2.0

Jan 24, 2025 | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard

Activism / January 24, 2025 It’s Time to Stand Up Against Trump 2.0Most Americans voted for someone else in 2024, but as New York City’s public advocate said, “We’re going to have to stand together to get through this.” Ad Policy New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks at the People’s March in Washington Square Park in New York City on January 18, 2025.